CLCD NEWSLETTER Volume 2, Issue 8 August 2003    "My, how you've grown!" Every child has certainly heard this numerous times. Now that the Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD) is four years old, we're hearing this from longtime subscribers. The depth and breadth of our review sources has grown and now includes a half dozen international sources. We've added book jacket images, author/illustrator web links, awards, prizes, reading programs, and even a bookstore. You can read about these changes and the variety of ways the CLCD database can streamline the tasks you perform every day. Just go to our website at www.childrenslit.com and click on "About" and go to "Press Releases." Click on "A New Look for the Children's Literature Comprehensive Database. You'll discover why CLCD is the standard for children's literature databases. Search Tip of the Month    We are delighted to announce that Vicki's Bookshelf which appears in The Midwest Book Review has joined CLCD. Also look for reviews from the Canadian Children's Book Centre which will also soon be incorporated in the database. For those of you undertaking scholarly research we will be adding the book reviews from Children's Literature Abstracts.    Our Awards Honors and Prizes section of the database notes when a book has won a specific award, while the other two sections State and Provincial Reading Lists, and Best Books reflect that the book has appeared on the specific list which may include nominees for specific awards.    If you saw something in a previous newsletter and want to go back to it, check the list of prior newsletters under the database services menu heading-many of the items of interest are hotlinked so it will make your search much easier.    All of this information and much more is at your fingertips and is easy enough to use that many public library systems have opted to make the database available to their patrons both in the library and from home. If you are interested in more details or a trial, please give us a call (1 800 469 2070). At Our Website    With many families taking to the road on vacation this year, we thought you might enjoy a feature about camping by Gwynne Spencer. August 3 is National Kids Day. To learn more about this event sponsored by the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, KidsPeace and other organizations, go to their website, www.clubzona.com/nationalKidsDay.asp and read a feature entitled Positive Talk from Free Spirit Publishing. Find out how you and your organization can get involved. This month we are feature several authors from down under---Emily Rodda who has won the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award five times; Geoffrey McSkimming an Stephen Measday. Our special feature this month is aimed at all those aspiring dancers who picture themselves on the stage as a ballet star. There is humor, a look at what it takes to be a good dancer and stories about some of the worlds most famous men and women in ballet. Our regular features focus on Astronomy as the next space installment and artists as part of the African-American feature. Spreading The News CLCD has (No. of reps) working throughout the United States and Canada. For the contact in your area, go to the Children's Literature Home Page and click on "Database Services." "CLCD Highlights," a box on the right-hand side of the page, will appear. In that box, click on "CLCD Sales Reps." The Children's Literature Comprehensive Database, updated mid-month, is your most complete source of information about children's books. Indeed, it is the next best thing to having the book in hand, and the best tool for leading you to the best books. All at a most affordable price. To subscribe to the CLCD, go to www.childrenslit.com. Your inquiry about CLCD has generated this email. Our newsletter is issued monthly. Please be assured that we do not sell or rent our lists. If you do not wish to receive our monthly updates, please contact unsubscribe@childrenslit.com. The CLCD Company, LLC Click here to return to the newsletter index.