Page Contents
- I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You This: A Graphic Memoir by Eugene Yelchin
- Magic Tree House: Sunset of the Sabertooth (The Graphic Novel) by Mary Pope Osborne, adapted by Jenny Laird, illus. by Kelly & Nichole Matthews
- I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm by Mariama J. Lockington
- Snowglobe 2 by Soyoung Park, tra. by Joungmin Lee Comfort
- Flopping in a Winter Wonderland by Jason June
- Bea Mullins Takes a Shot by Emily Deibert
- The Sea in Winter by Christine Day
- The Grimmelings by Rachael King
- A Little Like Magic by Sarah Kurpiel
- Lolly on the Ice by Sarah S. Brannen
- Angela’s Glacier by Jordan Scott, illus. by Diana Sudyka
- A Snow Day for Amos McGee by Phillip C. Stead, illus. by Erin E. Stead
- Penguin’s Egg: A Tale of Trucks, Trains, and One Determined Dad by Anna Kemp, illus. by Alice Courtley
- Brown Girl in the Snow by Yolanda T. Marshall, illus. by Marianne Ferrer
Our Collection
The CCB houses a non-circulating research collection of children’s and young adult books. Our emphasis is on children’s books published within the last year and a small reference collection, and older books are being added to the Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (SSHEL) collection in the Main Library.
Our Space
We moved! We are now located in Room 211/212, 501 E Daniel St., Champaign, IL 61820.
Map of the CCB
Featured Collection: Winter Reads
Below are some of the featured books on display at the CCB.
Graphic Novels
I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You This: A Graphic Memoir by Eugene Yelchin
“In a stunning sequel to The Genius Under the Table, Eugene Yelchin’s graphic memoir depicts his harrowing journey from Leningrad’s underground art scene to a state-run Siberian asylum—and to eventual safety in the US.”
Magic Tree House: Sunset of the Sabertooth (The Graphic Novel) by Mary Pope Osborne, adapted by Jenny Laird, illus. by Kelly & Nichole Matthews
“Magic. Mystery. Time-travel. Get whisked away to the Ice Age on a frozen adventure with brother-and-sister team Jack and Annie in the #1 bestselling chapter book series, now available as graphic novels!”
Young Adult
Snowglobe 2 by Soyoung Park, tra. by Joungmin Lee Comfort
“The groundbreaking Korean phenomenon that Entertainment Weekly called “The Hunger Games meets Squid Game”continues with even more dark secrets and shocking surprises. The temperature is rising and the truth at the center of Chobahm’s frozen world will be revealed in the final installment of this epic dystopian saga.”
Flopping in a Winter Wonderland by Jason June
“Sparks are flying in Winter Wonderland this Christmas in this LGBTQ+ young adult rom-com from Jason June, New York Times bestselling author of Out of the Blue, Jay’s Gay Agenda, and Riley Weaver Needs a Date to the Gaybutante Ball!”
Middle Grade
Bea Mullins Takes a Shot by Emily Deibert
“When a 7th grader is forced to join her school’s hockey team, she discovers unexpected friendships and a budding crush on the team captain. This fierce and heartfelt queer romance explores the courage to face your fears, even when your dreams are on thin ice.”
The Sea in Winter by Christine Day
“American Indian Youth Literature Award: Middle Grade Honor Book. In this evocative and heartwarming novel for readers who loved The Thing About Jellyfish, the author of I Can Make This Promise tells the story of a Native American girl struggling to find her joy again.”
The Grimmelings by Rachael King
“Spellbinding middle-grade fantasy adventure of loyalty, courage, and being careful what you wish for . . .”
Picture Books
A Little Like Magic by Sarah Kurpiel
“Winner of the Schneider Book Award and glistening with winter charm, this is an exhilarating, tender story of pushing past your comfort zone and finding inspiration in art and natural beauty.”
Lolly on the Ice by Sarah S. Brannen
“A sparkling winter tale about self-confidence on and off the ice.”
Angela’s Glacier by Jordan Scott, illus. by Diana Sudyka
“Award-winning author Jordan Scott’s luminously-illustrated love story of a girl growing up in the shadow of a glacier that’s always there to listen.”
A Snow Day for Amos McGee by Phillip C. Stead, illus. by Erin E. Stead
“A cozy tale of winter hope and joy, from award-winning and New York Times-bestselling duo Philip and Erin Stead, perfect for fans of The Snowy Nap and The Mitten.“
Penguin’s Egg: A Tale of Trucks, Trains, and One Determined Dad by Anna Kemp, illus. by Alice Courtley
“When a penguin dad ends up far away from his nest, he’s determined to make it back to see his egg hatch by any means necessary in this charming “hero’s journey for bedtime or naptime” (Kirkus Reviews).”
Brown Girl in the Snow by Yolanda T. Marshall, illus. by Marianne Ferrer
“Perfect for kids aged 4-8 comes a stunning picture book about persistence, being creative in the garden, and adapting to a new place.”
Campus Resources
Here is a list of other collections on the UIUC campus that may be of interest to scholars of children’s literature.
The School (S)-Collection in the Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (SSHEL) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign consists of over 178,000 cataloged volumes of children’s and young adult literature.
Founded in 2008, HathiTrust is a not-for-profit collaborative of academic and research libraries preserving 17+ million digitized items. HathiTrust offers reading access to the fullest extent allowable by U.S. copyright law, computational access to the entire corpus for scholarly research, and other emerging services based on the combined collection. HathiTrust members steward the collection — the largest set of digitized books managed by academic and research libraries — under the aims of scholarly, not corporate, interests.
HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC)
Illinois is co-host (with Indiana University) of the HathiTrust Research Center, which offers data sets, consultations, training, longer-term collaborations, and a variety of text-mining and analytic tools for working with the enormous collections of the HathiTrust Digital Library.
The American Library Association Archives is the repository for the American Library Association, the world’s oldest and largest national library association.
The ALA Archives consists of official records, correspondence, publications, photographs, sound recordings, films, and videotapes. Research material is arranged in five general areas: administrative and staff offices, associations and divisions, round tables, committees and members’ papers, and affiliated and associated organizations.
The National Council of Teachers of English Archives documents the history of the National Council of Teachers of English and the teaching profession. The University Archives has over 130 cubic feet of NCTE materials. These records, dating from the organization’s founding in 1911 to the present, document NCTE’s history of advocacy for literacy, as well as its affiliates’ history, including the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) and the Conference on English Education (CEE). Further information can be found on NCTE’s homepage.