Children's literature periodicals include magazines about children's literature intended for adults, such as:
- Academic journals focusing on the scholarly study of children's and young adult literature
- Review journals reviewing specific works for children and young adults
- Library science and education journals discussing the selection and use of literature with children
Children's magazines, which are magazines intended for children, are not included in this category.
Academic journals
- ALAN Review
- Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature
- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
- Children's Literature
- Children's Literature Association Quarterly
- The Lion and the Unicorn
Review journals
The general purpose review journals Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly also have established sections for reviewing children's and young adult books.