Publication: Children's Books in Children's Hands: An Introduction to Their Literature

• Temple, Charles
• Yokota, Junko
• Martinez, Miriam
• Naylor, Alice

LCCN: 97-9950

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

From the Authors:
In this book, we seek to explain the vital importance of
sharing ideas with the young through children's literature
and nurturing a richer appreciation of the books
themselves. We had several goals in writing this book:
    * To help the adult reader recognize the many ways
children benefit from literature at different times in
their lives and to appreciate what happens when a child is
engaged by a book
    * To acquaint the adult reader with the wealth of
children's books that are available today and to enable
that reader to make critical judgments about them
    * To equip the reader with a range of proven strategies
to bring children together with books productively and
pleasurably