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Age of reader, or expected reader, is a way to limit out books that might be beyond the readers' reading level or emotional level.
These divisions are not meant to be written in stone. An advanced child may read out of their age level, or a more reluctant reader may need a lower age book to encourage further reading. All of these books are emotionally and literarily fulfilling, and ought to be read regardless of these categories, which are meant only as a guide.
The books are divided into seven formats: picture books, chapter books, easy readers, stories without words, verse novels, and graphic novels. Picture books does not necessarily mean the book is meant for young children; there are quite a few picture books that I wouldn't give to a child less than ten years old, such as Hiroshima No Pika.
There is a bias toward the United States because most of these books were published originally in the U.S. by American authors. If you want a specific state or country, such as Florida or Turkey, then use the keyword search.
There are a number of genres represented in the database, but the most frequent is one form of fiction or another. Fiction is therefore divided into several sub-grouping. Below is a description of each genre grouping:
Abecedary (Alphabet)
Meant for young children to learn the alphabet. Animal tale
Any story where animals, plants, or inanimate objects play a large part, and behave anthropomorphically. Art
How to make art or instructional material about art. Autobiography
Memoirs and autobiographies of a life by the survivor of that life. Biography
Biographies of historical figures. Colors
Meant for young children to learn colors. Counting
Meant for young children to learn numbers and counting. Cumulative
For stories that build on themselves and repeat (Such as "The House that Jack Built"). Fantasy
A kind of fiction with fantastic settings, characters, and events. Fiction
The largest group. Incorporates the many kinds of fiction in the database including mystery, fantasy, historical fiction, realistic fiction, science fiction, folktales, horror, and general fiction. Folktale
Anything that is mythical or legendary, or is a fairy tale, falls into this genre. Folktales may not be given a location, but are usually given the source ethnicity or nationality. If only fairy tales are desired, use the keyword search. Historical Fiction
Fiction set in a particular period, whose events and characters reflect that period, but may be only loosely related to historical events. History
Reflecting what is considered history, dealing with historical events, people, or objects. Horror Fiction that is frightening and inducing feelings of terror. How-To
Books that instruct how to perform a specific task such as sign language or gardening. Mathematics
More advanced than counting books, these try to make numbers and mathematics enjoyable. Music
Books containing lyrics and music to songs. Mystery
A kind of fiction. Consists of books that deal with supernatural phenomena, as well as books revolving around "whodunit." Use the keyword search for more specific searches. Non-Fiction Incorporates the many kinds of non-fiction in the database including science, social studies, history, geography, biography, autobiography, mathematics, and how-to. Poetry
Poetry may be rhyming or not, and may include mother goose or blank verse by great poets. For more specific needs, use the keyword search. Realistic Fiction
A gritty fiction dealing with serious issues for the older reader. Examples include The Great Gilly Hopkins or What Jamie Saw. Science
Books that cover the various life and physical sciences, such biology, physiology, physics, chemistry, and more. Combine with a keyword search on the specific science for a more exact search. Science Fiction
Like fantasy in that they usually occur in incredible places, but they offer some kind of a pseudo-scientific explanation for the events. Often occurs in the future. Social Studies
Realistic, non-fiction meant to educate children about other cultures, people, and themselves. Theater
Plays. There are currently only four items in this catagory from the represented awards. Thriller Suspense is dominant in this type of story, including chases and mysteries, but not necessarily a whodunnit.
Used for historical fiction and biographies, the divisions have a Eurocentric bias, as well as a bias toward United States history. The divisions are meant to be guides for a broad area of time. Some areas dealt with frequently deserved their own sub-division, such as Civil War being distinct from 19th-century. You can do a keyword search on other centuries, such as the 16th Century.
Prehistoric Covering times before civilization. Ancient Covering from about 3000 BCE - 500 CE.* Medieval Covering about 500 CE - 1500 CE. Renaissance Covering about 1500 CE - 1700 CE. 17th Century Covering from 1600-1699 CE. American Revolution Covering the American Revolutionary War. 18th Century Covering history from 1700 CE through 1799 CE including the American Revolution War. American Civil War Covering the American Civil War (1861-1865). 19th Century Covering history from 1800 CE through 1890 CE including the American Civil War. Turn of the Century Covering about 1890 CE through 1914 CE World War I Covering about 1914 CE through 1929 CE, but most are directly related to the First World War. 1920s Covering about 1920 CE through 1929 CE, not usually related to World War I. 1930s Covering 1930 CE through 1939 CE. Depression Covering 1930 CE through 1945 CE, especially the great economic Depression world-wide. 1940s Covering 1940 CE through 1949 CE. World War II Covering about 1942 CE through 1950 CE, but may go back earlier because the Second World War started earlier in European countries. 1950s Covering about 1950 CE through 1959 CE. 1960s Covering about 1960 CE through 1969 CE. 1970s Covering about 1970 CE through 1979 CE. 1980s Covering about 1980 CE through 1989 CE. Contemporary Most useful for fiction. Usually covering about 1950 to present when the material seems to be contemporary or timeless when read, and does not have any specific years mentioned, or is about issues still current. More specific times can be searched using the keyword search and the time period (1970s or 1980s). 20th Century Covering about 1900 CE through 1999 CE. Most useful for non-fiction books, such as biographies or histories. 21st Century Covering about 2000 CE - 2999 CE. Most useful for non-fiction books, such as biographies, histories, or books about specific events, such as the Sept. 11, 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attack. Future By definition these are almost always science fiction, usually utopias or dystopias. *BCE means Before the Common Era; CE means the Common Era.
Used as substitute for BC and AD.
Including only those materials that show two cultures interacting, whether that interaction is positive or negative. Yo Yes is one example, as is The Oxboy. Because the database is so specific, other types of multi-culturalism may be accessed by searching for books set outside of the U.S., or using a specific nationality or ethnicity for the protagonist.
Ethnicity/Nationality of the Protagonist or Lore :
Biased in favor of those ethnicities found frequently in the United States. If a more specific ethnicity is desired, use the keyword search. Lore is given an ethnicity/nationality as is the protagonist. Ethnicity/Nationality is also used to reflect the country of origin for folktales.
Afghani African Set in Africa with African protagonist. Use a keyword search for specific countries. African-American Separate from African because of overwhelming numbers. Australian Australian includes both Aboriginal Australians as well as Australians of European or other decent. Do a keyword search for only Aborigines. Canadian Separate because of great numbers. Usually Canadian award-winning books are set in Canada about Canadians. Chinese Separate because of great numbers. Find Chinese-Americans by setting ethnicity to Chinese and location to United States. Cuban Separate because of numbers. Included with Hispanic. Danes Separate because of numbers. Dutch Separate because of numbers. East Asian A group search for people from China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Mongolian, Tibet, and Cambodia. Combine with a keyword search to be specific. East Indian Means people from India rather than Native Americans in North or South America. Egyptian Separate because of numbers. English Separate because of numbers. French Separate because of numbers. German Separate because of numbers. Greek Separate because of numbers. Hispanic Covering protagonists living in the United States, Mexico, Middle America, and South America. To find Hispanic-Americans, set the location to United States. Hungarian Separate because of numbers. Irish Separate because of numbers. Italian Separate because of numbers. Japanese Separate because of numbers. Find Japanese-Americans by setting ethnicity to Japanese and location to United States. Jewish Separate because of numbers. Korean Separate because of numbers. Mexican Separate because of numbers. Mid-Eastern Separate because of numbers. Includes Pakistani, Native American Covers all natives of the Western Hemisphere, whether North or South America. Combine with a keyword for more specific tribes such as Sioux or Maya. New Zealander For New Zealanders from the old world or native Maori. Combine with keyword search to be specific. Norwegian Separate because of numbers. Polish Separate because of numbers. Puerto Rican Separate because of numbers. Russian Separate because of numbers. Scottish Separate because of numbers. Swedish Separate because of numbers. Vietnamese Separate because of numbers. Welsh Separate because of numbers. Other Includes all ethnicities or nationalities not included in the above, such as Albanian, Austrian, Bulgarian, Haitian, Jamaican, Cornish, Dutch, Hungarian, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish. Do a keyword search at access specific ethnicities or nationalities.
Used to select the gender of the protagonist, without regard to the genre of the book. Protagonist means the main character in fiction as well as non-fiction, such as biographies.
All of these books were written or translated into English. But sometimes books include a significant number of words from other languages in an effort to enhance the representation of the culture, to promote understanding of other languages and cultures, or to provide a comfort level for non-native speakers. Most often these books are in Spanish, but other languages sometimes appear. The number of books of that language in the database appears in parentheses in the Language pull-down menu.
May be used to limit the books to a year or span of years.
The Keyword search is for when highly specialized books are needed, such as books on Christmas or death. Words are automatically searched as a phrase. No Boolean ANDs or ORs will function in this field (Yet!). When searching, try to pluralize the nouns you are using: search dogs rather than dog.
The keyword search can be used to find:
New England (USE): Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Maine, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Northeast (USNE): Above and New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia
Great Plains (USGP): Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, South Dakota
Midwest (USM): Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Ohio, Wisconsin
Northwest (USNW): Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
Southwest (USSW): Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico,
Texas, Utah
Pacific (USP): Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington
South (USSo): Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
Southeast (USSE): Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Virginia
Author/Illustrator/Translator:
The author/illustrator/translator search feature offers a way to search for the people who created/shaped the book. This will search these three fields. The best way to search is to use either the first name or the last name. As DAWCL is a small database, that should yield good results. You may try, however, to type in the last name with a comma then a space and the first name.
The awards given are the sources for the books in the database. As time goes by, I hope to add more sources that recognize quality children's books. To search the entire database leave the pull-down menu to "Search All Awards." Selecting a specific award will limit the search to that award only. To obtain a list of books which have won an award select the award and sort by publication year. You may want to find out more about these awards.
In the results page(s), abbreviations are given to each of the awards. The abbreviations are as follows:
1. AAAS AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books 2. AABA Arab American Book Award for Children/Young Adults 3. AABH Arab American Book Honor for Children/Young Adults 4. ABBL Amelia Bloomer Book List 5. ABBY American Booksellers Book of the Year Award 6. ACBA ![]()
Australia Children's Book of the Year Award (Three categories in one.) 7. ACBH Australia Children's Honor Book of the Year Award (Three categories in one.) 8. Aesop Aesop Prize 9. AFHG Amelia Frances Howard Gibbon Illustrator Award 10. AIP American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award - Children 11. AIYH American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor 12. AIYL American Indian Youth Literature Award 13.
ALAN ALA Notable Books for Children 14. AmBA Americas Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature 15. AmBH Americas Book Honor for Children's and Young Adult Literature 16.
AMTB Amy Mathers Teen Book Award 17. AMTF Amy Mathers Teen Book Award Honor 18. ANA Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy 19.
APALA Asian Pacific American Librarians Association Award for Literature 20. APALH Asian Pacific American Librarians Association Award for Literature, honor 21. Aurealis Aurealis Awards 22. BBB Best Books for Babies 23. BBYA Best Books for Young Adults (American Library Association) 24. BELA Notable Books of the English Language Arts 25. BGHBA Boston Globe-Horn Book Award 26. BGHBH Boston Globe-Horn Book Honors 27. BFYA Best Fiction for Young Adults 28. Bisto Bisto Book of the Year 29. BSA Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel 30. BSGN Bram Stoker Award for Best Graphic Novel 31. BSBYA Book Sensense Book of the Year Award 32. BTP Booktrust Teenage Prize 33. CABA Children's Africana Book Award 34. CABH Children's Africana Book Honor 35. CarM Carnegie Medal 36. CBIA CBI Book of the Year Award 37. CBIH CBI Book of the Year Honor 38. CGWA Carter G. Woodson Award 39. CGWH Carter G. Woodson Honor 40. CHA Charlotte Huck Award 41. CHH Charlotte Huck Honor 42. CLABYA Canada Library Association Young Adult Canadian Book Award 43. CLABYC Canada Library Association Book of the Year Award for Children 44. CalM Caldecott Medal 45. CalH Caldecott Honor 46. ChrisA Christopher Award 47. CRAA Comstock Read Aloud Book Award 48. CRAH Comstock Read Aloud Book Honor 49. CSKA Coretta Scott King Award 50. CSKH Coretta Scott King Honor 51. Cost Costa Book Award 52. CZA Charlotte Zolotow Award 53. CZH Charlotte Zolotow Honor 54. dBSBA de Bary Children's Science Book Award 55. DGA Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award 56. EAPJA Edgar Allan Poe Juvenile Award 57. EAPYA Edgar Allan Poe Young Adult Award 58. EBWA Elizabeth Burr / Worzalla Award 59. ELNA Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction 60. EGA Esther Glen Award 61. EPA Eva Pownall Award 62. EPH Eva Pownall Honor 63. ETP Ethel Turner Prize 64. ETS Ethel Turner Prize Shortlist 65. FSSA Flora Stieglitz Straus Award 66. GBA Giverny Book Award 67. GBHF Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People 68. GGF Governor General's Literary Finalist 69. GGW Governor General's Literary Award 70. GKA Golden Kite Award 71. GKH Golden Kite Honor 72. GryA Gryphon Award 73. GryH Gryphon Honor 74. GuardA Guardian Award for Children's Fiction 75. HBF Horn Book Fanfare 76. HMUA Horace Mann Upstanders Book Award 77. HMUH Horace Mann Upstanders Honor Book 78. ICYA Indies Choice Young Adult Book of the Year 79. JABA Jane Addams Book Award 80. JABH Jane Addams Book Award Honor 81. JBA John and Patricia Beatty Award 82. JFA Josette Frank Award 83. JSMA John Spray Mystery Award 84. JSMF John Spray Mystery Award Honor 85. KGM ![]()
Kate Greenaway Medal 86. KMA Kurt Maschler Award 87. Lambda Lambda Literary Award for Children'/Young Adults 88. LBHA Lee Bennett Hopkins Award 89. LBHH Lee Bennett Hopkins Honor 90. Lewis Claudia Lewis Award 91. LYAA LIANZA Young Adult Award 92. MMBY Margaret Mahy Book of the Year 93. MBP Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award 94. MEBA Middle East Book Award 95. MEBH Middle East Book Honor 96. MFA Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature 97. MLBA Mildred L. Batchelder Award 98. MLBH Mildred L. Batchelder Honor 99. MHA Monica Hughes Award 100. MHF Monica Hughes Award Finalist 101. MLPA Michael L. Printz Award 102. MLPH Michael L. Printz Honor 103. NBA National Book Award for Young People's Literature 104. NBF National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature 105. NBGS Notable Books for a Global Society 106. NFA Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction 107. NM Newbery Medalist 108. NH Newbery Honor 109. NPR National Public Radio Book Concierge 110. NFBA NCTA Freeman Book Award
111. NFHA NCTA Freeman Honor Award 112. NSSTB Notable Social Studies Trade Books 113. NYTBI New York Times Best Illustrated 114. OIB Outstanding International Book List 115. OPA Orbis Pictus Award 116. OPH Orbis Pictus Honor 117. OSTB Outstanding Science Trade Book Award 118. PBA Pura Belpre Award 119. PBH Pura Belpre Honor 120. PhA Phoenix Award 121. PhH Phoenix Honor 122. PMLA Prime Minister's Literary Awards 123. PWP Patricia Wrightson Prize 124. PWS Patricia Wrightson Prize Shortlist 125. RCA Russell Clark Award 126. RCYR Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award 127. Rise Rise: A Feminist Book Project 128. RSA Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award 129. RSYP Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 130. RSYS Royal Society Young People's Shortlist 131. RTT RISE Top Ten list 132. SCBA Septima Clark Book Award 133. SCBH Septima Clark Book Honor 134. SIBA Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award 135. SIBH Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor 136. SmA Smarties Award 137. SFBA Schneider Family Book Award 138. SFBH Schneider Family Honor Book Award 139. SFHA Sid Fleischman Humor Award 140. SFHH Sid Fleischman Humor Honor 141. SODA Scott O'Dell Award 142. SpurA Spur Award of the Western Writers of America 143. SpurF Spur Finalist of the Western Writers of America 144. SSLI Society of School Librarians International 145. SSLH Society of School Librarians International Honor Book 146. STA Sydney Taylor Award 147. STH Sydney Taylor Honor 148. StoneA Stonewall Children & Young Adult Literature Award 149. StoneH Stonewall Children & Young Adult Literature Honor 150. TVSB Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award 151. TBYA Ten Best Books for Young Adults 152. TDC TD Canadian Children's Literature Award 153. TFYA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults 154. TSGA Theodore Seuss Geisel Award 155. TSGH Theodore Seuss Geisel Honor 156. TRA Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award 157. WAWA William Allen White Award 158. WCBY Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award 159. WDMA Walter Dean Myers Award 160. WDMH Walter Dean Myers Honor 161. WGRA Wanda Gag Read Aloud Book Award 162. WGRH Wanda Gag Read Aloud Book Honor 163. WRAA E. B. White Read-Aloud Award 164. YAENA YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award 165. YAENF YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalists
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