In addition to NCACL’s advantage of having direct access to books, specialists also used a wide range of printed and online sources to identify potential books from the earliest to recent publications. Sources specialists found most useful include:
- Amnesty International UK Blogs/Stories & Rights https://www.amnesty.org.uk/blogs/stories-rights/childrens-picture-books-and-human-rights
- AustLit: the Australian Literature Resource online database https://www.austlit.edu.au
- Australian Multicultural Children’s Literature Award (1991-1995)
- Children’s Book Council of Australia Notable Books (first issue 1990-)
- Children’s Peace Literature Awards (1997-)
- Ena Noel Australian IBBY Encouragement Award for Children’s Literature for a young developing Australian writer or illustrator (Biennial 1994-)
- ‘Give Me Shelter’ booklist including identity, belonging, conflict, migrant & refugee experiences chosen by Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (UK)
- International Board on Books for Young People Australia (IBBY) Honour Books, biennial lists https://ibbyaustralia.wordpress.com/honour-list/ (1962-)
- International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) annual lists of Australian children’s books included in The White Ravens: A Selection of International Children’s and Youth Literature (2008-)
- International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), International Children’s Digital Library – White Ravens 1993-2007 http://www.childrenslibrary.org/servlet/WhiteRavens
- The Source, online subject guide to children’s literature: books, short stories, traditional literature and poetry from around the world with an emphasis on Australian and New Zealand literature https://www.magpies.net.au/the-source/
- White, Kerry Australian Children’s Books: A Bibliography: Volume Two 1973-1988 Carlton : Melbourne University Press, 1992
- White, Kerry Australian Children’s Books: A Bibliography: Volume Three 1989-2000 Carlton : Miegunyah Press, 2004
- White, Kerry Australian Children’s Fiction: The Subject Guide Milton, Qld: Jacaranda Wiley, 1993
- White, Kerry Australian Children’s Fiction: The Subject Guide Update Milton, Qld: Jacaranda Wiley, 1996
- Prime Minister’s Awards for Children’s and Young Adult Books (2010-)
- Refugee Council of Australia
Posted by: NCACL | Published: 23 Mar 2019
