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Kingsbury, Mary – Horn Book Magazine, 1984
Discusses the current state of criticism of children's literature and calls for its improvement. (FL)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation
Langton, Jane – Horn Book Magazine, 1973
Discusses the elements that make some children's fiction memorable. (TO)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Fantasy, Fiction
Kimmel, Eric A. – Horn Book Magazine, 1980
Considers concepts of death and the afterlife presented in children's literature of previous centuries and in several recent books for children, including "The Farthest Shore" by Ursula Le Guin, "The Brothers Lionheart" by Astrid Lindgren, and "Song of the Pearl" by Ruth Nichols. (GT)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Death, Literary Criticism
Haviland, Virginia – Horn Book Magazine, 1974
Reviews the life and works of Bertha Mahony Miller, a collector of children's books and a sometime critic. (RB)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Literary Criticism
Hogarth, Grace – Horn Book Magazine, 1974
A former publisher of children's books presents a personalized account of her successes and failures and includes some personal remembrances from her private life. (RB)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Literary Criticism
Southall, Ivan – Horn Book Magazine, 1974
Presents a personalized glimpse of the steps one writer went through during the process of writing a fiction story for children. (RB)
Descriptors: Authors, Books, Childrens Literature, Creative Writing
Orvig, Mary – Horn Book Magazine, 1974
Reviews the life and works of Kornei I. Chukovsky and discusses his contribution to children's literature. (RB)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Literary Criticism
Durell, Ann – Horn Book Magazine, 1974
Examines the role of "The Horn Book Magazine" in reviewing and promoting children's literature in the past 50 years. (RB)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education
Ellis, Sarah – Horn Book Magazine, 1987
Discusses M. Landsberg's "Guide to Children's Books," which contains her thoughts about 350 children's books. (FL)
Descriptors: Books, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Literature, Libraries
Hale, Robert D. – Horn Book Magazine, 1987
Discusses the element of risk in buying and recommending children's books for others to buy. Argues that adults should be willing to take that risk. (FL)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Evaluation Criteria, Literary Criticism
Townsend, John Rowe – Horn Book Magazine, 1974
Attempts to define children's literature, traces it's history from Victorian roots, and discusses the difficulties of classifying good childrens literature. (RB)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Creative Writing, Elementary Education
Baker, Augusta – Horn Book Magazine, 1975
Descriptors: Black Stereotypes, Blacks, Books, Childrens Literature
Giblin, James Gross – Horn Book Magazine, 1987
Discusses recent nonfiction books for young readers. (FL)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Books, Childrens Literature, Literary Criticism
Cameron, Eleanor – Horn Book Magazine, 1985
Discusses the writer as critic and criticism in the world of children's books. Argues that the best of children's literature deserves all the searchings and reflections that can be devoted to it. (EL)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Fiction
Neumeyer, Peter F. – Horn Book Magazine, 1987
Assesses the writing style of a famous author of children's books, concluding that E.B. White's informal tone uses anaphora, simple sentences, doubling and redundancy, and mixes colloquial with standard English. Provides examples of his style, from 10 years old to maturity. (NKA)
Descriptors: Authors, Books, Childrens Literature, Creative Writing
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