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"Descubriendo el sabor: Spanish Bilingual Book Publishing and Cultural Authenticity"
by Jamie Naidoo and Julia Lopez-Robertson: A significant and groundbreaking article on the history of publishing bilingual Spanish-English children’s books, interviews with notable children’s book publishers and critics, a list of exemplary books, and criteria for selecting bilingual picture books.

"From Arrullos to Puberman: Recent Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents"
" by Isabel Schon: Noted children’s book critic Isabel Schon (interviewed in the above article) offers her list of recommended Spanish and bilingual books published in the past year, from publishers in the United States, Spain, and Colombia.

"The 2007 Sundance Film Festival: The Evolving Native Initiative at the 27th Festival, World Cinema, and More"
by Christine McDonald: A discussion of multicultural films featured at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, with reviews of seven films from American Indian, Maori, Filipino, Japanese, and Chinese perspectives.

This issue also contains a "Continuing Diversity" column featuring a rare but valuable journal on children's literature published in Africa and a "Parting Words" photo essay of unique holiday displays in academic libraries.

Regular features: New Notes, Editor’s Shelf and Chalkboard. The issue is being mailed to all the members of EMIERT - Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table of the American Library Association.