Now fully revised and updated, this new edition includes: . a new chapter on illustrated and picture books (and includes 7 illustrations); . an expanded glossary; . an updated further reading section. Children's Literature traces the development of the main genres of children's books one by one, including fables, fantasy, adventure stories, moral tales, family stories, school stories, children's poetry and illustrated and picture books. Grenby shows how these forms have evolved over 300 years and asks why most children's books, even today, continue to fall into one or other of...
Now fully revised and updated, this new edition includes: . a new chapter on illustrated and picture books (and includes 7 illustrations); . a...
Some of the most innovative and spell-binding literature has been written for young people, but only recently has academic study embraced its range and complexity. This Companion offers a state-of-the-subject survey of English-language children's literature from the seventeenth century to the present. With discussions ranging from eighteenth-century moral tales to modern fantasies by J. K. Rowling and Philip Pullman, the Companion illuminates acknowledged classics and many more neglected works. Its unique structure means that equal consideration can be given to both texts and contexts. Some...
Some of the most innovative and spell-binding literature has been written for young people, but only recently has academic study embraced its range an...
