Overview
Reading Children’s Literature: A Critical Introduction offers insights into the major discussions and debates currently animating the field of children's literature. Informed by recent scholarship and interest in cultural studies and critical theory, it is a compact core text that introduces students to the historical contexts, genres, and issues of children’s literature. A beautifully designed and illustrated supplement to individual literary works assigned, it also provides helpful apparatus that makes it a complete resource for working with children’s literature both during and after the course. The second edition includes a new chapter on children's literature and popular culture (including film, television, and merchandising) and has been updated throughout to reflect recent scholarship and new offerings in children’s media.
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Author: Carrie Hintz , Eric Tribunella
Publisher: Broadview Press Ltd
Imprint: Broadview Press Ltd
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 16.50cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.825kg
ISBN: 9781554814435
ISBN 10: 155481443
Pages: 624
Publication Date: 30 March 2019
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Table of Contents
PREFACE What Distinguishes this Book? How this Book Is Organized What’s New INTRODUCTION FOR STUDENTS Common Assumptions about Children’s Literature What It Means to Read Critically Reading Closely Considering Literary History and Forms Examining Historical and Cultural Contexts Using Critical and Theoretical Concepts and Approaches Why Read Children’s Literature Critically? Dual Address and Complexity Linguistic and Narrative Complexity Didacticism and the Lessons of Children’s Literature The Transmission of Cultural Values Subversive or Hegemonic? Pleasure and Unpleasure CHAPTER 1: HISTORICIZING CHILDHOOD Historical Models of Childhood The Romantic Child The Sinful Child The Working Child The Sacred Child The Child as Radically Other The Developing Child The Child as Miniature Adult Using Models of Childhood to Read Critically The Uncertain Boundaries of Childhood Child Crime Child Sex Child Soldiers Child Embodiment and Disability Child Privilege and Race Children’s Literature and the History of Childhood Reading Critically: The History of Childhood Anne of Green Gables Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching Anne of Green Gables CHAPTER 2: THE EARLY HISTORY OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE Questions of Definition Defining Literature Defining Children’s Literature Children’s Literature as Genre The “Birth” of Children’s Literature? John Newbery Newbery’s Contemporaries: Thomas Boreman and Mary Cooper Sarah Fielding and the First Children’s Novel? General-Audience and Crossover Works Aesop’s Fables Chapbooks Folk and Fairy Tales Mixed-Age Works as Children’s Classics Instructional Works and Didactic Literature Textbooks Religious Works The Sunday School and Evangelical Movements The Rational Moralists Didactic Poetry and Fiction The Golden Age The Growth of the Children’s Literature Industry The Crossover Appeal of Golden Age Books The Tensions that Define Children’s Literature The Second Golden Age Reading Critically: The History of Children’s Literature Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland CHAPTER 3: POETRY Nursery Rhymes, Verse, and Poetry A History of Poetry for Children Bunyan and Watts Mother Goose The Romantic Poets and Nineteenth-Century Children’s Poetry Forgotten Children’s Poets of the Nineteenth Century Nineteenth-Century Humorous and Nonsense Poetry Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Poetry Contemporary Poetry as a Reflection on Self and Other An Expanded Canon Poetry Picturebooks, Concrete Poetry, and Verse Novels Children’s Popular Culture and Poetry Poetry Written by Children The Separate Tradition of Poetry for Children Questions to Ask When Approaching a Poem for Children Common Figures of Speech Typical Patterned Poetry for Children Typical Metrical Forms for Poetry in English Reading Critically: Poetry “Escape at Bedtime” from A Child’s Garden of Verses Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching “Escape at Bedtime” CHAPTER 4: FAIRY TALES Definition of the Fairy Tale Fairy Tales and Revision Fairy Tales Worldwide Fairy Tales and Ancient Myth A History of the Literary Fairy Tale in the Western World The Early Modern Roots of the Literary Fairy Tale Fairy Tales in the Nineteenth Century Oral Tales versus Literary Fairy Tales Fairy Tales: Mass Media and Film The Social Function of Fairy Tales Fairy Tales and Unhappy Endings Interpreting Fairy Tales Psychoanalytical Approaches Sociohistorical Approaches Feminist Responses to Fairy Tales Fairy-Tale Revision as Critical Practice Queer Fairy Tales Fairy Tales and Disability Race in Disney’s Fairy Tale Films and Television Race in Fairy Tales and Folk Tales Reading Critically: Fairy Tales Trina Schart Hyman’s Retelling of “Little Red Riding Hood” Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching “Little Red Riding Hood” CHAPTER 5: PICTUREBOOKS, GRAPHIC NOVELS, AND DIGITAL TEXTS Defining the Picturebook A History of Picturebooks Precursors to Picturebooks The Picturebook as a Commercial Form Twentieth-Century Picturebooks How Words and Images Relate Wordless Picturebooks The Relationship of Authors and Illustrators Artistic Choices in the Production of Picturebooks The Size of the Book The Size of the Picture against the Page The Composition of Objects on the Page The Use, Amount, and Quality of Color The Strength of Line The Medium Used Some Media Used in the Production of Picturebooks Mixed Media Setting Text within the Pictures Concerns about Picturebooks Availability and Cost of Picturebooks Books as Toys New Frontiers for Visual Texts Reinventing the Concept Book Graphic Novels A Brief History of the Graphic Novel Graphic Narratives and the Child and YA Reader Reading Graphic Novels Critically Terms for the Analysis of Graphic Novels Digital Media for Children Forking Path Storylines Print and Online Combinations and Relationships Reading Critically: Picturebooks There Is a Bird on Your Head! Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching There Is a Bird on Your Head! CHAPTER 6: DOMESTICITY AND ADVENTURE Defining Domesticity and Adventure Domestic Fiction for Children Realism and Everyday Life The Home as a Dangerous Place Illness and Disease Power Relations Social Class Psychological Complexity Adventure Fiction for Children Power Relations and Superheroics Escaping Civilization or Home Colonialism and Imperialism Hybridity: Domestic Adventures and Adventurous Domesticity Questions of Audience: Boy and Girl Readers of Domestic Fiction and Adventure Contemporary Domestic and Adventure Stories Contemporary Examples Reimagining Adventure and Domestic Fiction Adventure and Domesticity in Picturebooks Reading Critically: Domesticity and Adventure Holes Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching Holes CHAPTER 7: HISTORICAL FICTION Defining the Historical Novel Common Moments or Events in Historical Fiction for Children The Use of Historical Settings in Children’s Literature Trauma and Historical Children’s Fiction Nostalgia and Nationalism Popular Culture and Series Books Awards for Historical Children’s Literature Fiction versus History Rethinking the Writing of History The Strengths of Historical Fiction Problems with Representing the Past Accuracy Authenticity Presentism Artistic Freedom and Historical Responsibility Controversy and Historical Fiction The Use of Afterwords, Authors’ Notes, and Epilogues Time-Travel and Time-Slip Narratives Reading Critically: Historical Fiction Johnny Tremain and My Brother Sam Is Dead Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching Johnny Tremain CHAPTER 8: NONFICTION—HISTORY, SCIENCE, LIFE WRITING Nonfiction and Informational Books: Some Distinctions Conduct Literature Nineteenth-Century Conduct Books Reinventing the Boy’s Own Book and Girl’s Own Book Tradition Contemporary Health and Sexual Education Books Life Writing: Biography, Autobiography, Memoir, Diaries Life Writing for Children Autobiographies, Memoirs, and Diaries Picturebook and Graphic Autobiographies, Biographies, and Memoirs History Writing Exploring the Past in Nonfiction Innovative Approaches to Historical Nonfiction Science and Discovery Early Science Books: A Sense of Wonder Contemporary Science Books Experimentation in Science Writing for Children Critical Issues in Nonfiction Fictional Stories in Nonfiction Simplification and Complexity Accuracy and New Research Reading Critically: Nonfiction We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching We Are the Ship Approaches to Teaching We Are the Ship Some Fiction–Nonfiction Pairs and Group Historical Fiction and Nonfiction World War II Books Science, the Natural World, and Technology Books Additional Resources CHAPTER 9: FANTASY AND REALISM Genre Genre as a Guide for Readers Fantasy Early Roots of Fantasy Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Fantasy Postwar Twentieth-Century Fantasy Recent Children’s and YA Fantasy Types of the Fantastic Anthropomorphic Fantasy Secondary Worlds and High Fantasy Fantasy that Inhabits Our World Experiencing the Fantastic Fantasy as a Reversal of Expectations Fantasy Literature and Responsibility The Fantastic and the Natural World Realism Defining Realism and the “New Realism” Early New Realism and the Problem Novel Contemporary New Realism Diversity in New Realist Fiction New Realism and Series Books New Realism and Trauma Fantasy and Realism in Picturebooks Authors Working in Both Fantasy and Realism Literary Genres as a Response to Children’s Needs Fantasy Elements in Realistic Texts, Realistic Elements in Fantasy Texts Magical Realism Reading Critically: Fantasy and Realism Shadowshaper Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching Shadowshaper CHAPTER 10: RACE, ETHNICITY, AND CULTUREThe History of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Children’s Literature The Early History of Racial Representation in Children’s Literature African American Children’s Literature Jewish Children’s Literature Latinx Children’s Literature Asian American Children’s Literature Native Americans and First Nations in Children’s Literature A Word about Ethnicity and Culture The Need for Diverse Books Awards Key Terms and Controversies Authorship and Ownership Audience Perspective Reclamation Authenticity and Accuracy Artistic Freedom and Ethical Responsibility Reading Critically: Race in Children’s Literature The Snowy Day Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching The Snowy Day CHAPTER 11: GENDERS AND SEXUALITIES The Significance of Gender and Sexuality in Children’s Culture Gender and Sexuality in Childhood Toys, Clothes, and Bathrooms Disney Gender and Sexuality in Children’s Literature Defining Sex/Gender Sex and Gender Gender as Performance Gender as Identity Gender and Class Childhood Gender Boys and Girls Tomboys and Sissies Boys and Boyhood in Children’s Literature The Boys’ School Story Boys’ Adventure Fiction The Bad-Boy Book The Feral Tale The Unconventional Boy in Children’s Literature Boys and Popular Literature Girls and Girlhood in Children’s Literature The Girls’ School Story Domestic and Family Stories Girls’ Adventure Fiction Orphans and Good Girls Realist Fiction and Problem Novels for and about Girls Girls’ Contemporary Series Fiction The Diverse Girlhoods of Children’s Literature Sexuality in Children’s Literature Defining Sexuality The Sexuality of Children Queering the Classics of Children’s Literature LGBT Representation in Picturebooks and Fiction for Younger Readers LGBT Representation in Young Adult Literature Awards for LGBT Children’s and Young Adult Literature Reading Critically: Gender and Sexuality in Children’s Literature A Little Princess Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching A Little Princess CHAPTER 12: CENSORSHIP AND SELECTION Censorship: Definitions and Key Terms Censorship Challenges Selection Prizing and Censorship The First Amendment and Freedom of Speech Children’s Vulnerability versus Children’s Resilience Key Moments in the Censorship of Children’s Literature Specific Reasons for Censorship Self-Censorship/Subtle Censorship Individuals versus Groups Selection and a Parent’s Rights Critical Reading as Anti-Censorship Activity Reading Critically: Censorship and Selection The Harry Potter Series Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone CHAPTER 13: CHILDREN’S LITERATURE AND POPULAR CULTURE Popular Culture Defining Popular Culture Popular Culture, Ideology, and the Culture Industry Popular Genres and Genre Fiction Science Fiction Utopian and Dystopian Fiction Detective and Mystery Fiction Horror Fiction Romance Fiction Formula Fiction Adaptations of Children’s Literature as Popular Culture Children’s Literature as Inspiration Stage Adaptations Film Adaptations Race in Children’s Adaptations Children’s Television Adaptations Theorizing Adaptation and Transformation Defining Adaptation Transformation and Intertextuality Fanfiction: The Pleasures and Possibilities of Adaptation and Subversive Repetition Analyzing Children’s Film The Gaze The Semiotics of Film Common Terms for Film Analysis Reading Critically: Children’s Literature and Popular Culture The Fault in Our Stars Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching The Fault in Our Stars Glossary Works CitedChildren’s Book Awards The Caldecott Medal (since 1970) The Newbery Medal (since 1970) Phoenix Award Phoenix Picture Book Award Acknowledgments Permissions Acknowledgments Index
Reviews
There's much to like about this book, not the least of which is it provides me a way to organize my course--covering approximately a chapter a week. Throughout, there is an awareness of difficult issues unique to children's literature, such as audience and selection, as well as such issues as race, ability, and gender. The book is student friendly; the writing is accessible and informed by contemporary theory, but not mired in it. The new edition includes a glossary (something I had built myself previously) and a chapter on Children's Literature and Popular Culture that provides language for analyzing film and television. These add to the practicality and usefulness of the textbook. -- Rhonda Brock-Servais, Longwood University
My deep dismay when Reading Children's Literature went out of print increases my delight at what the new edition of the textbook has to offer. This second edition includes new material on popular culture and children's literature, racism and racialization in children's literature, and sustained attention to dis/ability in children's literature. I cannot wait to dive into this text with students! - Mary Juzwik, Michigan State University There's much to like about this book. Throughout, there is an awareness of difficult issues unique to children's literature, such as audience and selection, as well as issues like race, ability, and gender. The writing is accessible and informed by theory, but not mired in it. The new edition includes a new chapter on children's literature and popular culture that provides language for analyzing film and television. - Rhonda Brock-Servais, Longwood University Carrie Hintz and Eric Tribunella have updated this text by adding brand new content and by building on compelling existing material from the first edition. With new features like review questions and a brand new glossary of the whole book, this new edition will be sure to please those who are already familiar with the first edition as well as those who are reading this textbook for the very first time. - Lance Weldy, Francis Marion University
My deep dismay when Reading Children's Literature went out of print increases my delight at what the new edition of the textbook has to offer. This second edition includes new material on popular culture and children's literature, racism and racialization in children's literature, and sustained attention to dis/ability in children's literature. I cannot wait to dive into this text with students! -- Mary Juzwik, Michigan State University There's much to like about this book. Throughout, there is an awareness of difficult issues unique to children's literature, such as audience and selection, as well as issues like race, ability, and gender. The writing is accessible and informed by theory, but not mired in it. The new edition includes a new chapter on children's literature and popular culture that provides language for analyzing film and television. -- Rhonda Brock-Servais, Longwood University Carrie Hintz and Eric Tribunella have updated this text by adding brand new content and by building on compelling existing material from the first edition. With new features like review questions and a brand new glossary of the whole book, this new edition will be sure to please those who are already familiar with the first edition as well as those who are reading this textbook for the very first time. -- Lance Weldy, Francis Marion University
Author Information
Carrie Hintz is Associate Professor of English and teaches children’s and young adult literature at Queens College of the City of New York and the Graduate Center at CUNY. Eric L. Tribunella is Professor of English at the University of Southern Mississippi.
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