The Children's Core Collection(26th Edition, 2023) is a comprehensive guide to 12,000 recommended books for children from preschool through grade six. In this information-packed volume, users will find bibliographic data,content descriptions and reviews of 12,000 highly recommended titles, including Picture Books & Easy Readers, Story Collections, Fiction Books, Nonfiction Books, Biographies, and Graphic Novels.

"This resource is indispensable for librarians and school media specialists involved with collection development and user advisory services." -CHOICE

New & Expanded Coverage

Featured metadata in this edition includes precise genres and sub-genres, and expanded subject headings. Books are easy to find through the index, and the metadata associated with each record offers consistent insight into the contents of the book. This edition also includes more resources for teachers and other educators, including books capturing best practices for teaching literacy or managing a classroom.

Bibliographic Data, Plus Content Descriptions & Reviews Individual entries provide a wealth of much-needed information at a glance.

1. Complete Bibliographic & Cataloging Data
2. ISBN and Publisher Data make purchasing titles quick and easy
3. Suggested Subject headings, Grade Level & Dewey Classification
4. Content Descriptions & Quotations from select reviews are incredibly useful when evaluating books to add to your collection and for readers' advisory.
5. Additional data on sequels, awards, and publication history.
6. Essential titles, our highest recommendation level in a subject area, are easily identified with a starred listing throughout the text. Stars have been added to the index in this edition to make finding Essential titles by subject or author easier than ever.