| Oct 18, 2011 This article is the first in a four-part series
of book reviews from the Children’s Literature and Reading
Special Interest Group of IRA (CL/R SIG). President Janelle
Mathis says that CL/R SIG has been supporting literacy educators
since 1979 through its goals of sharing high quality,
contemporary children’s literature, promoting creative uses of
literature in the classroom, disseminating recent research in
the field, and providing a forum to explore issues in the
children’s literature field. "The organization accomplishes its
goals through enthusiastic and informed members who organize
sessions at IRA each spring, serve along with other selected
members on the Notable Books for a Global Society committee who
create an award list each year, contribute to its journal, The
Dragon Lode, and interact around the recently created website,
www.clrsig.org," she shares. A visit to this site offers a more
detailed look at the possibilities for involvement in the
Children’s Literature SIG. Membership is o