Classroom libraries are an important component of elementary classrooms. These collections support readers' literate identities, their motivation to read, and their access to texts that reflect a world outside of the classroom. Yet, many classrooms lack texts that mirror the racial, cultural, and linguistic diversity of students and their lived…

The author, a veteran second-grade teacher, has spent the past three years developing a system to help her students find appropriate books to read during independent reading time. The article describes how the CLICKS system evolved and how to introduce it to a classroom of young readers. (Contains 7 figures.)

This seventh annual annotated bibliography of trade books reflects the direct choices of approximately 10,000 children from among more than 500 books published in the United States in 1980. (FL)

Annotates 112 children's books selected by children as the best of those published in 1989. (MM)

Describes the books that 300 children selected as most appealing from 200 concept books, picture books, and books of poetry, folklore, fiction, and nonfiction. (DD)

Lists an annual annotated bibliography of trade books compiled to aid teachers, librarians, and parents in identifying books children like. (MB)

This fifth annual annotated bibliography of trade books reflects the direct choices of 10,000 children from among 500 children's books published in the United States in 1978. (DD)

Indicates that pictures serving to increase reading interests do not contribute significantly to the child's ability to decode. (RB)

Annotates books selected by children from across the United States as their favorites from among more than 700 trade books published in 1981. The books are categorized as beginning independent reading books; books for younger, for middle grade, and for older readers; informational books; poetry; and jokes and riddles. (FL)

Reports on a study of the elements that Japanese five-year-olds prefer in picture books. (DD)

Discusses the results of a survey of children's reading interests classified by age and by sex within age levels. (TO)

Annotates 112 books selected by children as the best of those published in l986. (FL)

Discusses several books listing and discussing children's books and selection practices. Most of the lists include annotations. (TO)

Annotates books selected by children from across the United States as their favorites from among 500 children's trade books published in 1979. Books are categorized as beginning independent reading books; books for younger, for middle grade, and for older readers; and informational books. One regional choice (a book popular with Missouri children)…