2. BOOK CLUBBIN’ Through the Late Twentieth Century

3. Evangelical movement, Civil Rights, Baby Boom Brown vs. Board of Education Rock and Roll : The Golden Decade 1950’s

4. Literature & Authors: 1950: The Door in the Wall, Marguerite de Angeli (Newberry) 1952: Charlotte’s Web, E.B. White 1954: Stuart Little, E.B. White 1950-1956: Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis 1957: The Cat in The Hat, Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) 1958: Time of Wonder, Robert McCloskey (Caldecott winner) *Many books in this time period were fantasy, adventure, and can also be read as allegories.

5. 1960’s Liberal Decade, Swinging 60’s, Hippie generation, MLK JR, New Left Communism, Kennedy Assassination, Vietnam War, Man walks on moon. Beatlemania

6. Literature and Authors 1962: A Visit to William Blake’s Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers, Nancy Willard (First Newberry for poetry, and Caldecott award) 1963: Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak 1964: A Journey of Poems, Richard F. Niebling 1967: Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle, Stephen Dunning 1969: CORRETTA SCOTT KING AWARD- presented annually to the African American author and illustrator for inspirational and educational contribution.

7. A perspective: Rights were being pushed for gays, women, and the earth This is a decade of sidewalks, poetry, and other popular subjects The 70’s

8. BooksEvents Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Bloom (1970) Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George (1973) NEWBERRY Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstien (1974) Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (1976) CALDECOTT Excellence in Poetry Award established (1977) NCTE established (National Council of Teacher’s of English, 1977) Education of all Handicapped Children Act (1975)

9. The 80’s Technology and the Cold War ME, ME, ME!

10. Children’s Lit Books: 1982: Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg CALDECOTT 1986: The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg CALDECOTT 1986: Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan NEWBERRY 1987: The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman NEWBERRY 1987: Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters, by John Steptoe Books became censored, like Huck Finn and The Grapes of Wrath

11. Events and Issues of the 1990s Worldwide Globalization caused in part by the World Wide Web (released to public in 1991) 1991 - Gulf War 1997 – Dolly the sheep was cloned 1998 - Clinton Impeachment and Trial

12. Children’s Literature Events of the 1990s 1990: Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children established (1997 Winner Leonardo Da Vinci) 1991: Maniac McGee By: Jerry Spinelli’s 1996: Pura Belpre Award for Latino writers and illustrators (1996 Winner: Chato’s Kitchen) 1998: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone By: J.K. Rowling 5000 Books Published in this decade

13. Children’s Literature Characteristics of the Second Half of the 20 th Century Topics and Themes –Multiculturalism, Determinism, Individuality, Curiosity, Heroism, Imagination, Perseverance Innovations –Rise of Picture Storybooks –Cultures portrayed accurately in children’s picture books –Nonfiction – nature books and preschool books –Social attitudes became reflected in nonfiction about historical events –Folktales told about a variety of cultures –Fantasy focused on serious themes like The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe –Specialized collections of poetry from different cultures –“New Freedoms” of the 1960’s were reflected (alcoholism and homosexuality)

14. Children’s Literature Characteristics of the Second Half of the 20 th Century “Children’s literature became more frank and honest, portraying situations like war, drugs, divorce, abortion, sex, and homosexuality. No longer were children protected by stories of happy families. Rather, it was felt that children would develop coping behaviors as they read about others who had survived problems similar to theirs.” (Kiefer, 104)

15. Famous Books of Each decade: 1952: Charlotte’s Web, E.B. White 1963: Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak 1974: Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstien 1986: Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan 1998: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone By: J.K. Rowling Big Events: 1954: Brown vs. Board of Education 1977: NCTE established (National Council of Teacher’s of English,) 1991 - Gulf War 1996: Pura Belpre Award for Latino writers and illustrators

16. References Kiefer, B., Hepler, S., & Hickman, J. (2007). Charlotte Huck’s Children’s Literature (9 th ed.). Boston: McGraw Hill.

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