| Children's Books: The State of the Art | |
| A Renewed View of Children's Literature | p. 3 |
| Children's Book Publishing on the Ascent | p. 11 |
| These Turbulent Times | p. 19 |
| "Have You Heard About an African Cinderella Story?": The Hunt for Multiethnic Literature | p. 27 |
| Trade Books and the Social Studies Curriculum | p. 41 |
| Exciting Nonfiction | p. 51 |
| Writing for Today's Child | p. 59 |
| Envisioning Experience: The Potential of Picture Books | p. 67 |
| Which Book Will Win the Caldecott? | p. 81 |
| Fantasy: Inner Journeys for Today's Child | p. 95 |
| Young Adult Literature | |
| Critics and Kids | p. 109 |
| Young Adult Literature and the Test of Time | p. 119 |
| Leading Them to Books - For Life | p. 129 |
| Enhancing Literary Understanding Through Young Adult Fiction | p. 139 |
| Reviewing Young Adult Books: The VOYA Editor Speaks Out | p. 151 |
| What We Know About Nonfiction and Young Adult Readers and What We Need to Do About It | p. 159 |
| Eight Things I've Learned About Kids and Poetry | p. 173 |
| Readers Response Theory and the Problem of Meaning | p. 183 |
| Contributors | p. 193 |
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