This guide contains detailed and thoughtful descriptions of 175 recommended books that teachers and parents can read to children--this revised and expanded edition carries a new section on reading aloud from infancy to kindergarten. Following a foreword by "Mister Rogers," chapters in the guide are entitled: (1) Why Bother? The Case for Reading Aloud; (2) Off to a Good Start: Books in the Early Years; (3) Don't Stop Now! The Benefits of Reading to School-Age Children; (4) Fitting It In: Finding or Making Time to Read Aloud; (5) Casting a Spell: How to Read Aloud Effectively to a Group of Children; (6) Queries and Quandaries: Frequently Asked Questions about Reading to Children; (7) What to Read? Lists of 300 Recommended Books for Reading Aloud to Children from Infancy through Middle School Age; Booklist for Younger Listeners; Booklist for School-Age Listeners; (8) Narrowing It Down: Cross-Listings of the Recommended Books for School-Age Children by Subject, Length, and Type; and (9) Book-Places: For Travelers and Stay-at-Homes, a Cross-Listing of Books by Settings. Appendixes contain information about poetry and a selected bibliography. (NKA)