Perhaps my review of this one, and lack of my reviews of the other two, proves that children's lit is where my heart really lies. :D

Of course, I didn't like all the recommendations and I vehemently disagreed with several suggestions. But I rarely agree with anyone 100%. ( )

The perfect book for anyone, professional or laymen, who wants to provide readers' advisory for children and teens. ( )

This was a wonderfully helpful book in selecting books for the teens I work with. I am sure I will pull it off the self often! ( )

Pearl's edition of reader's advisory for children is helpful and intuitive, offering many unique themes titles, accompanied by intriguing annotations that don't give too much away. A must-have for every children's librarian. ( )

This is an excellent resource for a librarian to use to further their own knowledge and self-education in the field of youth literature. However, I may not use such a resource for a direct RA encounter with patrons.

I thought that this was a very comprehensive guide to subject categories and, as I said, would be invaluable in furthering my own personal knowledge and reading in any particular area. I could then use this increased knowledge to augment and strengthen my own abilities to provide RA to patrons. ( )