Zipes, a well-known expert on children’s literature, is worried that the idea of globalization is turning much of story to children into a massive consumerism. He is wondering out loud if international publishers, writers, librarians and other should take back the territory of having literature speak clearly to children about a more traditional world – one that has raised the children of the world for centuries. Thus, his book title is a question rather than a welcoming trend. What are the messages of story you as teacher librarians encounter each day as you recommend, tell, enact, and discuss modern children’s literature? Compare your own thoughts with those of this scholar for a big think and re-assessment.