文学充满魅力、激发热情、教导人生。在文学的殿堂中，不断的探索，可获得无尽的喜悦（Norton，2011）。图书可以给予孩子知识和喜悦。然而，如果没有成人的悉心呵护，共同分享阅读的乐趣，图书本身是不可能丰富孩子的（Kleeck，Stahl，& Bauer，2003）。成年人有义务和责任帮助孩子认识图书的奥秘。图书在孩子们心灵中所起的作用有多深、有多广，完全取决于家长的投入有多少。成年人为孩子们选择了文学作品，并通过一起欣赏这部作品，把自己对孩子的爱、自己坚定的价值观、自己对文化传承的承诺完全地传递给下一代。

摘要 Abstract

In this chapter, we present criteria for selecting quality literature for young readers.When teachers select books, we need to be mindful of the socio-cultural contexts of our values, our understanding of children, and our perception of the world. We discuss our assumptions of the purposes of children’s literature in the People’s Republic of China.These assumptions serve as the backdrop to build the criteria for book selection.The proposed criteria focus on characters, setting, language, and children’s perspectives. Book examples come from children’s literature titles published in the United States and other Chinese-speaking countries.

Key words:

the selection of children’s literature, children’s books

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[1] 华盛顿大学塔科马分校（University of Washington, Tacoma）

[2] 华盛顿大学塔科马分校（University of Washington, Tacoma）