1. Children’s Literature
By Amy Borders
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2. Children’s Literature
There are many kinds of literature:
Picture books
Traditional
Nursery rhymes
Poetry
Biography/Autobiography
Realistic/Historical/Multicultural

3. Picture Books
Definition: Books in which images and ideas join to form a unique whole
Illustrations in books should enhance the text, text may not even be necessary

4. Picture Books
Awards are given each year to the best picture book, this is known as The Caldecott Medal Award.
The first award was given in 1938 to Dorothy Lathrop for Animals of the Bible, A Picture Book.

5. Traditional Literature
A folktale is a term used to identify many different types of literature.
A folktale is a traditional, sometimes oral narrative.
Folktale is a general term as well as a specific type.

6. Traditional Literature
Types:
Folktale
Fairytale
Myth
Animal tale
Legend
Tall Tale
Trickster

7. Characteristics of a… Folktale are: Good vs. bad
Anytime, anywhere setting
Often interchangeable with a fairytale
Cultural
A problem needs to be solved

8. Characteristics of a… Fairytale: No fairies
Set in the past, “Once upon a time..”
Contains magic or fantasy
Good vs. bad
Happy endings

9. Characteristics of a… Myth: Ancient stories
Often “why” stories (Pourquoi)
Often Greek or Roman based

10. Characteristics of a… Fable or animal story:
Most common are Aesop’s Fables
Have a moral or lesson to be learned

11. Characteristics of a… Legend: Based on an actual historical figure
Embellished tales

12. Characteristics of a… Tall Tale:
Tales of historical people often larger than life

13. Characteristics of a… Tricktster or noodlehead tale:
Contain likeable fools
Cunning and stupid characters
Often rabbits or ravens

14. Nursery Rhymes
Often times nursery rhymes are linked to real events from the past.
Most have a melody and a rhythm.

15. Poetry There are many kinds of poetry. Haikus Cinquains Couplets
Limericks, etc.

16. Poetry
Most poems have rhythm, imagery and form

17. Biography/Autobiography
Biographies and autobiographies can often bridge the gap between the past and the present.
Can also help transition a reader from fiction to non-fiction.

18. Realistic, Historical and Multicultural
Realistic writings tell of true life.
Children can identify with the characters.

19. Realistic, Historical and Multicultural
Historical books tell of the past.
In order to be considered historical the book must have been written at least 50 years ago.

20. Realistic, Historical and Multicultural
Multicultural books are any that contain a protagonist that is a different race, religion, or who speaks a different language than a typical Euro-American individual.

21. Children’s Literature
The many different types of literature for children is amazing.
Children can learn through many different avenues. They can explore different places and meet new people by opening a book or by listening to a story or by hearing a poem.

22. Children’s Literature
All information in this presentation was gathered from the notes and presentations given for this course.