Standard procedures need to be developed to determine children's interests in literature. (JH)

A study of folklore may be a way of introducing children to traditional stories which tell of a culture's superstitions, beliefs and customs. (JH)

Presents an annotated list of fifteen books for adolescent females in the elementary grades. (RB)

Professional educators should expose children to "feeling books" which will help children learn about ". . . people's motivations, their strengths and frailties, their sensitivities and their hopes and dreams." (JH)

Many authors of adolescent novels follow a formula when developing a pattern of action. The formula, however, is not predictable and may be one of action, humor, or ideas. (JH)

Comments from young readers can be a valuable way of learning about children's books. (JH)

Censorship of children's books is a fairly recent phenomenon. (JH)

Discusses the current controversy about too much realism in children's literature and concludes, by citing several examples of recent children's and adolescents' books, that literary quality together with realistic plots and characters makes good books. (TO)

Presents an annotated list of representative examples of Australian children's trade books. (TO)

The current undesirable preoccupation in children's books with social problems should be replaced by a return to traditional literature such as myths, folktales, and epics. (JH)