Thursday's Child: Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's LiteratureSketches the history of children's literature, looks at the genres of fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, folklore, poetry, problem novels and picture books, and recommends specific works |
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Those that are generally designated as “ problem ” novels remain the province of
the poorer readers or of the good readers going through " a phase . ” In this
sense , modern children's literature seems almost to have split its readership .
Those that are generally designated as “ problem ” novels remain the province of
the poorer readers or of the good readers going through " a phase . ” In this
sense , modern children's literature seems almost to have split its readership .
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Minnow on the Say is far removed from Harriet the Spy , which was published six
years later but which by contrast seems more like fifty - six years later . Fitzhugh's
satirical outlook and her more stylized writing has lent itself to duplication , even ...
Minnow on the Say is far removed from Harriet the Spy , which was published six
years later but which by contrast seems more like fifty - six years later . Fitzhugh's
satirical outlook and her more stylized writing has lent itself to duplication , even ...
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But success in an absolute sense seems to elude most practitioners . ... seem not
. A new market is already commercially viableadults , teenagers , older children .
Perhaps the greatest success of the “ new - wave ” picture books is the ...
But success in an absolute sense seems to elude most practitioners . ... seem not
. A new market is already commercially viableadults , teenagers , older children .
Perhaps the greatest success of the “ new - wave ” picture books is the ...
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Contents
Childrens Literature and How It Grew | 1 |
Selection from | 2 |
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Copyright | |
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