For years, the Children's Core Collection has been a librarian's must-have guide to the best fiction and non-fiction works, story collections, and picture books for students in preschool through sixth grade. This new twenty-first edition highlights more than 17,000 recommended books and resources available, over 6,000 more than the previous edition. It also features "short list" indicators to highlight the "most highly recommended" works in a given category or subject area.