1. Important stories / Allyssa McCabe
2. The structure of stories and how that develops / Allyssa McCabe
3. How to translate narrative structure and to appreciate what it means / Allyssa McCabe
4. Telling plot sequences: some European North American traditions / Allyssa McCabe
5. Compressed collections of experiences: some Asian American traditions / Masahiko Minami and Allyssa McCabe
6. Improvising on a theme: some African American traditions / Karen Craddock-Willis and Allyssa McCabe
7. Vignettes on the continuous and family ties: some Latino American traditions / Marguerita Jimenez Silva and Allyssa McCabe
8. Context and structure: some North American Indian and Aborginal traditions / Diane Pesco, Martha D. Crago, and Allyssa McCabe
9. Chameleon writers?: narrative styles in written story books / Barbara S. Burt and Allyssa McCabe
10. Chamelion readers: notes toward an authentic multicultural literacy program / Allyssa McCabe.