ENGL 180 Children's Literature

Book Reviews

Searching for Reviews

Search the library databases

Find book reviews in the databases below. Try searching by title, author, or topic. And limit to Reviews under the Source Type limiter on the left. 

Searching Reviews in One Search

Search Strategies

In addition to searching the databases directly, you can also quickly browse for reviews in Primo One Search using the search box below. 

  • As shown in the image below, you can search the exact title of a book using quotation marks around the title, or the built-in limiter "is exact".
  • Additionally, you can use the limiters on the left menu to refine your search - such as limiting to Reviews under Source Type. 

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Primo search page showing how to limit to Reviews under Source Type on the left menu

Review Journals

Review Journals

The links below, to websites or databases, are all great sources to consider when looking for book reviews. 

Searching for Children's Book Reviews

Reviews from Booklist

Find Booklist reviews in the library database Academic Search Complete. 

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Reviews from Horn Book

Read book reviews of children's literature published in Horn Book.

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Searching for Young Adult Book Reviews

YA Book Reviews in Booklist

Use the links below to see current reviews and overviews of young adult literature in Booklist. 

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