Reflections on Literature for Children

Literature & Fiction

Butler, Francelia

Rotert, Richard

History & Criticism

Library Professional Pubns

Triumphs of the Spirit in Children's Literature (Library Professional Publications)

Robert, Richard

Children's Books

Skipping Around the World: The Ritual Nature of Folk Rhymes

Describes common themes found in skipping rhymes and discusses the psychological rituals involved in skipping

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Shoe String Pr Inc

Children's Literature

Yale University Press

Describes common themes found in skipping rhymes and discusses the psychological rituals involved in skipping

History

World

Ballantine Books

A collection of poetry, fiction, folklore, fables, myths, and rhymes arranged in three sections that reflect a child's discovery of the world. The sections are titled "The Primary World: Family," "The Created World: The Country and the City," and "The Natural World."

The Wide World All Around: An Anthology of Children's Literature (Longman English and Humanities Series)

Jordan, Anne Devereaux

Reference

Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd

Childrens Literature

Temple Univ. Press

Words, Language & Grammar

Literature for children appears in many genres, each with its own conventions and traditions. But beyond the mechanical devices, beyond the crafting of a well-wrought tale, lies wisdom of heart. Wisdom of heart is experienced by child and adult alike, but sharing the experience is sometimes as difficult for the adult as it is for the child. Butler's book brings adults into active participation in sharing literature with children, challenging adults to confront the inner child in themselves. She calls this "restorying the adult." In addition, she shows how literature can be shared with children in conjunction with storytelling, games, dancing, singing, puppetry, acting out, and other fascinating and creative activities. Using the best available standards of literary taste and an educated intuition, Butler chose pieces for feeling, value, quality, and balance. The five themes that form the major divisions of the book: Toys and Games, Fools, Masks and Shadows, Sex Roles, and Circles, grew organically from a decade of study of the shared literary interests of children and adults. Each section is further divided by genre; in over one hundred and sixty selections, she presents folktales, folk rhymes, folk plays, fantasy, fiction, poetry, essays, mythology, fables, drama, biography, and biblical writing. Far from being a comprehensive book that tries to cover the field or present a microcosm of the child's experience, or the human experience, or experience of the universe, and so on, Sharing Literature with Children is only the beginning of a great experience that opens out into the almost limitless potential of the world of great literature for children, or for that matter, of all literature.

Sharing Literature With Children: A Thematic Anthology

Teen & Young Adult

Waveland Pr Inc.

Raised by a cruel and hypocritical mother and a violent father, Susan grows up receptive to the idea of murder

The Lucky Piece: An Autobiographical Novel

United States

Van Vactor & Goodheart

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