Education

Children's books can be found in the K-12 Curriculum Materials Collection and in the Library's literature collections in the bookstacks (often under the PZ call number), There are also historical children's books in the Special Collections Research Center (available for use only within the Library).

To locate children's books at the University of Chicago Library search our Library Catalog for specific titles and subjects. The following subject searches provide good starting points.

• fiction (limit your search results to the Curriculum Materials Collection)
• children's literature
• juvenile literature
• The Matilda Honey Young Adult Fiction Collection

You can also browse the Curriculum Materials Collection online, limiting to "fiction" or "juvenile works" as a subject.

Children's books are eligible for our Paging & Pickup Service.

Below are databases for finding ebooks and online magazines for children. The magazine databases provide limits for Lexile reading level in the advanced search.

The following databases are helpful for identifying children's books for teaching.