Heims, Paul, ed. Crosscurrents of Criticism. Boston: Horn Book, 1977. Contains an article by Southall expressing his purpose and standards in writing for young adults.

Saxby, H. M. A History of Australian Children's Literature, 1941-1970. Sydney: Wentworth Books, 1971. This book treats Southall as Australia's leading writer of realistic contemporary fiction for young readers. It offers a critical analysis of his major books.

Southall, Ivan. A Journey of Discovery, On Writing for Children. New York: Macmillan, 1975. Southall tells of his own writing and describes the ways several of his books came about.

Townsend, John Rowe.A Sense of Story.

New York: Lippincott, 1971. The chapter treating Southall in this book gives an in-depth evaluation of his literary style and the scope of his writings.