Describe how to effectively evauluate books for children. Is this valued-based?
I think there are many ways to evaulate books for children. When chosing books for a classroom you definately need to make sure what you are going to put in it. First of all I think you should read the book and ask yourself a few questions. For example can it really happen, does it make sense, do you think it is worth reading, is it something you children would enjoy reading, and is the book apporiate for the age group. I do think that it is valued-based because you are going to be choosing the books that are going to be in your classroom library. They are going to be what the teacher believes the children needs to know.

Why do character/setting analysis on children's books? Purpose? What does it accomplish?
It's done so that the children will be able to see the story from different sides. It helps you set up the story so you can understand the characters more. When you do analyzing the settings and the characters it can help in deciding if the book is a good book for children. It can also help the students understand the books more because you get a better understanding of what the characters in the story are going through.