A Sampling of The Sampler....

Tender Topics and Serious Subjects
"Navigating Through Books"
     by Judith Kantor and Marilyn Robertson
"Contemporary Children's Literature:True Grit or False Reality"
     by Virginia A. Walter
"An Interview with Diane Greenseid"
     by Michael Cart
"Selecting and Selling Tender Topics: A Bookstore Owner's View"
     by Sharon Hearn
"A Child's View of the Holocaust"
     by Marilyn Robertson

Ways of Seeing Each Other
"Ways of Seeing Each Other: Exploring Multiculturalism"
     An Introduction to the issue
"Opening Questions"
     by Sue Alexander
"Books for All Readers"
     by Philip Lee
"An Interview with Marilyn and Eve Sanders"
     by Michael Cart
"Multicultural Children's Literature: Threads of Our Cultural Fabric"
     by Clara M. Chu

Children's Book Selection
"Books Children Can Choose: Who Selects Them and On What Basis"
     An Introduction to the issue
"Hearing the Nightingale"
     by Virginia A. Walter
"Selection Connection or Who's In Charge"
     by Lynne Mook
"An Interview with Karen English"
     by Michael Cart
"School, Books, and Reading - Selection Issues in An Educational Setting"
     by Marianne Newman and Marilyn N. Robertson
"Outsourcing Book Selection in Libraries"
     by Eleanor K. MacDonald

Is Our Reverence for Information and Technology Killing Fiction for Our Young People?
"Is Technology Killing Fiction?"
     by Maida Lin Wong
"How is Fiction Faring From a Publishing Point of View?"
     by Sue Alexander
"Fiction in the Secondary School"
     by Maxine Lucas
"Tell Me a Story"
     by Sandra Shuckett
"An Interview with Catherine Cowan"
     by Michael Cart
"Long Live Fiction"
     by Eva Mitnick
"Are Libraries Buying Fiction for Children?"
     by Anne Connor
"Defending Literature in the Information Age"
     by Virginia Walter

Poetry for Children
"Why Poetry"
     by Eva Mitnick
"Poetry: The Heart of the Curriculum"
     by Bernice Cullinan
"A Poem is Something 'Speshull' "
     by Kristine O'Connell George
"Playing at Poetry"
     by Virginia A. Walter
"An Interview with Joan Bransfield Graham"
     by Michael Cart
"Why Poetry? A Novelist Reflects"
     by Joanne Rocklin
"Burger with a Side of Poetry Nourish Players"
     by Carol Jago
"Poetry in the School Library"
     by Marcia M. Burkart
"Poetry in the Public Library"
     by Mary M. Hopf

Book Discussion Groups for Children and Young Adults
"Let's Talk About Books"
     by Sylvia Anderle
"Talk It Up! Book Discussion Groups for Kids at Multnomah County Library"
     by Katie O'Dell
"Bagels and Books: A Brentwood School Book Club"
     by Elizabeth Palmer Abarbanel
"Sparking Conversation at Home"
     by Maeve Visser Knoth
"Wednesdays at Four with Children's Books"
     by Terrie Dorio
"Teen Book Club at the Sierra Madre Library"
     by Cathy Ryne
"Growing Up with the Readateers Book Club"
     by Jennifer Polhemus
"Using CYRM Books in a Book Discussion Group"
     by Eva Mitnick
"Books Build Bonds Between Mothers and Daughters"
     by Linda Kline

The Art of Picture Books
"Picture Books: A Critic's Perspective"
     by Kathleen Horning
"An Interview with Joe Cepeda"
     by Michael Cart
"A Little Illustration Lesson"
     by Deborah Nourse Lattimore
"Look Again: Reading Pictures Using Visual Thinking Strategies"
     by Janie Schomberg

Summer
2002

Evaluating and Honoring Children's Books
"School Library Journal: How Books are Reviewed"
     by Trev Jones
"The 2002 Newbery Award Committee"
     by Lisa Falk
"Caldecott Experiences"
     by Anne Connor
"An Interview with Kadir Nelson"
     by Michael Cart
"Honoring Non-Fiction: Robert F. Sibert Information Book Award"
     by Nina Lindsay
"Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Committee"
     by Susan Patron
"Views from a Judge: The Golden Kite"
     by Brian J. Heinz
"The Judy Lopez Memorial Award"
     by Meg Flanders
"Notable…or Not?"
     by Eva Mitnick