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| Preface | |
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| Taking a Critical Issues Approach | |
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| Introduction to Multicultural Children's Literature: A Critical Issues Approach | |
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| Children's Literature Defined | |
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| Multicultural Children's Literature | |
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| A Brief Historical Overview | |
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| Role of Multicultural Children's Literature in Today's Schools | |
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| Critical Literacy and Multicultural Children's Literature | |
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| Forming Issues Into and Through Critical Literacy Lessons | |
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| Reflection Questions for the Teacher | |
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| Forming a Critical Literacy Lesson Using Educational Drama | |
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| Examples of Responses to Lesson 1.1 | |
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| Selected Annotated Bibliography | |
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| References | |
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| The Essentials and Foundations of Multicultural Children's Literature | |
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| Tracing a Brief History of Multiculturalism | |
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| Multiculturalism to Multicultural Children's Literature | |
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| Multicultural Children's Literature and Levels of Multiculturalism | |
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| Defining Multicultural Children's Literature | |
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| The Need for Multicultural Children's Literature | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Reflection Questions for the Teacher | |
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| Check for Authenticity | |
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| Selected Annotated Bibliography | |
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| References | |
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| Choosing Books and Reading Critically | |
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| Choosing Critical Children's Books | |
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| Reader Response | |
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| Reading Aloud and Transactional Theory | |
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| Questioning | |
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| As the Experts: Authors, Parents, Educators, and Teachers | |
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| Reflection Questions for the Teacher | |
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| Change Is Not Easy | |
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| Example of Response to Lesson 3.1 | |
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| Negotiating a Deal | |
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| Selected Annotated Bibliography | |
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| References | |
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| Exploring Issues in Multicultural Children's Literature | |
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| Responding to Censorship, Book Banning, and Controversies | |
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| What is Censorship? | |
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| Intellectual Freedom and the First Amendment | |
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| Why Are Books Censored? | |
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| What Does Censorship Really Do? | |
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| What do Authors, Publishers, Teachers, and Parents Say About Censorship? | |
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| Useful Resources | |
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| Reflection Questions for the Teacher | |
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| Web Sites of Organizations | |
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| Censorship | |
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| Selected Annotated Bibliography | |
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| References | |
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| Gender, Sexuality, and Equity | |
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| Gender Roles Portrayed in Children's Literature | |
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| Children's Reading Preferences | |
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| Gender Equity and Finding a Balance | |
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| Some Considerations and Recommendations | |
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| Children's Books and Sexuality | |
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| Sexuality Portrayed in Children's Books | |
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| Using Children's Books to Promote Equity and Understanding | |
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| Reflection Questions for the Teacher | |
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| Gender Roles | |
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| Gender and Coming of Age | |
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| Selected Annotated Bibliography | |
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| References | |
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| Understanding or Justifying Violence | |
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| Defining Violence | |
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| Justifying Violence in Children's Books | |
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| Steps to Counter Violence in the Media | |
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| Gang Violence | |
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| Traditional Tales and Violence | |
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| Real Life, History, and Violence | |
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| Understanding Violence | |
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| Reflection Questions for the Teacher | |
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| Violence | |
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| Violence | |
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| Selected Annotated Bibliography | |
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| References | |
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| Realities in Life and Multicultural Children's Literature | |
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| War, Terrorism, Justice, and Freedom | |
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| Making Meaning: A Historical Perspective | |
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| Making Meaning: A Current Perspective | |
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| Making Meaning and Critical Connections | |
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| Using Children's Books to Address War, Terrorism, Justice, and Freedom | |
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| Past Depictions | |
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| Current Depictions | |
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| Reading Authentic Accounts | |
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| Finding Resilience in the Face of Adversity | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Reflection Questions for the Teacher | |
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| Exploring Issues of War Using Educational Drama | |
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| Example of Responses to Lesson 7.1 | |
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| Selected Annotated Bibliography | |
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| References | |
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| Prejudice, Bullying, Abuse, and Other Challenging Situations | |
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| Defining and Discussing Challenging Situations | |
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| Prejudice | |
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| Bullying | |
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| Poverty | |
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| Abuse | |
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| Divorce | |
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| Child Labor | |
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| Reflection Questions for the Teacher | |
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| Poverty | |
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| Foster Care | |
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| Selected Annotated Bibliography | |
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| References | |
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| Disabilities and the Special Child | |
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| The Need for Representating Disabilities and Special Needs in Classrooms | |
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| The Special Child | |
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| Disabilities as a 'Multicultural' Group | |
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| Children Who Are Health Impaired | |
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| Reflection Questions for the Teacher | |
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| Children With Special Needs | |
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| Children With Special Needs | |
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| Selected Annotate Bibliography | |
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| References | |
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| Influences of a Digital World | |
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| The Internet, Television, and the Video Industry | |
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| Digital Age Literature | |
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| Computer Books and Programs | |
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| Audiobooks | |
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| Reflection Questions for the Teacher | |
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| http://www.tumblebooks.com | |
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| http://www.en.childrenlibrary.org | |
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| Selected Annotated Bibliography | |
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| References | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |
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| About the Contributing Author | |