Sequels in Children’s Literature: An Annotated Bibliography of Books in Succession or with Shared Themes and Characters, K‐6

Sequels (and prequels) are examples of one of a series of books “with the same characters and/or following a similar theme”. In fact, many of the 7,357 titles included here are in series, and series, paradoxically, are usually very popular in libraries but get very little critical attention from reviewers. Anderson follows other reference works in the children’s field (like Fiction Sequels for Readers 10 to 16, now in its second edition) with the work under review. It covers works, mainly fiction and with US imprints, published (or republished) in the last 30 or so years in the English...