Part 1 The History and Definition of Children's Literature; Chapter 1 A Brief History of Children's Literature, Deborah Lovitky Sheiman; Chapter 2 What Makes Good Children's Literature?, Deborah Lovitky Sheiman; Part 2 Voices of an Illustrator and a Writer; Chapter 3 What makes an Illustrator an Illustrator?, Anita Riggio; Chapter 4 What Makes a Writer a Writer?, Cari Best; Part 3 Developing Good Readers; Chapter 5 Encouraging Early Reading, Hannah Nuba; Chapter 6 Babies and Books, Jill Sheiman, Laura Sheiman; Chapter 7 Children's Literature for the Preschool Years, Michael Searson; Chapter 8 Children's Literature for the Primary Grade Years, Michael Searson; Chapter 9 The Making of Children's Videos Based on Picture Books, Cari Best; Chapter 10 Interactive Children's Literature for Early Childhood, Christine Baykowski, Nicole R. Vogel, Michael Searson; Part 4 Resources for Children's Literature; Chapter 11 A Reading and Resource Listing, Hannah Nuba, Siobhan O'Neil; Chapter 12 Postscript, Hannah Nuba, Deborah Lovitky Sheiman, Michael Searson;