Children's and Young Adult Literature

Search the library's catalog to find out what children's books we have at Hekman.

• If you are looking for a specific book, enter the title, and select Title from the pull-down menu.
• If you are looking for books about an author, enter the author's name (Last Name, First Name), and choose Subject from the pull-down menu.
• If you are looking for books by an author, enter the name and instead choose Author as the search option.

Other tips for searching for Children's and YA books:

• Try limiting your search to the Curriculum Collection (a collection for Calvin Education students and faculty)
• Add the keyword "juvenile" to your search (especially helpful if trying to find a non-fiction book aimed at children)
• Try limiting your audience in the catalog's Advanced Search screen

Many books in the Child Lit collection (on the 5th floor, PZ call# area) are marked by colored spine labels to indicate genres: