Children's Literature Handbook

BRIEF HISTORY OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE & CHILDHOOD

EVOLVING CONSTRUCTIONS OF CHILDHOOD

IDEOLOGY

DIVERSITY & REPRESENTATION

GENDER & SEXUALITY

RACE & CULTURE

BASIC ELEMENTS OF LITERARY ANALYSIS

COMMON THEMES & MOTIFS IN CHILDREN’S BOOKS

GENRE, FORM, & MODE

     FANTASY

          High Fantasy

          Animal Fantasy

          Fairy Tales

     REALISTIC FICTION

          Domestic Fiction

          Adventure Fiction

          School Stories

          Historical Fiction

          Coming of Age Stories

     POETRY

     COMIC BOOKS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

     ANALYZING PICTUREBOOKS

YOUNG ADULT (YA) LITERATURE

THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT

THE SECRET GARDEN

PETER AND WENDY

     CHAPTER 1: PETER BREAKS THROUGH

     CHAPTER 3: COME AWAY, COME AWAY!

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES           

     CHAPTER IX. MRS. RACHEL LYNDE IS PROPERLY HORRIFIED

     CHAPTER X. ANNE’S APOLOGY

ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

     V—ADVICE FROM A CATERPILLAR

THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER

LITTLE WOMEN

     CHAPTER SEVEN: AMY’S VALLEY OF HUMILIATION

     CHAPTER EIGHT: JO MEETS APOLLYON

CHILDREN’S BOOKS REFERENCED

WORKS CITED

APPENDIX A: ANATOMY OF A PICTUREBOOK

APPENDIX B: MOST FREQUENTLY BANNED/CHALLENGED BOOKS – 2000-2009