Through children's literature, parents, teachers and librarians can help young people understand the complex, ambiguous issues of war and peace. Using a reading guidance approach, Virginia A. Walter's "War and Peace Literature for Children and Young Adults: A Resource Guide to Significant Issues" presents ways that children's books can be used as sources of information and/or starting points for adults and young people to discuss these two contrasting topics. Chapter 1 presents a historical perspective on the process of sharing books about war and peace with children, and includes some of the developmental issues involved with giving the right book to the right child at the right time. Chapter 2 suggests specific techniques for sharing books about war and peace in the classroom, the library and at home. Chapter 3 analyses the topics of war and peace in children's literature. Entries in the bibliography, alphabetically arranged by author, are accompanied by descriptive and (in some cases) evaluative annotations. Reading grade levels of the fiction and non-fiction titles range from pre-school through to grade 8.