WORKS FOR CHILDREN WHICH PRESENT NEGROES AS POSITIVE CENTRAL CHARACTERS WHO SHOW SELF-ESTEEM, DIGNITY, AND SELF-RESPECT ARE LISTED IN THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. OTHER CRITERIA FOR A BOOK'S INCLUSION ARE THE PRESENCE OF NONSTEREOTYPED CHARACTERS, SPEECH PATTERNS, OR ILLUSTRATIONS, AND AN ATTRACTIVE FORMAT. THE BOOKLIST HAS A SECTION ON AMERICAN LIFE IN THE PAST AND PRESENT AND ONE ON AFRICA AND THE WEST INDIES. WITHIN EACH HEADING THE BOOKS ARE CLASSIFIED AS SUITABLE FOR BEGINNERS (KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 2), INTERMEDIATE (GRADES 3 AND 4), AND ADVANCED (GRADE 5 AND 6). ALL BOOKS WERE IN PRINT AS OF DECEMBER 1966. (NH)