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Children's Book Reviewers

compiled by Peggy Tibbetts

Below is a list of children's book reviewers. Authors and publishers should always contact the website and/or publication first, according to their guidelines. Never submit your print book or ebook for review without permission.

Bergers Book Reviews
http://bergersbookreviews.wordpress.com/
Reviews print books only. Will consider self-published books, but may decline to review them if they fail to meet market standards. Send a brief synopsis of your book for consideration to the editor, Alice Berger, at alice.berger@yahoo.com

Bookideas.com
http://www.bookideas.com/about/getreviewed.cfm
Reviews print books only. Fill out the online Review Copy Availability form at their web site. Editor: Doug Malcolm.

Booklist
http://www.ala.org/booklist/index.html
Reviews print books only. Submit galleys at least 15 weeks prior to publication. Review materials should be submitted according to "Procedures for Submitting Review Materials to Booklist" (http://www.ala.org/booklist/submit.html)

BookMuse
http://www.bookmuse.com/pages/notes/kidscorner.asp
"An online resource for adults and children in book discussion groups. We offer reading group guides, author interviews, literary prize lists, kids' book club interviews, kids' reader reviews and more."

BookPleasures
http://www.bookpleasures.com
Send information about your book to l.goldman@sympatico.ca, who will route it to the appropriate reviewer for the site.

Book Review.com
http://www.bookreview.com/
Reviews only upcoming or newly released print books. See Information for Publishers at their website or contact Zanne Marie Gray (zanne@surfmadison.com).

Dave and Lillian Brummet
http://www.brummet.ca/
Seeks books for review, including children's books; no e-books. Based in Canada; contact for mailing address.

MyKaela Edrich in Conjunction with The Dabbling Mum.com
http://thedabblingmum.com/
Reviews Children's Print Books only. Please query about the book you would like reviewed.

Kirkus Reviews
http://www.kirkusreviews.com
Reviews approximately 4,500 print books per year, usually two-to-three months prior to publication. Submit galleys in advance of publication. Anne Larsen, Exec. Editor; Chuck Shelton, Managing Editor; Jim Uebbing, Senior Editor; Karen Breen, Senior Editor. For details and submission guidelines contact Kirkus Reviews: info@kirkusreviews.com

Midwest Book Review
http://www.midwestbookreview.com/
We review all kinds of print books, DVDs, videos, music CDs, computer software, and the like. We do not review galleys, uncorrected proofs, or ebooks. Visit our website and click on 'Get A Book Reviewed' for more information about our guidelines for submitting a book for review consideration. (mwbookrevw@aol.com)

Publishers Weekly
http://www.publishersweekly.com
All print book reviews appear in advance of publication. Titles must be submitted for review consideration two to three months prior to publication date. Review materials should be submitted according to PW Forecast Guidelines.

Readers Room
http://www.readersroom.com
Reviews only young adult novels in print. To request a review send an email to Peggy Tibbetts: peggyt@siltnet.net

ReaderViews.com
http://www.readerviews.com
Reviews a variety of genres on its site and weekly newsletter.

The Reading Tub
http://www.thereadingtub.com
A small group of parents and kids reviews all types of children's books.

The Savvy Click: An Internet Magazine
http://www.thesavvyclick.com/KidReviews.htm
Reviews children's and YA e-books only. Send review request to Kids E-book Reviews. (TheSavvyClick@aol.com)

SCBWI Publications
http://www.scbwi.org
The Guide to Children's Book Reviewers is available free to members and lists individuals and publications that review children's books, along with information on how and what to submit.

SmartWriters.com
http://www.smartwriters.com/index.2ts?page=contact
Write to request a review.

Young Adult Books Central
http://www.yabookscentral.com
Kimberly Pauley reviews print or e-books with a concentration on YA/Middle Grade fiction, though picture or kid's books are accepted. Also publishes author interviews and bios. For more details, please see http://www.yabookscentral.com/cfusion/index.cfm?fuseAction=home.faqs


Peggy Tibbetts has been a professional writer, editor, and full member of the Society for Children's Book Writers & Illustrators for more than 26 years. She offers courses in children's writing and has edited several successful children's manuscripts. She is the author of the children's novel The Road to Weird, as well as the adult novel Rumors of War. Peggy also moderates the The Write List discussion list at Yahoo.

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