Bloom, S. P., and C. M. Mercier. Presenting Zibby Oneal. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1991. This critical analysis of Oneal's work contains an interview with the author and in depth discussions of each of her three young adult novels.

Children's Literature Review, Volume 13.

Detroit: Gale, 1987. A sampling of book reviews and criticism of Oneal's work through 1986.

Contemporary Literary Criticism, Volume 30.

Detroit: Gale, 1984. A sampling of book reviews and criticism of The Language of Goldfish and A Formal Feeling.

Duncan, Jean. Review of The Language of Goldfish. English Journal (April 1981): 77.

McDonnell, Christine. Review of The Language of Goldfish. Horn Book (August 1980): 416.

Silver, Linda R. Review of The Language of Goldfish. School Library Journal (February 1980): 709.

"Zibby Oneal." In Contemporary Authors, Volume 106. Detroit: Gale, 1982. Includes biographical information and critical reviews of Oneal's work.

"Zibby Oneal." In Something About the Author, Volume 82. Detroit: Gale, 1995.

Includes biographical information and critical reviews...