1. Children’s Literature (H-810F) Kindergarten–4th Grade Instructor Lolly Robinson (Charlotte Robinson) robinslo@gse.harvard.edu Larsen 613 Teaching Fellow (?) Elisabeth Duursma duursman@gse.harvard.edu Larsen 301

2. Children’s Literature (H-810F) Kindergarten–4th Grade  Evaluate books  Find books  Learn about book creators  (Use books)

3. Children’s Literature (H-810F) Tuesdays September 19–October 24 5–8 p.m. Longfellow 308

4. Children’s Literature (H-810F) Guest speaker: Grace Lin Author of The Ugly Vegetables, etc. October 10

5. Children’s Literature (H-810F) Enrollment  Limited to 36 enrollees  Language & Literacy students have precedent  Will notify others via e-mail on Thursday  Auditing option

6. Reading assignments  Required books 15 assigned children’s books (picture books, easy readers, chapter books, poetry, traditional literature, information books) From Cover to Cover by K. T. Horning  Recommended books The Pleasures of Children’s Literature by Perry Nodelman Using Multiethnic Books in the K–8 Classroom edited by Violet Harris The Essential Guide to Children’s Books and Their Creators edited by Anita Silvey  All books on reserve and available at Coop*

7. Written assignments and grading  Annotated bibliography (40%)  Picture Book paper (20%)  Group presentation (20%)  In-class discussion and online journal (20%)

8. Annotated bibliography (40%) Come to first class having chosen a specific focus for your bibliography. Examples might be: Books about the environment for 1 st grade Books for 2 nd and 3 rd graders dealing with cultural identity and understanding Books about dance and music, K–4 visit http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/current.html for ideashttp://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/current.html

9. Annotated bibliography (40%)  Picture books and chapter books in a range of reading levels (up to Grade 4)  Introductory paragraph  25 books with short annotations 20 in your focus topic 5 on other related topics  Bibliography shared with class on website  Exemplar available on website At least twenty of the titles must be books you had not read before this course.

10. Picture book paper (20%)  Three pages  Analyze and evaluate a picture book  Exemplar available on class website

11. Group presentation (20%)  Sign up for author/illustrator at first class  Groups of three students  5–7 minute oral presentation Share sample of his/her work Biographical information, career highlights Resources  Elisabeth will demonstrate at first class

12. Class and online discussions (20%)  Discussion board on class website In lieu of book journal Password protected Submit a posting or add to an existing string every week (by midnight Monday) Respond to reading, recommend other books, continue topics from previous classes  In-class discussion Small groups first General discussion

13. Background  Studio Art, English Literature  M.A. in children’s literature  Worked in publishing since 1985  Freelance writing, reviewing, research, graphic design, illustration  Horn Book Magazine, Horn Book Guide  Taught at Lesley University  2005 Caldecott Committee  Beatrix Potter exhibit at Eric Carle Museum

14. Horn Book  Receives 4000+ new books/year  Horn Book Magazine 6 times a year (bimonthly) articles about children’s books in-depth reviews of top 10%  Horn Book Guide 2 times a year Short reviews of all trade books Rated 1 to 6  Websites www.hbook.com and www.hornbookguide.comwww.hbook.com www.hornbookguide.com

15. Horn Book: incoming books

16. Horn Book Guide: fall 2005 books

17. Horn Book office

18. Horn Book editors

19. Recent covers