Evaluation

To evaluate materials for content and the age group they would be best suited for I used the following resources:

Children’s Cooperative Book Center

Common sense media

School Library Journal

The Horn Book

Information

For information on what materials are best suited for certain age groups I used information found on the following websites and books:

Choosing a child’s book. (n.d.). Retrieved from Reading Rockets website: http://www.readingrockets.org/article/choosing-childs-bookhttps://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/reading-resources/book-selection-tips/choosing-baby-books-and-toddler-books.html

How to choose read aloud books: Babies to third graders. (n.d.). Retrieved from Reading Rockets website: http://www.readingrockets.org/article/how-choose-read-aloud-books-babies-third-graders

Norton, D. E., & Norton, S. (2010). Through the eyes of a child: An introduction to children’s literature (8th ed.). Boston , MA: Pearson.

Scholastic Parents Staff. (n.d.). Choosing baby books and toddler books. Retrieved from Scholastic website: https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/reading-resources/book-selection-tips/choosing-baby-books-and-toddler-books.html

Scholastic Parents Staff. (n.d.). Choosing books for your preschooler. Retrieved from Scholastic website: https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/reading-resources/book-selection-tips/choosing-books-your-preschooler.html

Scholastic Parents Staff. (n.d.). Choosing books for your child (grades 1-2). Retrieved from Scholastic website: https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/reading-resources/book-selection-tips/choose-books-your-child-grades-1-2.html

Scholastic Parents Staff. (n.d.). Choosing books for your child (3rd-5th grade). Retrieved from Scholastic website: https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/reading-resources/book-selection-tips/choose-books-your-child-3rd-5th-grade.html