Literature for Children: A Short Introduction

Literature for Children covers the full range of subjects typically addressed in children’s literature, while focusing on genres and concepts rather than on particular authors. The book’s concise, accessible, inviting style includes many specific illustrations and explanations as examples of the concepts presented and allows readers to spend more time reading the primary texts. Included are topics for consideration and discussion at the end of each chapter, many bibliographies of both scholarly resources and children’s books, an extensive glossary, a list of children’s literature research sources, and lists of children’s book awards, making the book an outstanding, useful resource.

Customer Reviews:

Extreme liberal opinions

By Busy mom - February 11, 2013

This is not your typical college text. In theory, a college text should present proven facts and nothing more. This book is full of very liberal opinions. If you are conservative, you will be highly offended by many of the comments made in this text. As you read, you will feel belittled if you hold opinions which differ from those of the author. He clearly states that those who hold these differing opinions do so because they haven't received enough education. In over twenty years of non-fiction reading for institutions of secondary education, I have never been so angered by what I read in a textbook.