Editor's Note

Virginia L. Wolf, "Belief in Tom's Midnight Garden"^2 This paper explores narrative technique, rather than historical or scientific explanation, as the source of credibility in Tom's Midnight Garden. It concludes that Philippa Pearce uses her protagonist 's point of view, plot structure, and an evocative style to still readers' questions about and to assure their participation in mysteries that she never explains away. Warren W. Wooden, "John Foxe's Book of Martyrs and the Child Reader" , ,j This paper suggests that Foxe wrote the Book of Martyrs (1563) for a general audience which specifically included children. Foxe's strategies for reaching a youthful audience are examined, especially his lavish use of pictures, his simplified glosses and humorous scolia, his vivid technique of caricature, and his dramatic storytelling power. Finally, several of his direct addresses to children and examples included for their particular benefit are considered in detail. The paper concludes that the Book of Martyrs may be considered a children's book not only as a result of historical accident but by authorial design and intent. MEMBERSHIP FORM EDITOR'S NOTE: Additions and Corrections to the PROCEEDINGS of the Eighth Annual Conference of The Children's Literature Association We regret that the complete copyright information for Karla Kuskin's poetry did not arrive before the printing of the 1981 PROCEEDINGS. The text of the publisher's acknowledgement and permission, as found on the copyright page, should have read as follows : Poems by Karla Kuskin used by permission of the author and Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc.: Poems 6 and 23 from ANY ME I_ WANT TO BE: Poems by Karla Kuskin. Copyright (C) 1972 by Karla Kuskin. "Very Early" and "Full of the Moon," Copyright (C) 1958 by Karla Kuskin, "Joe's Snow Clothes," Copyright (C) 1965 by Karla Kuskin, from DOGS & DRAGONS , TREES & DREAMS: A Collection of Poems by Karla Kuskin. "A Bug Sat in a Silver Flower," "Cow," "Days That the Wind Takes Over," "Koala," "Many People Who Are Smart," "Running Away," "This Cat," "Three Wishes," "Where Have You Been?," "Wordless Words," and "Worm" from NEAR THE WINDOW TREE: Poems and Notes by Karla Kuskin. Copyright (C) 1975 by Karla Kuskin. "I Woke Up This Morning" and the title poem from THE ROSE ON MY CAKE by Karla Kuskin. Copyright (C) 1964 by Karla Kuskin. We have found that the name of a contributor, Janice M. Alberghene, was inadvertently published as Janet M. Alberghene. We regret any inconvenience that this error may have caused Janice and ask that on pages i, 37, and 43 readers note that the name should read Janice and not Janet . (P. A. 0.) 157 ...