Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1859-1959 Books of Recognized Merit

'œBrowsers will be ensnared by this book, which gives extremely detailed (if rather rigorously critical) plot summaries, character sketches, and brief author biographies for 420 children's books, which were selected by compiling various lists of award-winners and finalists ... characters are usually remembered by first name. There are no actual lists of award books, but one can track them down, if they have been mentioned, through the index, which is also extremely useful for locating books by subject or theme, a welcome feature for librarians and students of children's literature. Although there are other recent reference works that are broader in coverage, they do not attempt the depth of detail that is the chief attribute of this sturdy though expensive book....'' ChoiceHelbig, Alethea K. is the author of 'Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1859-1959 Books of Recognized Merit' with ISBN 9780313225901 and ISBN 0313225907.