Children's Book Council of Australia- CBCA's Notables, published every year since 1992, an annotated list of books selected from all of the entries submitted for final judging to the Book of the Year Awards: http://cbca.org.au/awards.htm
Aussie Reviews, awebsite that reviews the best of Australian books, websites and more: http://www.aussiereviews.com/
Rapid Reviews of Australian YA LIterature by Jenny Connor, for the website of the School of Education Division of the Dept. of Education, Tasmania: http://www.education.tas.gov.au/...
OzLit — Australian Literary Resources, a great reource for up-to-date information about Australian literature; includes a fully searchable Books & Writers database: http://setis.library.usyd.edu.au/oztexts/ozlit.html
About Asia
Children's Books About Asia, a book list from Austral Ed, a book supplier specializing in the supply of books to overseas International Schools and Universities, especially in Asia: http://www.australed.iinet.net.au/books_about_asia.html
Multicultural
Books
Austral Ed, an Australian book supplier which also creates booklists of children's
titles, with an emphasis on international and multicultural
children's books; includes lists of books about Aboriginal
cultures, books from New Zealand, and books from around the world
that are available in Australia; also produces a biannual
newsletter: http://www.australed.iinet.net.au/Book_news.html
About
Peace and War
Teaching and Learning for Peace Foundation suggested list of international children's books that help promote peace and understanding (2010): http://www.tlpeace.org.au/...2010.pdf
Books for Kids from the Toronto chapter of the organization Families with Children
from China (FCC) , a list of
books that "may be adoption related or include interracial or Asian
families"; compiled December 2000. A good starting point for finding multicultural children's
books (including teaching material) available in Canada: http://www.fcctoronto.org/kbooks.pdf
About
Music
A Symphony of Words, a comprehensive reading list of books with a music theme in English and French from Read Up On It, an annual e-publication from the Canadian Library and Archives' Children's Literature Service (2000): http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/pr/lib/bib/nofcn_e.html
Fiction, Non-fiction and Internet resouce lists compiled by the Kids' Site of Canadian Settlement, a section of Library and Archives Canada, for young people to understand who Canadians' ancestors are and how they settled in Canada, including Chinese and Japanese.
Tulika Books' archive of articles and papers - a library of the editors' thoughts and opinions on writing and publishing for children in India: http://www.tulikabooks.com/EDITORS.HTM
The Insight India website posts a list of
books - mostly published in India - to help readers discover the
traditional tales of different Indian states: http://www.judypat.com/india/childbk.htm
The India Parenting website offers simple biographies of Indian personalities, Indian legends, Panchatantra and Jakata tales, and more: http://www.indiaparenting.com/stories/
Recommended Reading
South Asia and South Asian diaspora in children's literature, an extensive annotated bibliography-in-progress by writer Pooja Makhijani, which includes many books written by authors from India and the Indian diaspora: http://www.poojamakhijani.com/sakidlit.html
South Asian Books for Children and Young Adults, including books about India and the Indian Diaspora; an annotated reading list by the Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium: http://wioc.wisc.edu/pac/readings/south-asia-books.pdf
White Ravens Catalog - India, Indian books available in English included in the White Ravens catalog between 1993 and 2007: http://www.childrenslibrary.org...
Notable Books reflecting the achievements of New Zealand authors and illustrators.selected every year by judges from the Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust; divided into four categories: Picture book, Junior fiction, YA fiction and Non-fiction: http://www.storylines.org.nz/Awards/Notable+Books+List.html#Lists
Pageturners —
Books you can’t put down, excellent suggestions for Younger and Older Fiction from Christchurch City Libraries/Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi; not all written by New Zealand
authors, but very popular among New Zealand young
readers: http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Childrens/ReadingLists/Pageturners.asp
White Ravens Catalog - New Zealand, New Zealand books included in the White Ravens catalog between 1993 and 2007: http://www.childrenslibrary.org...
White Ravens Catalog - Philippines, books from the Philippines in English included in the White Ravens catalog between 1993 and 1999: http://www.childrenslibrary.org....
Immigration, Refugees & Asylum Seekers, three book lists put together by "news from nowhere", Liverpool's not-for-profit Radical & Community Bookshop: Books for Children, Books for Teenagers, and Young Refugees.
Readers' Guide to Adoption-Related Literature, a rich website compiled by William L. Gage. Reading lists include fiction and non-fiction for children and adults in categories such as transracial adoption, single parents, LGB, open adoption, birth parents, adoptive parents, etc.: http://wmlgage.com/readersguide/
Asian Pacific American Heritage (2), a comprehensive booklist compiled by Sarah Okner and Sarah Park for The Center for Children's Books, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; sections include Contemporary, Internment, Adoption, War and Colonialism, Historical and Folktales (2007): http://ccb.lis.illinois.edu/bibliographies/asianheritage_mar2007.html
Asian Pacific American Heritage (1) a comprehensive booklist compiled by Sarah Park for The Center for Children's Books, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; sections are Korean and Korean American, Chinese and Chinese American,Taiwanese and Taiwanese American, Japanese and Japanese American, Hmong and Hmong American, Asian Indian and Asian Indian American, Vietnamese and Vietnamese American, Filipino and Filipino American, Pacific Islander, and More (2005): http://ccb.lis.illinois.edu/bibliographies/asianheritage_may2005.html
Bibliographies of the Korean Diaspora, including Folk Tales, Middle-Grade Readers, Newer Books, Older Readers and Picture Books, compiled by Sarah Park: sarahpark.com
Children's Books by Chinese American Authors:
An Annotated Bibliography, a Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) annotated book list compiled by Zheng Ye Yang (2000/2004): http://www.cala-web.org/node/170
China and Chinese-American Life: Books for Children and Young Adults, an extensive list of titles compiled by the Cary Memorial Library, in Massachusetts(1996): http://www.carylibrary.org/children/pdfs/china.pdf
Our Asian Heritage: Children's Books on the Asian American
Experience, compiled by the San Francisco Public Library: http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=2000154101
Powerful Asian-American Images Revealed in Picture Books, compiled by Kay E. Vandergrift, professor at Rutgers University; a list of picture books which include "realistic images of Asian and Asian-American children"; not annotated, but extensive: http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/ChildrenLit/asian.html
South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora in Children's Literature, an extensive annotated bibliography-in-progress by writer Pooja Makhijani; well worth a thorough exploration: http://www.poojamakhijani.com/sakidlit.html
South Asian Books for Children and Young Adults, an annotated reading list by Rachel Weiss for the Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium: http://www.southasiaoutreach.wisc.edu/...
The Essential Children's Poetry Collection Two respected children's literature consultants, Sylvia Vardell and Bernadette Nowakowski recommend poetry for school and public librarycollections: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/children/essential/rea
For Kids: Books About China, extensive list
of titles compiled by Marilyn Shea of the Department of Psychology
of the University of Maine at Farmington (1996, 2010): http://hua.umf.maine.edu/China/kids.html
Fiction about Japan
in the Elementary Curriculum, article (1997) by Mary Hammond Bernson, at the time Associate
Director of the East Asia Center at the University of Washington; contains "some favorite titles" (though more an article that helps teachers
choosing fiction about Japan that fits the elementary school curriculum, than a book list): http://spice.stanford.edu/docs/141
About Latinos
/ Hispanic Americans
Bilingual Booklist/Lectura Recomendada, compiled by the National Education Association (NEA); includes books that have Spanish and English editions: http://www.nea.org/grants/29504.htm
Libros de Historia en Español: Recent Noteworthy History Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents, by Isabel Schon, a former Director of the Baharona Center for the Study of
Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents at California State
University in San Marcos, California (2001): http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ht/34.3/schon.html
Traveling Libraries and Heroic 'Book People': Inspiring children's books about getting books to people in remote places and difficult circumstances by Abigail Sawyer, PaperTigers book reviewer; writer and editor, USA http://www.papertigers.org/personalViews/archiveViews/ASawyer.html
Books About Multicultural Topics: Explore Your World, separate booklists of books about Africa, African Americans, Asia, Asian Americans, the Caribbean, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Jewish Life, Latin America, and the Middle East (last updated April 1999): http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/booklists/multicultural.html
Celebrating Diversity: 2005-06 Materials for Children and Young Adults, list of titles compiled by Bethany Templeton for the University of Iowa; features picture books, fiction, poetry, folklore and non-fiction books under diverse religious and bi-racial categories, as well as a Gender Roles section: http://www.education.uiowa.edu/.../CelebratingDiversityBibliography05-06.pdf
How to Choose the Best Multicultural Books, an article from Scholastic's magazine for teacherscontaining fifty recommendations, covering Native American, Latino, Asian American, African-American and Jewish cultures; written by Peggy K. Ford, Gonzalo Ramirez, Bill Vanderhoof, Etta Miller and Luther B. Clegg: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3757
Multilingual Children's Books: A English speaking Parent's List, an annotated bibliography by Wendy E. Betts. Last Updated 04/13/11 .http://www.windowsill.net/multi.html
Children's Books about Nature, a reading list with sections of New Titles and Older Favorites selected and annotated by Debbie Myers for The Center for Children's Books, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, (2006): http://ccb.lis.uiuc.edu/bibliographies/nature_apr2006.html
We're Planting the Seeds in the Nature Section of Embracing the Child's website (a non-profit organization that promotes literacy), a fabulously rich and well-researched list of children's books related to the environment: http://www.embracingthechild.org/Bookmainnature.htm
Uma Krishnaswami's Peace Page,children's books about War and Oppression, Peace and Peacemaking, and The Nature of Conflict: http://www.umakrishnaswami.com/peace-page
Weapons of Mass Instruction: Anti-War Books for Young People, booklist with assigned approximate age groups compiled by Alison Clement and Bruce Jensen: http://www.sol-plus.net/peace.htm
Collecting Children's Refugee Literature: A Bibliography, an extensive list compiled by Elisa Mason, who has worked with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Forced Migration Online (FMO) project at Oxford University's Refugee Studies Centre (RSC): http://forcedmigrationguide.pbworks.com/f/Children_s_Refugee_Literature_Bibliogr-1.pdf
Vandergrift's 100: List of Young Adult Authors and Titles, features a portion of the wealth of literature published for young adults in the United States; books of historical significance stay on the list while new titles are added periodically (created 1995, last updated 2011): http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/professional-development/childlit/YoungAdult/100list.html
