children's books by subject or genre

There are several ways that you may locate children’s books by subject or genre:

USF Libraries Catalog:
1. Go to the advanced search screen
2. Enter a genre or subject in the first search box (poetry, mystery, science fiction, history, frogs, adoption, Mexico, etc)
3. Select “USF LIBRARY – St. Petersburg – Juvenile” in the pull-down menu for “location”
4. Click “Search” to see results.

NOTE: Call numbers for nonfiction books will begin with a numeric (Dewey Decimal) designation. Easy/picture books will begin with an “E” designation and chapter books will begin with an “F” designation.

Children's Literature Comprehensive Database:
1. Go to the USF Libraries web site at http://www.lib.usf.edu
2. Click on “databases by title/subject”
3. In the “by title” box type in Children’s Literature
4. Click on the Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database link to enter the database.
5. Use the search form to locate books by keyword. Options on the right side of the screen also allow you to limit your search by genre, age, grade, lexile range, etc. You may also locate award winning books by using the menus near the bottom of the search screen. To locate a list of award winners for a specific award, use a keyword search on the award name: “sunshine state” or “caldecott” or “quill,” then limit your search to the “award” field.
6. When you locate a book of interest, click on the title to see the full record which may also include book reviews and awards. Scroll to the bottom of the full record to find the link to “View the WorldCat Record for this item.” Clicking on this link will allow you to see if USF or another local library owns the title.

Print Reference resources:
A variety of reference books provide lists of children’s books arranged by subject, title, and/or appropriate age. Many of the indexes provide call numbers for the children’s titles that can be found in the Poynter Library collection. Generally, these indexes are located in the PN1009.A1 or Z1037 call number areas in the first floor reference stacks. Specific call numbers for these titles may be located by searching the USF Library catalog for the subject of: childrens literature indexes or picture books indexes.

A selected list of titles includes:
• A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children’s Picture Books. REF PN1009.A1L54 2006
• Best Books for Children. REF Z1037.G48 2002
• Best Books for Young Adult Readers Grades 7-12. REF Z1037.C176 1998
• Beyond Picture Books REF PN1009.A1B278 2008
• Connecting Cultures: A Guide to Multicultural Literature for Children. REF PN1009.A1T475 1996
• Radical Reads: 101 YA Novels on the Edge. Z1037.B65 2002