This discussion of the artistic merit and universal appeal of picture books was presented at the 1987 convention of the Catholic Library Association. A bibliography of books from which slides were taken to accompany the presentation is included. (Author/EM)

Discusses five causes of unjust conflict that may originate in religious commitment including arrogant intolerance; hostile remembrance; ethnocentrism; fundamentalism; and religious myths. Causes of conflict other than religion are suggested, and religion as a force for peace and unity is discussed. (KRN)

Some 25 titles of varying viewpoints, reading levels, and quality are discussed in an analysis of recent trends in books on religion written for the teenage market. (Author/LLS)

Includes the keynote address by Betsy Hearne as well as reports on workshops held as part of the conference on children's literature. Topics discussed include children's poetry, books for children learning how to read, pictures in nonfiction, the child and myth, oral tradition, storytellers, folk motifs, and illustrations and illustrators. Remarks…