Part 1: An Introduction to Literature, Children, and Literacy - 1. The Books: Children s Literature; 2. Literacy: How Children Become Good Readers; Part 2: The Good Books Themselves - 3. Picturebooks: Beyond Words and Illustrations; 4. Traditional Literature; 5. Modern Fantasy; 6. Realistic Fiction; 7. Historical Fiction; 8. Poetry; 9. Nonfiction: Biographies and Informational Books; 10. Diverse Perspectives; 11. The New Literacies: The World of Online Children s Literature; Part 3: Children s Literature in the Classroom - 12. How Children Respond to Literature; 13. Reading to and With Children: Reading and Writing Aloud, Shared Reading and Writing, and Small-Group Reading; 14. Reading by Children: Independent Reading and Writing and Literature Circles.
