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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Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's Literature Egoff, Sheila, Sheila
A. Egoff. a nod to the adult reader ' s appreciation of parody and as well to the
child reader ' s love of drama and humor . The quest story lends itself well to
farcical ...
Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's Literature Egoff, Sheila, Sheila
A. Egoff. a nod to the adult reader ' s appreciation of parody and as well to the
child reader ' s love of drama and humor . The quest story lends itself well to
farcical ...
Page 232
His historical understanding is tinged with wicked black humor in " German Song
" that feels uncomfortable and incongruous in a poetry collection given a picture -
book format : The German children march along , Heads full of fairy tales and ...
His historical understanding is tinged with wicked black humor in " German Song
" that feels uncomfortable and incongruous in a poetry collection given a picture -
book format : The German children march along , Heads full of fairy tales and ...
Page 268
His Harquin , the Fox owes much to Caldecott in its rhythmic sweep of the English
countryside , as does its unsophisticated and good - natured humor . In his “ Little
Books , " Burningham has taken the picture book to its utmost simplicity , but ...
His Harquin , the Fox owes much to Caldecott in its rhythmic sweep of the English
countryside , as does its unsophisticated and good - natured humor . In his “ Little
Books , " Burningham has taken the picture book to its utmost simplicity , but ...
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Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Thursday's Child: Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's Literature |
| Authors | Egoff, Sheila, Sheila A. Egoff |
| Contributor | American Library Association |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | American Library Association, 1981 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Aug 2006 |
| ISBN | 0838903274, 9780838903278 |
| Length | 323 pages |
| Subjects | › › Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General |
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