Children's and YA Books for Adults
Children's Books for Adults (Christchurch City Libraries, NZ): Author, title, summary (for most) for about 50 children's or YA books that adults will also like, from Go, and Come Back by Joan Abelove to Queen's Own Fool: A Novel of Mary Queen of Scots by Jane Yolen.
Children's Books We Love as Adults (Fort Vancouver Regional Library District, WA): Author, title, and comments about 15 or so books and series recommended by library staff, from The Boy Who Could Make Himself Disappear by Kin Platt to A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle.
Not Just for Children Anymore! (Children's Book Council): 'Compiled in 2002, the list represents only a small number of the many children's titles appropriate for adults.' Categories are Art and Architecture; Biographies and History; Christmas; Comics and Movies; Fairy Tales, Folktales, and Legend; Fantasy; Novels; Picture Books; Poetry and Praise; Science and Nature; Classics and Perennial Favorites; and For the Fun of It. Each list provides 6-12 titles, with author, title, publication info, and summary.
When We Were Young: Teen Books for Adults (Heights Libraries, Cleveland Heights, OH): Author, title, summary, and webcat link for about 15 books. Compiled 1999.
Y Not YA (St. Charles Public Library, IL): 'Young Adult books that Adults will enjoy, too!' Author and title only (no summaries) for 20 books, from Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson to Rush Hour: A Journal of Contemporary Voices. Compiled Feb. 2007.