About this title: Ever since children have learned to read, there has been children's literature. Seth Lerer here charts the makings of the Western literary imagination from Aesop's fables to Mother Goose, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Peter Pan, from "Where the Wild Things Are" to "Harry Potter". The only single-volume work to capture the rich and diverse history of children's literature in its full panorama, this extraordinary book reveals why J. R. R. Tolkien, Dr. Seuss, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Beatrix Potter, and many others, despite their divergent styles and subject matter, have all resonated ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780226473000ISBN:0226473007
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
Date Published: 2008-06-15
ISBN-13:9780226473000ISBN:0226473007
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780226473000ISBN:0226473007
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Edition: 1st edition
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780226473000ISBN:0226473007
Description: New. Charting the makings of the Western literary imagination, Lerer explores the iconic books--from ancient to contemporary--that have forged a lifelong love of literature in young readers during their formative years. 24 halftones. read more
Edition: First Edition (1st printing),
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780226473000ISBN:0226473007
Description: As New in As New jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. This is a New and Untead copy of the first edition (1st printing)l. read more
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780226473000ISBN:0226473007
Description: New in New jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Ever since children have learned to read, there has been children's literature. Its history is inseparable from the history of childhood, as children are indelibly molded by the tales they hear and read: stories they will one day share with their own sons and daughters. CHILDREN'S LITERATURE charts the makings of the Western literary imagination from Aesop's fables to Mother Goose, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Peter Pan, from Where the Wild ... read more
"Read it for the history (Aesop - 19th century) if you enjoy historical background and stop there.
I got excited about from the introduction and first couple of chapters. As a historian and children's librarian, I found the background on older (and ancient) works quite interesting. But once he got to the modern (20th and 21st century) I disagreed with just about everything he wrote. It seems that he doesn't like or enjoy anything written after 1950. Besides, not every modern book has to be literature, or ironic or pushing an author's agenda. These are books for children - what about pure fun? Additionally, I feel that illustrations are a significant part of children's literature today and he gave it a cursory and weak overview tacked on in the final chapter."
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