Children's Literature: Engaging Teachers and Children in Good Books

This innovative book links quality children's books to an effective reading and language arts program. It hinges on the philosophy that teachers who have a passion for literature influence their students to become passionate about reading. An effective combination of current information on children's book titles, interviews with influential authors, and language arts strategies, create a blueprint for establishing a meaningful children's literature methods guidebook for contemporary classrooms. An original cover illustrated by Caldecott-winning David Wisniewski and interior artwork by children's author Steven Kellogg distinguishes this book's design. A three-part organization covers topics under the headings of: engaging readers in good books, the good books themselves, and using good books in the classroom. For elementary school teachers of reading and language arts.