Commire, Anne, ed. Something about the Author. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale Research, 1971. Article on Uchida summarizes her life and work.

Sutherland, Zena, and May Hill Arbuthnot. Children and Books. 7th ed. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman, 1986.

Contains a brief evaluation of Uchida's books, focusing on those for younger children.

Uchida, Yoshiko. Toshiko Uchida." New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books/Macmillan, 1986. An autobiographical pamphlet that provides an account of Uchida's life and includes some of her views about her own work.