| Foreword | Kazuko Sakata | 3 |
| Introductory Notes | 4 |
| Texts of Children’s Literature; as a Way of Communication | Takeo Miyakawa | 6 |
| Texts of Picture Books and their Typographical Techniques | Shin'ichi Yoshida | 26 |
| Modern Translation of Classic Children’s Literature: Style and Text | Teruo Jingu | 41 |
| Texts of Picture Books in Translation | Yumiko Fukumoto | 63 |
| Legends, Folk Tales and Oral Literature | Toru Tsunemitsu | 84 |
| Reference Books on Words and Texts of Children’s Literature － Booklist from the Librarian’s Perspective | Miyuki Kishi | 99 |
| About the Speakers | 113 |
