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LITERACY LEADERSHIP IN EARLY CHILDHOOD: The Essential Guide. Dorothy S. Strickland & Shannon Riley-Ayers. New York: Teachers College Press, 2007. 113 pp. Paperback, $18.95. Reviewed by Nancy Brashear STORYTIME: Young Children's Literary Understanding in the Classroom. Lawrence R. Sipe. New York: Teachers College Press, 2008. 305 pp. $34.95. Reviewed by Patricia A. Crawford WHY WE TEACH: Learning, Laughter, Love, and the Power To Transform Lives. Linda Alston. New York: Bright Idea Scholastic, 2008. 144 pp. Paperback, $15.99. Reviewed by Carol Deringer CHILDREN'S LANGUAGE: Connecting Reading, Writing, and Talk. Judith Wells Lindfors. New York: Teachers College Press, 2008. 121 pp. Paperback, $22.95. Reviewed by Rebecca McMahon Giles WHAT YOUR PRESCHOOLER NEEDS TO KNOW: Read-Alouds To Get Ready for Kindergarten. Edited by E. D. Hirsch, Jr. and Linda Bevilacqua. Bantam Bell (a division of Random House), 2008. 199 pp. $15.00. Reviewed by Fongyun Lee WHY IS MATH SO HARD FOR SOME CHILDREN?: The Nature and Origins of Mathematical Learning Difficulties and Disabilities. Daniel Berch and Michele Mazzocco, editors. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing, 2007. 457 pp. Hardcover, $36.46. Reviewed by Douglas D. Quine WHEN SCHOOL REFORM GOES WRONG. Nel Noddings. New York: Teachers College Press, 2007. 93 pp. $19.95. Reviewed by Christopher j. Quinn