Amazon.com description: Product Description: This is a comprehensive guide to selecting and using real books to nurture a love of reading and language in 3 to 8 year-olds. It will help teachers, librarians, and parents to evaluate books most appropriate for children at specific points in their development as readers. Of particular value is the chapter on realistic, practical criteria for choosing books for home, library, and classroom. "Real Books for Reading" is illustrated with delightful examples of children's response to literature. The extensive bibliography is organized around ten categories that reflect realistically the stages of children's reading development from pre-reader to independent reader.