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Transcript of Children’s Literature Kay Lin Jan.11, 2008 Kay Lin Jan.11, 2008.
Children’s Children’s LiteratureLiterature
Kay Lin Kay Lin Jan.11, 2008Jan.11, 2008
DiscussionDiscussion
• What did your parents read for you when you were young?
• What is your favorite story? Please share with us.
The concept of “childhoodThe concept of “childhood• Anglo-Saxon: 525-1100 CE
• Middle-English: 1100-1500 CE
• Renaissance: 1500-1650 CE
• Not greatly valued; abandonment, killing, slavery; promising sons were educated
• Infanticide still practiced despite strict laws.
• Infanticide still practiced; considered miniature but troublesome men and women; no concept of development
• Restoration: 1650-1800
• 19th Century: 1800-1900
• 20th Century: 1900-2000
• Childhood: new importance; recognizing the special needs; survival raised to 50%
• Victorian Reign children's literature first blossomed Romantic Movement which idealized childhood
• emphasis on adolescence; no longer asset, family size decreased
Ancient TimeAncient Time• Oral Tradition
• Epic poems of Homer,Iliad, Trojan War, Odyssey
• Aesop's Fables
• Slave & Storyteller
• Moral lesson; Animal Personification
• The Northwind and the Sun; The Boy Who Cries Wolf
Aesop’s FableAesop’s Fable
The Middle AgeThe Middle Age• Medieval Epics: Beowulf, Song of Roland • Medieval Romances: King Arthur; Robin
Hood • Fables & Tales: animals stories, Biblical
Stories• no distinction between fantasy and reali
ty
The European Renaissance The European Renaissance • Social Changes: The Printing Press
• Class of merchants which valued education
• Instructional Books: Book of Martyrs, Orbis Sensualium Pictu
s
Horn BooksHorn Books• Originated in
England in 1450 • For Premier
Education• Also called “Christ
Cross Row”
Book of MartyrsBook of Martyrs• Actes and Monuments of these Latter an
d Perillous Days, touching Matters of the Church
• Anti-Catholic Church Against Mary Tudor
• Woodcuts
The 17th Century The 17th Century A Turning Point:
• Rise of Puritanism-- Religion is personal. -- Bible stories, horn books
• Intellectual: John Locke-- Children’s potential and needs.
Orbis Sensualium Pictus Orbis Sensualium Pictus • The Visible World in Picture.• A textbook for children, published offici
ally in 1658 • Considered a child encyclopedia; Earlies
t children's illustrated book • Chapters including: inanimate nature ; botanics ;
zoology ; religion ;humans and their activities
The New Primer The New Primer • first appearing 1685-90
• introducing children to the alphabet through rhymes
Thoughts Concerning EducatioThoughts Concerning Educationn
• Children’s Innate capability to learn.
• The idea of tabula rasa “blank slate”
The 18th and Early 19th CenturThe 18th and Early 19th Centuries ies
• John Newbery Little Pretty Pocket Book (1744)
• Rise of the Folktales --Charles Parrault
Little Pretty PocketLittle Pretty Pocket BookBook• a collection of songs, moral tales, crude woodblock illustrations
Charles ParraultCharles Parrault• A Middle Class author
• Involved in Quarrel of the Ancient and the Modern
• Adapted for reading inSalon
The Brothers GrimmThe Brothers Grimm• Kinder- und Hausmärchen "Children's a
nd Household Tales".
Victorian, the Golden AgeVictorian, the Golden Age• Romantic Movement that idealized childhood • Fantasies: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland • Adventure Stories & School Stories (for boys) :
Stevenson's Treasure Island ; Tom Brown's School Days
• Domestic Stories (for girls) • Alcott's Little Women (1868) and Montgomer
y's Anne of Green Gables (1908)
DiscussionDiscussion
• What is the story you dislike the most?• What do you think children can learn fro
m children’s literature?• What did you learn from stories heard/ r
ead in childhood?
• Vocabulary.--Eg. Nursery Rhyme.• Social Experience.• Warning.-- Little Red Riding Hood.• Identifications/ comfort.
Jack and JillJack and Jill
Tips for Reading to children Tips for Reading to children
• Keep books handy • Choose books the child likes • Set a special time for reading /Read at bedtime • Read at fussy times (helps soothe or distract the fussy
child) • Don’t panic if you miss a day • Read 15~30 minutes• Talk about the story as you read • Get other in on the reading act
General ReadingGeneral Reading• Put books in places the child will be • Carry books along • Put books beside the bathtub • Keep books in your child’s room • Have your child help with the grocery list • Read recipes • Read road signs • Get taped recordings of books
Book AwardsBook Awards• Newbery Medal--most distinguished American book writt
en for children in a given year
• Caldecott Medal --for the most distinguished American con
tribution to children's book illustration