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Children's literature

Cullinan, Bernice E., and Diane G. Person, eds. The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Continuum, 2001. Contains 1,200 biographical entries and 100 topical articles, all written by experts in the field.

Hunt, Peter. Children's Literature. Blackwell, 2000. A practical and authoritative guide to English-language children's literature from the 18th century to the year 2000.

Kohl, Herbert R. Should We Burn Babar? Essays on Children's Literature and the Power of Stories. New Press, 1995. Provocative essays on the impact of ideology on children's literature.

Lipson, Eden Ross. The New York Times Parent's Guide to the Best Books for Children. 3rd ed. Crown, 2000. An excellent reference that will help you match the book to the child.

Lukens, Rebecca. A Critical Handbook of Children's Literature. 6th ed. Addison Wesley Longman, 2001. A sound test that will interest parents, writers, and anyone who assesses children's literature.

Lurie, Alison. Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: Subversive Children's Literature. Little, Brown, 1990, 1998. Adult reinterpretations of children's literature.

Nodelman, Perry. The Pleasures of Children's Literature. Addison-Wesley, 1995. Thorough overview and introduction to critical reading.

Silvey, Anita, ed. Children's Books and Their Creators. Houghton Mifflin, 1995, 2001. Useful reference work for American authors and illustrators.

Spitz, Ellen Handler, and Robert Coles. Inside Picture Books. Yale University Press, 2000. This interesting study explores the pleasures of reading picture books with children.

Elementary education

Charbonneau, Manon P., and Barbara E. Reider. The Integrated Elementary Classroom: A Developmental Model of Education for the 21st Century. Allyn & Bacon, 1995. A developmental approach to creating appropriate learning environments, based on integration of curriculum and child-centered learning.

Dewey, John. The Child and the Curriculum, and the School and Society. University of Chicago Press, 1956. Two classic essays on Dewey's philosophy.

Jarolimek, John, and Clifford D. Foster. Teaching and Learning in the Elementary School. Prentice Hall, 2000. Explores the real world of elementary school teaching within a social, cultural, and political context; written for beginning teachers.

Kohn, Alfie. The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards". Houghton Mifflin, 1999. A critique of the language of "tougher standards" and "accountability" that has come to dominate school reform.

Lareau, Annette. Home Advantage: Social Class and Parental Intervention in Elementary Education. 2nd ed. Rowman & Littlefield, 2000. Ways in which parents are able and unable to manage their children's education.

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