This collection of articles reflects humanists' interest in searching out and studying good literature for children. Five of the seventeen articles were originally presented at a symposium on children and literature in the Middle Ages. Other articles discuss the concept of "writing for children," provide reproductions of Chinese illustrations of children at play, investigate Romanian and American Indian folklore, examine fantasy in Kipling's works, and discuss children's literature in India, in Canada, and in eighteenth and nineteenth century England. Essays on specific works of literature for children also are included, as well as five review articles, seven book reviews, an annotated list of relevant dissertations of note, and a list of ideas and topics for student writing and research. (GW)