"This practitioner-oriented introduction to literature for children ages 5-12 covers the latest trends, titles, and tools for choosing the best books and materials as well as for planning fun and effective programs and activities."--

"Once in a book by Mordecai Gerstein ... there lived a family of characters." This is the tale of one little girl's search for her own story.

"This tenth edition of the classic reference covers approximately 26,500 in-print titles, most of which have been recommended in at least two reviewing journals. Arranged thematically, entries provide annotations with succinct plot summaries, ISBNs, book length, price, reading level, and review citations. Audio and ebook formats are noted, as are foreign-language versions and award-winning and series titles"--

Franklin the dragon loves stories and loves reading stories to people too, but everyone is too scared to even talk to him. One day, he meets a girl named Luna who, rather than being afraid, is fascinated to meet Franklin, having recently read all about dragons in one of her books. They instantly become friends and talk nonstop about what they've read: books about roller-skating, King Arthur, spiders, and how to do kung fu. Together they hatch a plan...

Bored with doing the usual bear activities, George finds a book under a tree and goes to town hoping to find someone who will teach him to read.