100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know

http://kids.nypl.org/reading/index.cfm

This address takes the user to the “Reading and Books” page of the New York Public Library’s ON-LION for Kids webpage.  To find the “100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know,” click on “Recommended Reading” on the right side of the page. 

David Wiesner: The Art of Visual Storytelling

http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/authors/wiesner/home.html

2007 Caldecott Medal winner for Flotsam.  Features a bookshelf of his books, a biography, Weisner’s description of his own creative process featuring the Caldecott award book Tuesday.

Encyclopedia Mythica

http://www.pantheon.org/

The site includes mythology, folklore, and rligion. 

InternaltionalChildren’s Digital Library

http://www.icdlbooks.org

Comprised of a collection of children’s books that are available to read online.

Nancy Keane’s Children’s Literature Website

http://www.nancykeane.com/

You will find over 5,000 booktalks for k-12 and links to hundreds of reading lists.

Children's Literature Promotes Understanding

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/bibliotherapy0702

This is an article about how books help children better understand themselves, others and the world around them.

Books 4 Teens

http://www.edb.utexas.edu/resources/booksR4teens/

This is a good site to start at if you need some ideas for some books for older children.