This Bibliography offers a range of materials, from scholarly articles about emergent literacy, to how-to books for conducting programs for infants in libraries, to book selection guides which introduce developmentally appropriate materials to parents, caregivers, and others who work with children. Some of the works below are considered classics; some are quite old but still considered useful; some are considered cutting edge research. The oldest, historical items offer a context for the other pieces.

Beginning With Mother Goose [ http://www.vermontbook.org/mgbw.html ]

Anderson, Jim. and Lee Gunderson. "Literacy Learning from a Multicultural Perspective." The Reading Teacher. vol. 50, no. 6. March , 1997, p 514-516.

Balant, William. Developing Early Literacy : Helping Preschool Children Become Successful Readers. Westminster, MD: Academic Diagnostics, 2002.

Barlow, Cara. "Oh Baby, What a Brain." School Library Journal. July, 1997, p. 20-22.

Barnard, Roger and Ted Glynn, Eds. Bilingual Children's Language and Literacy Development: New Zealand Case Studies. Buffalo, NY: Multilingual Matters, 2003.

Barone, Diane M. and Lesley Mandel Morrow, Eds. Literacy and Young Children : Research-Based Practices. New York: Guilford Press, 2003.

Bergin, J. W., J. H. Schlessinger, and B. S. Schlessinger. "Services Offered to Preschool Children in Texas Public Libraries." Public Library Quarterly. vol. 8 (1/2), p. 39-47, 1987-88.

Boegehold, Betty Doyle. Getting Ready to Read. New York: Bank Street College of Education, 1984.

Butler, Dorothy. Babies Need Books. New York: Atheneum, 1980.

Butler, Dorothy. "Saying It Louder." School Library Journal. vol. 35, September, 1989, p. 155-159.

Carlson, Ann. D. Early Childhood Literature Sharing Programs in Libraries. Hamden, CT: Library Professional Publications, 1985.

Carlson, Ann D. The Preschooler and the Library. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1991.

Carlson, Ann, and Mary Carlson. Flannelboard Stories for Infants and Toddlers. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1999.

Celano, Donna, Susan B. Neuman and the Pennsylvania Library Association. The Role of Public Libraries in Children's Literacy Development: An Evaluation Report. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Dept. of Education, Office of Commonwealth Libraries, 2001.

Chittenden, Edward and Terry Salinger with Anne M. Bussis. Inquiry Into Meaning: An Investigation of Learning to Read. Rev. ed. New York: Teachers College Press, 2001.

Cullinan, Bernice E. "Literature for Young Children," In D. S. Strickland & L.M. Morrow Eds., Emerging Literacy: Young Children Learn to Read and Write. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, 1989.

De Salvo, Nancy. Beginning with Books: Library Programming for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers. Hamden, CT: Library Professional Publications, 1993.

Dickinson,David K. and Patton O.Tabors, Eds. Beginning Literacy With Language: Young Children Learning at Home and School. Baltimore, MD: P.H. Brookes Pub. Co., 2001.

Dowd, Frances Smardo. "Evaluating the Impact of Public Library Storytime Programs upon the Emergent Literacy of Preschoolers: A Call for Research." Public Libraries. December, 1997, p. 346-357

Durkin, Delores. Children Who Read Early. New York: Teacher's College Press, 1989.

Ernst, Linda L. Lapsit Services for the Very Young: A How-To-Do-It Manual New York: Neal Schuman, 1995.

Fehrenbach, Laurie A. and David P. Hurford, Carolyn R. Ferenbach, and Rebecca Groves. "Developing the Emergent Literacy of Preschool Children through a Library Outreach Program." Journal of Youth Services in Libraries. vol. 12, no. 1. Fall, 1998, p. 40-41.

Feldman, Sari, and Dr. Robert Needlman. "Take Two Board Books and Call Me in the Morning." School Library Journal. June, 1999, p. 30-33.

First Steps to Literacy: Library Programs for Parents, Teachers, and Caregivers. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1990.

Galda, L., Bernice E. Cullinan, and Dorothy S. Strickland. Language, Literacy, and the Child, 2nd ed. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1997.

Greene, Ellin. Books, Babies, and Libraries. Chicago: American Library Association, 1991.

Greene, Ellin, and Bernice E. Cullinan. "Educating Librarians to Serve Early Childhood." School Library Journal. vol. 34. August, 1988, p. 54.

Greene, Stuart and Dawn Abt-Perkins, Eds. Making Race Visible: Literacy Research for Cultural Understanding. New York: Teachers College Press, 2003.

Gregory, Eve Susi Long and Dinah Volk, Eds. Many Pathways to Literacy : Young Children Learning with Siblings, Grandparents, Peers, and Communities. London; New York: Routledge Falmer, 2004.

Gunning, Thomas G.. Creating Literacy Instruction for All Children. 3rd ed. Boston, MA : Allyn & Bacon, 2000.

Hamer, Judy and Paul Adams. The New Zealand Early Childhood Literacy Handbook: Practical Literacy Ideas for Early Childhood Centres (with examples for infants, toddlers, and young children). Palmerston North, N.Z.: Dunmore Press, 2003.

Harrington, Janice. N. "The Need for Cultural Diversity in Preschool Services." Journal of Youth Services in Libraries. vol. 6. Winter, 1993, p. 175-180.

Herb, Steve. "Building Blocks for Literacy: What Current Research Shows." School Library Journal. July, 1997, p. 23.

Herb, Steve, and Sara Willoughby-Herb. Using Children's Books in Preschool Settings: A-How-To-Do-It Manual. Number 14. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1994.

Herne, Betsy. Choosing Books for Children: A Common Sense Guide. New York: Delacorte, 1990.

Immroth, Barbara Froling and Viki Ash-Geisler. Achieving School Readiness: Public Libraries and National Education, Goal No. 1. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1995

Jalongo, Mary Renck, and Ribblett, Deborah McDonald. "Using Song Picture Books to Support Emergent Literacy." Childhood Education. vol 71, no. 1. Fall, 1997, p. 15-22.

Jeffery, Debby, and Ellen Mahoney. "Sitting Pretty: Infants, Toddlers, & Lapsits." School Library Journal. vol. 35. April, 1989, p. 37-39.

Jeffery, Debby Ann. Literate Beginnings: Programs for Babies and Toddlers. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1995.

Kupetz, Barbara . N. "A Shared Responsibility: Nurturing Literacy in the Very Young." School Library Journal. vol. 39. July, 1993, p. 28-31.

Krell, Denise, and Connie Pottle. "Services for Adult Caregivers of the Very Young Child." Journal of Youth Services in Libraries. vol. 3. Winter, 1990, p. 134-138.

Libutti, Patricia O'Brien, Ed. Digital Resources and Librarians: Case Studies in Innovation, Invention, and Implementation. Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2003.

Lindfors , Judith Wells. Children's Inquiry: Using Language to Make Sense of the World. New York: Teachers College, Columbia University, 1999.

Marino, Jane. "B Is for Baby, B Is for Books." School Library Journal. March, 1997, p. 110-111.

Marino, Jane, and Dorothy F. Houlihan. Mother Goose Time: Library Programs for Babies and Their Caregivers. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1992.

McGuinness, Diane. Growing a Reader from Birth: Your Child's Path from Language to Literacy. New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2004.

McKechnie, Lynne E. F. "Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development--A Useful Theoretical Approach for Research Concerning Children, Libraries, and Information." Journal of Youth Services in Libraries. vol. 11, no. 1. Fall, 1997, p. 66-70.

McNaughton, Stuart. Patterns of Emergent Literacy: Processes of Development and Transition. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.

Morrow, Lesley Mandel. Literacy Development in the Early Years: Helping Children Read and Write. 4th ed. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2001.

Moss, Joy F. and Marilyn F. Fenster. From Literature to Literacy : Bridging Learning in the Library and the Primary Grade Classroom. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, 2002.

Myers, Garry Cleveland and Clarence Wesley Sumner. Books and Babies. Chicago: A.C. McClurg, 1938.

Neuman, Susan B. and David K. Dickinson, Eds. Handbook of Early Literacy Research. New York: Guilford Press, 2001.

Oglan, Gerald R. and Averil Elcombe. Parent to Parent: Our Children, Their Literacy. Urbana, IL : National Council of Teachers of English, 2000.

Oller, D. Kimbrough and Rebecca E. Eilers, Eds. Language and Literacy in Bilingual Children. Clevedon, England ; Buffalo, NY : Multilingual Matters, 2002.

Reyes, María de la Luz and John J. Halcón, Eds. The Best for Our Children : Critical Perspectives on Literacy for Latino Students. New York: Teachers College Press, 2001.

Robb , Laura. Literacy Links: Practical Strategies to Develop the Emergent Literacy At-Risk Children. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2003.

Rome, Linda. "Outreach for Preschoolers: Project LEAP." Wilson Library Bulletin. vol. 64. October, 1989, p. 39-41.

Russ, Wendy Lapham. "Creating Readers: Project Links Libraries, Families in Promoting Young Children's Literacy." Reading Today. October/November, 1999, p. 22.

Schickedanz. Judith A. Much More than ABC's: The Early Stages of Reading and Writing. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1999.

Segel, Elizabeth, and Joan Brest Frieberg "Widening the Circle: The Beginning with Books Model." The Horn Book Magazine. vol. 67. March/April, 1991, p. 186-189.

Sherman, Gail, and Francine Rudeen. "Book Babies: Two Programs for the Very Young." Idaho Librarian. vol. 41. October, 1989, p. 89-92.

Smardo, Frances. A. "Public Library Services for Young Children in Day Care and Their Caregivers." Public Library Quarterly. vol. 7. Spring/Summer, 1986, p. 45-56, 1986.

Soundy, Cathleen. S. "Nurturing Literacy with Infants and Toddlers in Group Settings." Childhood Education. vol. 73, no. 3. Spring, 1997, p. 149-153.

Strickland, Dorothy S. and Lesley Mandel Morrow, Eds. Emerging Literacy: Young Children Learn to Read and Write. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, 1989.

Strickland, Dorothy S. "Emergent Literacy: How Young Children Learn to Read." Education Leadership. vol 49, no. 6, March 1990. P. 18-23.

Strickland, Charlene. "Look Who's Reading!" Wilson Library Bulletin. April 1993, p. 68-69.

Teale, William. H. and Sulzby, Elizabeth, Eds. Emergent Literacy: Writing and Reading. Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1992 .

Teale, William H. "Public Libraries and Emergent Literacy: Helping Set the Foundation for School Success." In Immroth, Barbara Froling and Viki Ash-Geisler. Achieving School Readiness: Public Libraries and National Education, Goal No. 1. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1995.

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Child Care and Early Education Program Participation of Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, Statistics in Brief. NCES 95-8245, 1996.

U.S. Department of Education. Start Early, Finish Strong: How to Help Every Child Become a Reader [http://www.ed.gov/pubs/startearly/execsum.html] July, 1999.

Walter, Virginia. A. Output Measures for Public Library Service to Children: A Manual of Standardized Procedures. Chicago: American Library Association, 1992.

White, Burton L. The First Three Years: The Revised Edition. New York: Prentice Hall, 1985.

Whitehurst, Grover J. , and Christopher J. Lonigan. "Child Development and Emergent Literacy." Child Development. vol. 69, no. 3. June, 1998, p 848-872.

Willoughby-Herb,Sara and Steven Herb. Connecting Fathers, Children, and Reading: A How-to-Do-It Manual for Librarians. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2002.

Winkel, Lois, and Sue Kimmel. Mother Goose Comes First: An Annotated Guide to the Best Books and Recordings for Your Preschool Child. New York: Henry Holt, 1990.

Young, K. T., K. Davis, and C. Schoen, The Commonwealth Fund Survey of Parents with Young Children. New York: The Commonwealth Fund, 1996.