child and ado lit 3

Cards (52)

  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by
    Lewis Carroll
  • The Princess and the Goblin (1872) by

    by George MacDonald (England)
  • The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) by
    Carlo Collodi’s (Italy)
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) by
    Frank Baum (U.S.)
  • The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1901) by
    Beatrix Potter (England)
  • Peter Pan (1904) by 

    by J. M. Barrie (England)
  • The Wind in the Willows (1908) by
    Kenneth Grahame (England)
  • Treasure Island (1883) by
    Robert Louis Stevenson (U.K.)
  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and The Adventures of
    Huckleberry Finn(1884) by
    Mark Twain (U.S.)
  • Little Women (1868) by
    Louisa May Alcott (U.S.)
  • Anne of Green Gables (1908) by

    Lucy Maud Montgomery (Canada)
  • The Secret Garden (1911) by
    Frances Hodgson Burnett (U.S.)
  • Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) by
    A.A. Milne (U.K.)
  • Little House in the Big Woods (1932) by
    Laura Ingalls Wilder (U.S.)
  •  The Hobbit (1937) by

    J. R. R. Tolkien (U.K.)
  • The Little Prince (1943) by
    Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
  • The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) by

    C.S. Lewis (U.K.)
  • Charlotte’s Web (1952) by

    E. B. White (U.S.)
  • A Wrinkle in Time (1962) by
    Madeleine L’Engle
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (1998) by

    J. K. Rowling (U.K.)
  • (began in 1922): the most distinguished
    children’s book published in the previous year in the U.S.
    Given to an author.
    Newbery Medal
  • began in 1938): the most distinguished children's picture book published in the previous year in the U.S. Given to an illustrator.
    Caldecott Medal
  • (began in 1936): the most distinguished children's
    book published in the previous year in the U.K. Given to an author.
    Carnegie medal
  • (began in 1956): the most distinguished
    children's picture book published in the previous year in the U.K. Given
    to an illustrator.
    Kate Greenaway medal
  • the heroes came in both genders. Children’s
    books began to examine the roles of females and to us heroines with
    forceful and imaginative personalities, in contrast to the delicate, retiring
    female characters of earlier generations.
    feminist movement
  • eliminating all language and practices that
    might be politically offensive, usually related to racial, gender, ethnic, or
    religious matters.
    political correctness
  • the heroes came in all colors.A variety of world cultures have been presented in children's books
    the civil rights movement in america
  • The rise of “youth culture” influenced by Piaget and Spock,
    concerning the development of the child as an individual.
  • The rise of New Realism, characterized by a franker and
    more open approach to subjects once thought taboo in
    children’s books: sexuality, violence, drugs, war, and so on.
  • first book in the best-selling quest
    fantasy series (see the book review & the film review)

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
  • classic U.S. science fiction novel for children
    A Wrinkle in Time
  • classic U.S. animal fantasy
    Charlotte’s Web
  • the most notable French fantasy
    The Little Prince 
  • early classic quest adventure for children
     The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  • early quest adventure
    featuring dramatic battles, fanciful creatures, and real dangers
    The Hobbit
  • early classic personified toy animal story
     
    Winnie-the-Pooh
  • classic historical fiction based on  the author’s childhood and young adult experiences on
      the American frontier
    Little House in the Big Woods
  • Children’s literature began to flourish on a variety of fronts. The theme
    is the focus on children themselves and the didactic tone no longer
    succeeded in this new child-centered environment. The last half of the
    20th century is often viewed as a “Second Golden Age” of children’s
    writing.
    20th century
  • At the end of the 19th century, changes in publishing and printing
    attracted great illustrators.
    By the end of the 19th century, stunningly illustrated children's books
    were available at reasonable prices.
  • Books of the 18th century and earlier either lacked illustrations
    altogether or contained crude woodblock illustration, because serious
    artists did not draw for children's books.