Presents brief descriptions of 36 children's books (published in 1999 and 2000), organized around the theme of the various ways readers respond to text and illustration. Presents the books in the following categories: questioning "who am I?"; interaction; interpreting the world; gaining insight; assuming responsibility; and taking action and…

Notes that literature about people from the past allows readers to experience vicariously another time and place. Proposes that readers might discover that the actions of people in the past or present may influence the future. Presents annotations of 30 children's books which deal with special characters of the past or present in the categories of…

Discusses a master class (conducted at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English) that focuses on supporting student responses to literature within the context of an undergraduate or graduate course in children's literature. Notes that at the conclusion of this successful session, participants generated numerous strategies…

Shares one strategy used to empower preservice and inservice teachers as they respond to children's literature--the creation of Personal Text Sets. Examines teachers' reflections concerning their Personal Text Sets. Considers how teachers share with their students books that have touched their hearts. Describes how they create communities for…