West, Mark I

Provides library staff, teachers, parents, and students of children's literature with information on literature for youth including the history and impact of the literature, reference resources, organizations devoted to the literature, and a list of Internet websites and listservs.

A collection of interviews with children's authors, publishers, and anticensorship activists discussing their experiences with and attitudes towards censorship of children's literature.

Collects nineteen essays discussing Japanese cultural imports, including anime, manga, video games, film, and icons such as Godzilla and Hello Kitty, and their impact on children's popular culture in the U.S.