Presents brief annotations of 30 trade books published in 1993 selected by United States teenagers as their favorite new books. (SR)

Offers annotations of 26 illustrated books and chapter books for children and adolescents that the writers of this column consider too good to miss. (SR)

Offers brief annotations of 45 children's books inspired by children's curiosity. Presents the books in six categories: question and answer books, whodunit mysteries, mysteries of history, mysteries of nature, myths and legends, and mysteries of life. (SR)

Discusses definitions of multicultural literature, rationales for including it in the curriculum, and how it should be selected. (SR)

Presents a 17-item annotated bibliography of children's books (published in 1993) that are appropriate for the early-childhood program. (PA)

Offers brief annotations of 23 children's books in which characters read, talk about their reading, or in which the act of reading is important to the story line. (SR)

Presents reviews of 22 poetry anthologies, collections of poems by 1 poet, and books that contain a single illustrated poem. Urges students and teachers to bring poetry alive by reading it aloud. (RS)

Urges the use of multicultural literature in the curriculum to teach young children cultural awareness. Presents descriptions of 16 recommended children's books about African Americans. (SR)

Presents brief descriptions of 31 books (published between 1962 and 1991) concerning the commemoration of the discovery of the Americas. Divides the books into those about Christopher Columbus, those that shed light on the world in which he lived, and those that look at the Americas before he landed. (RS)

Presents an annotated bibliography of 29 outstanding children's trade books published in 1991 that can enhance language awareness among elementary school children. (RS)

Suggest that read-alouds model expressive reading, transmit the pleasure of reading, and invite listeners to be readers. Presents examples for secondary schools and for methods courses and inservice. Discusses locating great read-alouds. (RS)

Offers brief annotations of 42 children's picture books which deal with patterns: natural patterns; visual patterns; patterns in mathematics, language, and folktales; patterns from the past; and reflections on students' own patterns. (SR)

Offers 13 suggestions on how to keep up with children's literature. (SR)

Presents a list of 24 selections of poems, short stories, nonfiction, and picture books of high reader appeal and literary quality. Offers annotations of some selections. (RS)

Reviews nine novels for young adults written before 1967 which are now considered to be "classics" by many English teachers. (PRA)