Welcome to the companion site for The Children's Literature Selection Handbook, K-8 by Christie Kaaland

Offering future school librarians, teachers, and working librarians an alternative to lengthier textbooks on children's literature, this engaging book introduces readers to the most important genres and current conversations in the field while leaving them time to read children's literature directly. This compact and engaging book is the perfect companion to the vast wealth of children's literature that future teachers and school librarians will read during their professional preparation and share with children and youth as working librarians. 

Kaaland has created these selection tools and enrichment resources to help you as you begin to -- or continue to -- build your children's literature collection in your school or library and hopes that you will develop a deeper background knowledge of children's literature.