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Reading Pictures: An Interview with David Wiesner
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Varga-Dobai, Kinga – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2008
Two-time Caldecott Honor winner (Free Fall, Sector 7) and three-time Caldecott Medal winner (Tuesday, The Three Pigs, Flotsam), David Wiesner is regarded as one of the most remarkable creators of visual storytelling living today. Wiesner is well known for his innovative and unique subject matter and his sophisticated painting-like illustrations…
Descriptors: Interviews, Story Telling, Visual Learning, Authors
Betsy Byars: An Interview.
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Segel, Elizabeth – Children's Literature in Education, 1982
Betsy Byars, author of more than 15 children's books, comments upon her life and work, stressing the potent impact of childhood experience on her writing. (HOD)
Descriptors: Authors, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Early Experience
Chesterton and Children's Reading.
Tucker, Nicholas – Horn Book Magazine, 1982
Discusses G. K. Chesterton's views on children's literature and the importance of children reading for enjoyment. (AEA)
Descriptors: Authors, Books, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests
Searching for the Master Touch in Picture Books.
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Lewis, Claudia – Children's Literature in Education, 1984
An experienced children's writer and teacher argues for the right balance of the richly strange and comfortably familiar in books for young children. (HOD)
Descriptors: Authors, Child Language, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature
Middle School Children's Responses to Enid Blyton in "The Bradford Book Flood Experiment."
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Ingham, Jennie – Journal of Research in Reading, 1982
Reveals that middle school students enjoy the books of Enid Blyton because they launch immediately into the action and are full of action throughout; they keep description to a minimum; and they contain characters who are about the same age as the readers. (FL)
Descriptors: Authors, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
How to Judge a Book by Its Cover.
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Charlton, Jane – Emergency Librarian, 1989
The criteria used by children in deciding whether they would like to read a particular book are discussed as a means of providing guidance to adults choosing books for children. The criteria discussed include titles, covers and inside illustrations, information provided on back covers, physical dimensions and print size, and the author's…
Descriptors: Authors, Books, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests
What Reading Does for the Soul: A Girl and Her Books.
Dillard, Annie – American Educator, 1998
This memoir describes the author's childhood reading, its variety, and its importance in childhood and later life. The narrative clearly shows the role of reading in building the adult mind and the importance of libraries in a child's life. (SLD)
Descriptors: Authors, Child Development, Childhood Interests, Libraries
"Robin Hood and His Merry Men": A Rereading.
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Pearce, Philippa – Children's Literature in Education, 1985
A distinguished writer looks again at a favorite childhood hero--Robin Hood, a work written by Henry Gilbert. (HOD)
Descriptors: Authors, Characterization, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature
Planning a Literature Program for the Elementary School.
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Language Arts, 1979
Discusses the four major concentrations that can form the framework for a childrens literature program: children's interests, literary types, literary elements, and creators of children's literature. (DD)
Descriptors: Authors, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
Newberry Medal Acceptance.
Fleischman, Sid – Horn Book Magazine, 1987
Offers an author's thoughts on winning the Newbery Medal. Reveals the writer's background and his tentative beginnings as a children's author. (NKA)
Descriptors: Authors, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature