French children's literature, which includes so many masterpieces of the rarest and most remarkable kind does not constitute a literature in the strict sense. It has neither continuity nor traditions. (Author)

There is almost a revivalist movement in English children's classics, but the author questions their ability to survive in an increasingly mechanical age, and cautions against the negative effects of the new media and insensitive techniques of publishers. (SJ)

Author discusses the novel A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and its relationship to our uses of fantasy in everyday life. (JB)

Despite its absence on American library recommended lists and its absence from the children's room collection in public and school libraries, the Oz stories are still loved and read by children as much as ever. (MF)

Provides a discussion of a character's ascent from a spiritual dark night toward an illuminating encounter with grace and love forcefully depicted by Katherine Paterson. (HOD)

Notes how the internal structure of Rudyard's "The Jungle Book,""Captains Courageous," and "Kim," are all the same, even though "Captains Courageous" is not as widely acclaimed as the other two books. (HOD)

Examines six books by Jan Mark and suggests they have a variety and range of richness that will attract a wide readership on many different levels. (HOD)

Examines some of the interesting features of the use of food in Blyton's works, which were written during World War II. (HOD)

Discusses the parallels and differences in the writings of Rudyard Kipling and Rosemary Sutcliff, noting that Kipling is detached and objective while Sutcliff is involved and subjective. (HOD)

Compares the actual Christopher Robin Milne with the character of Christopher Robin as found in the verses of A. A. Milne. (HOD)

Investigates the ways in which Haugaard's techniques and the choices and concerns common to his novels express and exemplify a basic philosophy of life. (HOD)

Discusses the appeal to children of Gene Kemp's Tamworth Pig books and "The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler," which won the Carnegie Medal in 1978. (HOD)

An interview with children's literature author Theodore Taylor and an annotated bibliography of his children's books. (DD)

Discusses the Milly-Molly-Mandy books, showing that they depict a world of childhood coherent and memorable enough to be regarded as an outstanding exemplar of certain traditional values. (HOD)

Examines relationships among children's fairy tales, the North American dream of going from rags to riches, the role of sports in North American society, and the uses and misuses of biographies written for young readers. (HOD)