Reflecting the importance of drawing on children's perspectives to shape professional practice, this book offers a nuanced approach to understanding the aims, implications and practicalities of accessing and incorporating children's perspectives in pedagogial practices relating to transitions.

Sue Dockett is Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood Education at the School of Education, Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Johanna Einarsdottir is Professor of Early Childhood Education at the School of Education, University of Iceland.

Bob Perry is Emeritus Professor at the School of Education, Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Foreword: introduction to the EECERA Book Series About the Contributors and Editors Chapter 1: Children's perspectives of transition to school: Exploring possibilities Chapter 2: Communities of children in the transition from kindergarten to school Chapter 3: Children's agency in transition experiences: Understanding possibilities and challenges Chapter 4: Transitions as a two-way window: Separation and adjustment in transition through the eyes of children starting school Chapter 5: Different transitions: Children's different experiences of the transition to school Chapter 6: Following children's advice on transitions from preschool to primary school Chapter 7: Children's views on their learning in preschool and school - Reflections and influence on practice Chapter 8: Connecting school and leisure-time centre: Children as brokers Chapter 9: Children's voices as a bridge between educators in kindergarten and teachers in primary school: Potential of children's perspectives to support professional development Chapter 10: Children's voices about transition processes: Strategic adaptation and civic resilience Chapter 11: From research to practice: Continuing the conversation Index