This issue of the "Interracial Books for Children Bulletin" has three major articles. The first deals with the book titled, "The Five Chinese Brothers". This is one of the most widely circulated children's books in the United States. Although this book has been tauted as being authentically "Chinese", it is being reevaluated in light of current awareness about anti-Asian stereotypes. It is noted that this book is a relic of historical racism which can harm non Chinese children's potential for bias free thought and behavior. The second article describes a West German avant garde theater movement which deals with emancipatory education for children. In all of the plays, events are viewed through the eyes of children who take the lead in analyzing problems and solving them. In addition to plays, the theater provides books, records, and teaching manuals as an integral part of their performance. The third article focuses on what children are reading in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) schools. This study analyzed the available children's readers for grades 1-6 in terms of messages they conveyed about sex roles. It is concluded that the politicization of GDR citizens begins at a very young age. German Democratic Republic children's books promote children's assimilation of a preferred set of values. (Author/AM)