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Wenzel, Evelyn – Instructor, 1974
Discussed information books written for children and how to motivate children in becoming interested in information books. (RK)
Descriptors: Books, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Information Seeking
Hale, Robert D. – Horn Book Magazine, 1986
Recounts the activities that a number of bookstores have sponsored in order to generate children's interest in books, such as making valentines in February, having Santa Claus pay a visit in December, and having children tape record their favorite stories so that blind children can listen to them. (DF)
Descriptors: Books, Bookstores, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature
Bissett, Donald J. – Elementary English, 1973
Reported is a listing of popular books among children based upon circulation figures analyzed by Dr. Ena Wilson, Supervisor of School Libraries in Detroit, Michigan. (MM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Books, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature
Peer reviewedSegel, 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
Natov, Roni; DeLuca, Geraldine – USA Today, 1980
Traces trends in children's literature and in children's interests from 1950 to the 1970s. Review of current literature reveals preoccupation with modern topics including psychology, science and technology, new career and life-style patterns, and exposing the darker side of life. Traditional aspects of children's literature which remain important…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
PDF pending restorationBirkman, Marlene Ann – 1977
Children's poetry no longer connotes holidays, nonsense, moral dicta, or the what's, why's, and how's of life, connotations that have frequently stereotyped poetry as sissy, baby, or boring stuff. Children's poems of the seventies suggest that any simple subject has become the province of a poem, including such topics as mud, oil slicks, sharks,…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Language Arts
Peer reviewedPeters, William H. – Elementary School Journal, 1972
The preparation for a lifetime of reading enjoyment makes children's literature that special something.'' (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Books, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Literature Appreciation
Troike, Dorothy – Elementary English, 1973
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices
Peer reviewedNodelman, Perry – Children's Literature in Education, 1981
Explores the assumptions about their readers implied by two children's novels, one admired by adults and one by children, and considers how such attitudes are fostered in early childhood. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adults, Characterization, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests
Peer reviewedFisher, Carol J.; Natarella, Margaret A. – Language Arts, 1979
Describes a study of the poetry preferences of 15 classes of primary school children. (DD)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Children, Childrens Literature, Educational Research
Peer reviewedGamble, Michael W. – Children's Theatre Review, 1977
Discusses the contributions of Clare Tree Major, the first theatre professional to provide touring plays exclusively for children's audiences, and examines her treatment of classic children's literature through the play "Little Women" Available from: Children's Theatre Review, American Theatre Association, 1029 Vermont Avenue, N.W. Suite…
Descriptors: Characterization, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature
Download full textYoder, Carolyn, Ed. – 1999
The atmosphere of focused interaction during a summer conference dealing with professional writing for children is recalled in this publication. The publication reports the experiences of diverse writers-in-residence who spent their days at Lake Chautauqua sharing their love and passion for children's literature--guiding, nurturing, inquiring,…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Fiction
Beer, Patricia – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1976
In this article, the last of the Recollections series, the author remembers her "bookish" childhood. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Books, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature
Barrs, Myra – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1976
Author suggests reasons for the enormous popularity among children of the Dr. Seuss books. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Book Reviews, Books, Childhood Interests
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
