LibGuides: ENG257T : Introduction to Children's Literature: Overview of Children's Literature

Overview of Children's Literature

Online resources

The Routledge Companion to Children's Literature
Features a series of essays written by expert contributors who provide an illuminating examination of why children's literature is the way it is. Topics covered include: the history and development of children's literature various theoretical approaches used to explore the texts, including narratological methods questions of gender and sexuality along with issues of race and ethnicity realism and fantasy as two prevailing modes of story-telling picture books, comics and graphic novels as well as 'young adult' fiction and the 'crossover' novel media adaptations and neglected areas of children's literature.

Available in the Kaua'i CC Library

Children's Literature : A Very Short Introduction by Kimberley Reynolds
Call Number: PN1009.A1 R474 2011
Children's literature takes many forms - works adapted for children in antiquity, picture books and pop-ups - and now includes the latest online games and eBooks. This vast and amorphous subject is both intimately related to other areas of literary and cultural investigation but also has its own set of concerns, issues and challenges. From familiar authors including Beatrix Potter and Roald Dahl, classic books such as Pooh, Alice in Wonderland, and The Secret Garden, to modern works including Harry Potter and the Twilight series, thisVery Short Introduction provides an overview of the history.
International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature by Peter Hunt (Editor)
Call Number: KAUAI: Reference PN1008.5 .I57 1996
This encyclopedia offers comprehensive coverage of children's literature from a multitude of perspectives. Substantial essays cover a range of genres, critical and theoretical approaches, historical and institutional contexts, readerships and national traditions. Rather than a monolithic editorial view, the work encourages a number of critical approaches, ensuring that every facet of a complex and growing subject is treated critically and in depth.
100 Most Popular Children's Authors by Sharron L. McElmeel
Call Number: PS490 .M39 1999
Offers engaging biographical sketches, photos, and selected bibliographies and lists of related information sources.
The 100 Most Popular Young Adult Authors by Bernard A. Drew
Call Number: PS490 .D74 1997
Offers brief biographies, annotated listings of each author's works, and suggestions for additional reading