This 3rd rev. ed. has sections on 1)Around the World in Nursery Rhymes, 2)Nonsense, 3)Picture Books, 4)Fables, 5)Folk Tales, 6)Myths and Legends, 7)Heroes of Epic and Romance, 8)Fantasy, 9)Sacred Writings and Legends of the Saints, 10)Earth, Sky, and Sea, 11)Biography, 12) Travel and History) 13)Fiction, 14)Poetry.
Appendices include an essays on Storytelling and on The Story of Children's Literature, 5 Early Writings from the 1700's-1800's, Illustrators,all with bibliograpies. Also: The Newbery and Caldecott Awards, Graded Reading Lists, Biographical Sketches of authors, and Pronouncing Glossary.

I had this book as a child in the 50's-60's and lost it somewhere on life's journey. I found another copy of it at a friend's garage sale in the early 80's and bought it immediately. In the days before cable, video games, and graphic novels, I spent hours and hours reading and rereading the stories and getting lost in the pictures. A great book! ( )

This is an old edition, but it gives a great place to start looking for quality children's literature from years ago. It is also a good resource for the storyteller.