English Language & Literature

Resources for conducting literary research on English & American Literatures.

Children's literature - quick starts

Children's Magazine Archive (1866-2020) This link opens in a new window
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Children's Magazine Archive offers backfiles of a variety of 20th-century serials covering many aspects of children's lives and interests. These include titles focusing on education, entertainment / literature, news, and religion / moral development.

Childrens Literature Association Quartely
Publishes scholarship in children's literature studies. Each issue features an editorial introduction, juried articles about research and scholarship in children's literature, and book reviews.
Children's Literature
Publishes theoretically-based articles that address key issues in the field. Each volume includes articles, essays, and book reviews. Children's Literature is the annual publication of the Children's Literature Association (ChLA) and the Modern Language Association Division on Children's Literature.
Journal of Children's Literature
Refereed journal devoted to teaching and scholarship for the field of children's literature. It is the product of the Children's Literature Assembly of NCTE and is published twice annually.

Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature
A digital collection of books and periodicals published in the United States and Great Britain from the mid-1600s to present day.