Bechtel, Louise. Books in Search of Children. New York: Macmillan, 1955.

Brief survey of Coatsworth's works for children.

Children's Literary Review, vol. 4.

Detroit: Gale, 1976. Sketch of Coatsworth's life and the reactions of reviewers to the books.

Eaton, Ann, et al. A Critical History of Children's Literature. New York: Macmillan, 1953. Focuses mostly upon Coatsworth's poetry.

Georgiou, Constantine. Children and Their Literature. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1969. Survey of Coatsworth's career.

Miller, Bertha, and Elinor Fields, eds.

Newbery Medal Winners, 1922-1955.

Chicago: Horn Book, 1968. Background on The Cat Who Went to Heaven.

Sutherland, Zena, and May Arbuthnot.

Children and Books. Glenview, IL: Scott-Foresman, 1977. Cross section of the author's work.

Townsend, John R. Writing for Children.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1974. Study of the author's poetic style.