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John Warren Stewig is Professor of Education at the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee and is a past president of the Wisconsin and the National Council of Teachers of English. He is the author of articles in over two dozen different professional journals and has published twelve books. His latest book for children is a retelling ofStone Soup (Holiday House, 1991).

Rachel Theilheimer teaches early childhood education at Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York City. The Bloomingdale Family Center Head Start Program is a program for three- and four-year-olds in New York City. Special thanks go to Marilyn Scudder Barnwell, Education Coordinator, and Jose Velilla, Head Teacher, for enabling the children to participate in these reviews.

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Stewig, J.W., Theilheimer, R. & children from the Bloomingdale Family Center Head Start Program. Men in picture books and environments. Early Childhood Educ J 19, 38–43 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01617478

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