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  1. A WORLDWIDE TRADITION OF STORY
  2. EARLY BEGINNINGS OF WESTERN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
    1. The Oral Tradition
    2. The Earliest Manuscripts
    3. The Printed Book
    4. Hornbooks, ABCs, and Primers
    5. Lasting Contributions of the Period
  3. CHILDREN'S BOOKS: THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES
    1. The "Goodly Godly" Books of the Puritans
    2. Lighter Fare
    3. Newbery Publishes for Children
  4. CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
    1. Books of Instruction and Information
    2. Family Stories
    3. Tales of Adventure
    4. Animal Stories
    5. The Rise of Folktale Collections and Fantasy
    6. Poetry
    7. Magazines
    8. Illustrators of the Nineteenth Century
  5. CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
    1. Recognition of Children's Literature
    2. The Rise of the Picture Storybook
    3. The Growth of Nonfiction Books
    4. Folktales of the World
    5. Fantasy
    6. Poetry
    7. Historical Fiction
    8. Contemporary Realistic Fiction
  6. THE MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS
    1. The Rise of Multicultural Literature
    2. Defining Multicultural Literature
    3. An International Literature for Children
  7. RECENT TRENDS IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS
    1. Children's Books: Big Business
    2. Shifts in Publishing Emphases
    3. Changes in Writing and Illustration
    4. Children's Literature in the School and Community
    5. The Development of a Multiliterate Society





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