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Children's literature

Cullinan, Bernice E., and Diane G. Person, eds. The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Continuum, 2001. Contains 1,200 biographical entries and 100 topical articles, all written by experts in the field.

Hunt, Peter. Children's Literature. Blackwell, 2000. A practical and authoritative guide to English-language children's literature from the 18th century to the year 2000.

Kohl, Herbert R. Should We Burn Babar? Essays on Children's Literature and the Power of Stories. New Press, 1995. Provocative essays on the impact of ideology on children's literature.

Lipson, Eden Ross. The New York Times Parent's Guide to the Best Books for Children. 3rd ed. Crown, 2000. An excellent reference that will help you match the book to the child.

Lukens, Rebecca. A Critical Handbook of Children's Literature. 6th ed. Addison Wesley Longman, 2001. A sound test that will interest parents, writers, and anyone who assesses children's literature.

Lurie, Alison. Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: Subversive Children's Literature. Little, Brown, 1990, 1998. Adult reinterpretations of children's literature.

Nodelman, Perry. The Pleasures of Children's Literature. Addison-Wesley, 1995. Thorough overview and introduction to critical reading.

Silvey, Anita, ed. Children's Books and Their Creators. Houghton Mifflin, 1995, 2001. Useful reference work for American authors and illustrators.

Spitz, Ellen Handler, and Robert Coles. Inside Picture Books. Yale University Press, 2000. This interesting study explores the pleasures of reading picture books with children.

Illustration

Best, James J. American Popular Illustration: A Reference Guide. Greenwood, 1984. Useful reference source for American illustrators.

Clark, Trinkett, and others. Myth, Magic and Mystery: One Hundred Years of American Children's Book Illustration. Roberts Rinehart, 1996. Lavishly illustrated catalog of a comprehensive exhibition.

Horne, Alan J. The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators. Antique Collectors Club, 1994. Biographies of modern British illustrators.

Houfe, Simon. The Dictionary of 19th Century British Book Illustrators and Caricaturists. Antique Collectors' Club, 1996. Useful reference work for early British illustrators and publications.

Katz, Bill, ed. A History of Book Illustration: 29 Points of View. Scarecrow, 1994. Wide-ranging collection of scholarly essays.

Ray, Gordon N. The Illustrator and the Book in England from 1790 to 1914. Oxford University Press, Reprint, Dover, 1976. 1992. Hundreds of artists and their work.

Schapiro, Meyer. Words, Script, and Pictures: Semiotics of Visual Language. Braziller, 1996. Complex, but lively examination of the relationship between image and text by a noted art historian.

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Prints and printmaking

Ackley, Clifford S. Printmaking in the Age of Rembrandt. Museum of Fine Arts, 1981. Comprehensive catalog of more than 100 Dutch printmakers.

Ayres, Julia. Printmaking Techniques. Watson-Guptill, 1993. Copiously illustrated and comprehensive guide.

Biegeleisen, Jacob I. Silk Screen Techniques. Dover, 1958, 1975. Classic introduction to screen process printing.

Brown, J. H. A Guide to Collecting Fine Prints. Scarecrow, 1989. A complete guide to buying and selling.

Cleaver, James. A History of Graphic Art. Philosophical Library, Reprint, Greenwood, 1963. 1969. From Egyptian tomb illustration to the 1950s.

Gascoigne, Bamber. How to Identify Prints: A Complete Guide to Manual and Mechanical Processes from Woodcut to Ink Jet. Thames & Hudson, 1986, 1995. Comprehensive, richly illustrated survey.

Griffiths, Antony. Prints and Printmaking: An Introduction to the History and Techniques. Knopf, University of California Press, 1981. 1996. Excellent historical overview.

Hansen, Trudy V., ed. Printmaking in America: Collaborative Prints and Presses, 1960-1990. Abrams, 1995. Catalog of an exhibition of the contemporary scene.

Johnson, Una E. American Prints and Printmakers. Doubleday, 1980. General introduction.

Landau, David. The Renaissance Print, 1470-1550. Yale University Press, 1994, 1996. Detailed survey of Renaissance printmaking.

Leaf, Ruth. Etching, Engraving and Other Intaglio Printmaking Techniques. Dover, 1984.

Mayor, A. Hyatt. Prints and People: A Social History of Printed Pictures. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Reprint, Princeton University Press, 1971. 1980. More than 700 prints and their significance.

Munsterberg, Hugo. The Japanese Print: A Historical Guide. Weatherhill, 1982, 1998.

Peterdi, Gabor. Printmaking: Methods Old and New. Macmillan, 1980. Detailed instructions on techniques and materials.

Twyman, Michael. Lithography, 1800-1850. Oxford University Press, 1970. Invention and development, especially in England and France.

Wax, Carol. Mezzotint: History & Technique. Abrams, 1990, 1996. Complete guide to the process.

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