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Welcome to San Diego State's Center for the Study of Children's Literature online book reviews! 


Use this site to access reviews according to age level, subject matter, genre, or publisher. Our reviews are written by professors, graduate students, K-12 teachers, and K-12 students. 


The National Center for the Study of Children's Literature (NCSCL) is located at San Diego State University (SDSU) in San Diego, CA. The book review service is overseen by Professor Alida Allison, Director of the NCSCL, and maintained by MA graduate assistants studying children's literature at SDSU.


Please visit the NCSCL blog for general information about all things children's literature, and please see the NCSCL website for official information about SDSU's program of study. You can also find hundreds of archived children's literature reviews at the NCSCL website. 


Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Please feel free to contact us at sdsureviews@gmail.com.