PART ONE LEARNING ABOUT CHILDREN AND LITERATURE
CHAPTER 1 Knowing Children’s Literature
CHAPTER 2 Reading Responses at Different Ages
PART TWO EXPLORING GENRES AND FORMATS IN CHILDREN’S BOOKS
CHAPTER 3 Picturebooks
CHAPTER 4 Graphica
CHAPTER 5 Traditional Literature
CHAPTER 6 Speculative Fiction
CHAPTER 7 Contemporary Realistic Fiction
CHAPTER 8 Historical Fiction
CHAPTER 9 Nonfiction
CHAPTER 10 Biography
CHAPTER 11 Poetry
PART THREE EXPERIENCING LITERATURE
CHAPTER 12 Extending Experiences with Literature
APPENDIXES
APPENDIX A Children’s Book Awards
APPENDIX B Book Lists
APPENDIX C Recommended Read Alouds
INDEXES