Pat PinsentThe Power of the Page
Children's Books and Their Readers
Introduction: Children's Response to Story
Part 1 The Picture and the Story
Chapter 1 The Power of the Picture Book, Susan Fremantle
Chapter 2 The Multi-layered Picture Book, Walsh Sharon
Chapter 3 Bridging The Great Divide: Picture Books for Children in Secondary Schools, Martin Godleman
Chapter 4 Such Agreeable Friends: Children and Animal Literature, Pat Pinsent
Chapter 5 Making Connections: Children's Books and Cohesion, Barbara Hearn
Part 2 The Reader
Chapter 6 'Once upon a time': A Study of Children's Response to Fairytale, Susan Fremantle
Chapter 7 'The Perfect Ending to the Perfect Story': The appeal of Enid Blyton, Fiona Collins
Chapter 8 Children's Books and the Emotions, Nicola Humble
Chapter 9 Finding the Right Book for a Reader, Philippa Hunt
Chapter 10 Moving On: Becoming a Mature Reader, Jacquie Nunn
Chapter 11 The Individual and Society: Novels for Adolescents, Catherine Sheldon
Part 3 The World
Chapter 12 Telly Texts: Children's Books and the Media, Kim Reynolds
Chapter 13 Meg Meets the Turtles: Whose Books Count in Primary Classrooms?, Alison Kelly
Chapter 14 Story and the Development of Children's Language and Literacy, Mary Walsh
Chapter 15 Finding Something to Read: How Libraries and School Bookshops Can Help Children to Become Readers, Sue Mansfield