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Download full textLehman, Barbara A. – 1987
A study compared children's literature which was both popular with children and had received literary awards to those works which achieved only literary awards. Seventeen works of fiction were analyzed and categorized for themes, style, and structure. One adult and one child were interviewed for each work and asked questions about their opinion…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Children, Childrens Literature, Literary Awards
Field, Elinor Whitney, Ed. – 1969
This collection of 52 articles reprinted from the "Horn Book Magazine" (1949-66) is intended to stimulate discussion on all aspects of children's reading and children's books. The articles are collected under seven headings: "Inspiration--How It Comes;""Goals and Guidelines for Writers and Illustrators;""Re-creating Other Times;""The Matter of…
Descriptors: Authors, Books, Childhood Interests, Children
Peer reviewedOsa, Osayimwense – Reading Teacher, 1987
Notes that the African oral tradition of storytelling is giving way to an expansion of published works for children. (JC)
Descriptors: African Culture, African Literature, Childhood Interests, Children
