Children’s Literature

Class One

Children’s literature is anything, for, about or by a child. That covers a broad range. Dr. Suess and To Kill a Mockingbird both fall in the same category.

What is the definition of children’s literature?

Poems/ songs/ nursery rhymespicture books

folktalesmyths and legends

fantasy fictionhistorical fictionrealistic fiction

What are the different types of Children’s Literature we will study?

Children’sParents’

Educators’Censors

PsychologistsHistorians

SociologistsStructuralists

CriticsWriters, illustrators and creators of children’s lit

Filmmakers

Different perspectives of children’s literature

In groups of 4, discuss the books and films that were important to you when you were children. How were the books presented? Were you read to or was your first introduction to children’s stories through television or movies. Try and get a list in you group of all of your favorites from when you were very little to the time you were a teen. What books/films had an impact on you? Did any children’s or young adult fiction have an impact on your life?

Group Activity