Informational Book Evaluation Criteria

According to Sylvia M. Vardell’s book,  Children’s Literature in Action: A Librarian’s Guide, when informational books are selected for children and young adults, it is imperative that the highest standards be met. This however can be tricky so she writes that “the number one criteria for quality in nonfiction writing is (the) accuracy of information.

When selecting nonfiction/informational books the following four things must have to be considered:

1. Accuracy
2. Design
3. Organization
4. Style

Vardell, S. (2008). Children's Literature in Action: A Librarian's Guide (1. publ. ed.). Westport, Conn. [u.a.: Libraries Unlimited.