| ABC |
ABC Choices, Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC) |
| AIGA |
American Institute of Graphic Arts Annual Book Show Selection |
| ALA/N |
ALA Notable Children's Books, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), American Library Association (ALA) |
| ALA/QP |
Quick Picks: Recommended Books for the Reluctant Young Adult Reader, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), American Library Association (ALA) |
| ALAN |
See NCTE/ALAN |
| BBYA |
Best Books for Young Adults, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), American Library Association (ALA) |
| BC |
Best Books for Children, Cahners/Reed |
| BCCB |
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, University of Illinois, including: |
| BCCB* |
Starred reviews |
| BG |
Boston Globe |
| BKLK |
Book Links, American Library Association (ALA) |
| BKST |
Bank Street College Books of the Year, Child Study Association |
| BL |
Booklist, American Library Association (ALA), including: |
| BL* |
Starred reviews |
| BR |
Book Report, Linworth Publishing Inc. (now subsumed into Library Media Connection) |
| BY |
Best Books for Young Adult Readers, Cahners/Reed |
| CBRS |
Children's Book Review Service, Brooklyn, NY (ceased publication in 2002) |
| CC |
Creative Classroom, Children's Television Workshop |
| CCBC |
CCBC Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center, Madison, WI |
| CLJ |
Christian Library Journal |
| CLW |
Catholic Library World, Catholic Library Association |
| CM |
Child Magazine |
| CRI |
Criticas, Cahners/Reed |
| CSM |
Christian Science Monitor |
| E |
Elementary School Library Collection, Brodart |
| EJ |
See NCTE/EJ |
| FO |
The Five Owls |
| H |
Horn Book, including |
| H* |
Starred reviews. |
| HG |
Horn Book Guide |
| IN |
Instructor, Scholastic, Inc. |
| IRA/CC |
IRA Children's Choices, annual, joint project of the International Reading Association (IRA) and the Children's Book Council (CBC) |
| IRA/RT |
The Reading Teacher, IRA (may be abbreviated to RT) |
| IRA/TC |
IRA Teachers'Choice, annual, International Reading Association |
| IRA/SIG |
Signal Review, published by the IRA Special Interest Group on YA Literature (may be abbreviated to SIG) |
| IRA/YA |
Young Adult Choices, annual, International Reading Association (IRA) |
| K |
Kirkus Reviews, including |
| K* |
Starred reviews |
| KLI |
KLIATT Young Adult Guide |
| L |
Learning Magazine |
| LA |
See NCTE/LA |
| LAT |
Los Angeles Times |
| LJ |
Library Journal, Cahners/Reed |
| LMC |
Library Media Connection, Linworth Publishing Inc. (formerly Book Report and Library Talk) |
| LT |
Library Talk, Linworth Publishing Inc. (now subsumed into Library Media Connection |
| NA |
The New Advocate, Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc. |
| NCSS |
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, annual, joint project of National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children's Book Council (CBC) |
| NCTE/EJ |
English Journal, secondary-level journal of the NCTE (may be abbreviated to EJ) |
| NCTE/LA |
Language Arts, primary-level journal of the NCTE (may be abbreviated to LA) |
| NCTE/ALAN |
ALAN Review, Assembly on Adolescent Literature of the NCTE (may be abbreviated to ALAN) |
| NSTA |
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, annual, joint project of National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the Children's Book Council (CBC) |
| NSTA/SC |
Science and Children, published by the NSTA for elementary science teachers |
| NSTA/SS |
Science Scope, published by the NSTA for middle school science teachers |
| NSTA/ST |
The Science Teacher, published by the NSTA for high school science teachers |
| NYPL |
Children's Books: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, the New York Public Library |
| NYPL/TA |
Books for the Teen Age, the New York Public Library |
| NYTBR |
New York Times Book Review |
| PA |
Parenting Magazine |
| PC |
Parents' Choice |
| PW |
Publishers Weekly, including: |
| PW* |
Starred reviews |
| RB |
Riverbank Review |
| RR |
Reading Rainbow |
| RT |
See IRA/RT |
| SBF |
Science Books and Films, American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| SFC |
San Francisco Chronicle |
| SIG |
See IRA/SIG |
| SLJ |
School Library Journal, Cahners/Reed, including: |
| SLJ* |
Starred reviews |
| SLW |
School Librarian's Workshop, Library Learning Resources Inc. |
| TK8 |
Teaching K-8 |
| V |
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates), Scarecrow Press Inc. |
| W |
H.W. Wilson Co., all catalogs or individually:
WC Wilson Children's Catalog
WJH Wilson Junior High School Library Catalog
WSH Wilson Senior High School Library Catalog |
| WP |
Washington Post |
| YC |
Young Children, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) |
