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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Pamela Travers also ponders the secrets of the fairy tale in her stimulating “
Afterword , ” which has the perspicacity and intelligence of her other essays ,
such as " Only Connect , " and which will form as permanent a piece of literature
on the ...
Pamela Travers also ponders the secrets of the fairy tale in her stimulating “
Afterword , ” which has the perspicacity and intelligence of her other essays ,
such as " Only Connect , " and which will form as permanent a piece of literature
on the ...
Page 198
But the ominous surreal distortion is balanced by a zesty humor and romantic
dreaming spirit in many stories . In the same vein , combining scholarship with
playful iconoclasm , is Angela Carter ' s The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault (
1977 ) .
But the ominous surreal distortion is balanced by a zesty humor and romantic
dreaming spirit in many stories . In the same vein , combining scholarship with
playful iconoclasm , is Angela Carter ' s The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault (
1977 ) .
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The Fairy Tale Treasury . Illus . by Raymond Briggs . New York : Coward , 1972 .
190 pp . Holme , Bryan , ed . Tales from Times Past . New York : Viking , 1977 .
175 pp . Houston , James . Songs of the Dream People : Chants and Images from
...
The Fairy Tale Treasury . Illus . by Raymond Briggs . New York : Coward , 1972 .
190 pp . Holme , Bryan , ed . Tales from Times Past . New York : Viking , 1977 .
175 pp . Houston , James . Songs of the Dream People : Chants and Images from
...
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Contents
Childrens Literature and How It Grew | 1 |
Selection from | 2 |
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
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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 | 20 May 2008 |
| ISBN | 0838903274, 9780838903278 |
| Length | 323 pages |
| Subjects | › › Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General |
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