Portal:Children's literature

The Children's Literature Portal Egyptian boys reading Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are enjoyed by children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's literature can be traced to stories and songs, part of a wider oral tradition, that adults shared with children before publishing existed. The development of early children's literature, before printing was invented, is difficult to trace. Even after printing became widespread, many classic "children's" tales were originally created for adults and later adapted for a younger audience. Since the fifteenth century much literature has been aimed specifically at children, often with a moral or religious message. The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are known as the "Golden Age of Children's Literature" because many classic children's books were published then. Read more... Selected article Batman is a comic book superhero co-created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, who appears in publications by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. Batman's secret identity is Bruce Wayne, a wealthy industrialist, playboy, and philanthropist. Witnessing the murder of his parents as a child, Wayne trains himself both physically and intellectually and dons a bat-themed costume in order to fight crime. Batman operates in the fictional American Gotham City, assisted by various supporting characters including his sidekick Robin and his butler Alfred Pennyworth, and fights an assortment of villains influenced by the characters' roots in film and pulp magazines. Unlike most superheroes, he does not possess any superpowers; he makes use of intellect, detective skills, science and technology, wealth, physical prowess, and intimidation in his war on crime. Batman became a popular character soon after his introduction, and gained his own comic book title, Batman, in 1940. As the decades wore on, differing takes on the character emerged. The late 1960s Batman television series utilized a camp aesthetic associated with the character for years after the show ended. Various creators worked to return the character to his dark roots, culminating in the 1986 miniseries Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, by writer-artist Frank Miller. The successes of director Tim Burton's 1989 film Batman and Christopher Nolan's 2005 reboot Batman Begins also helped to reignite popular interest in the character. A cultural icon, Batman has been licensed and adapted into a variety of media, from radio to television and film, and appears on a variety of merchandise sold all over the world. Selected picture Thomas the Tank Engine, first made famous in The Railway Series by W. V. Awdry In this month 8 September – International Literacy Day 16 September 1898 – Birth of H. A. Rey who, together with his wife Margret Rey, authored and illustrated the Curious George books 17 September 1998 – Death of Francelia Butler, who helped found the journal Children's Literature 30 September 1868 – Part One of Louisa May Alcott's (pictured) Little Women is published, becoming an overnight success 30 September 2005 – Publication of the illustrations solicited for Kåre Bluitgen's book on the life of Muhammad, sparking the Muhammad cartoons controversy More anniversaries... Selected quote WikiProjects Parent projects Literature • Books • Novels Main project Wikipedia:WikiProject Children's literature Related projects Artemis Fowl • Discworld • Fablehaven • Harry Potter • Inheritance Cycle • Lemony Snicket • Redwall • Oz What are WikiProjects? Selected biography Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish playwright, poet and author of numerous short stories and one novel. Known for his biting wit, he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed, especially The Importance of Being Earnest. As the result of a widely covered series of trials, Wilde suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years hard labour after being convicted of "gross indecency" with other men. After Wilde was released from prison he set sail for Dieppe by the night ferry. He never returned to Ireland or Britain. Wilde wrote almost all of his major and minor works in the last decade of his life, including his fairy tales and short stories for children. He published three volumes of these, The Happy Prince and Other Tales, Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories and A House of Pomegranates. Did you know... ...that Pigeon Post (pictured), winner of the first ever Carnegie Medal for children's literature, is the only Swallows and Amazons book that does not feature some sort of sailing adventure? ...that Polly Horvath's award-winning 2001 children's novel Everything on a Waffle tells the story of Primrose Squarp, an 11-year old girl whose parents are lost in a typhoon? ... that children's book author and illustrator Christopher Manson uses traditional hand tools to create the pine woodcuts that decorate his books? Featured content Featured articles Chinua Achebe The Adventures of Tintin Bronwyn Bancroft Anna Laetitia Barbauld Enid Blyton The Coral Island Nancy Drew Edmund Evans Ian Fleming The Fox and the Hound (novel) Anne Frank The Guardian of Education The Hardy Boys The Hunger Games (novel) Lad, A Dog Lessons for Children Make Way for Ducklings Julianne Moore Baron Munchausen Original Stories from Real Life The Phantom Tollbooth Proserpine (play) Satyajit Ray Talbot Baines Reed Religious debates over the Harry Potter series J. K. Rowling Scoops (magazine) Mary Martha Sherwood The Story of Miss Moppet Tom Swift To Kill a Mockingbird J. R. R. Tolkien Sarah Trimmer A Wizard of Earthsea Mary Wollstonecraft Featured lists Aurealis Award for best young adult novel S. E. Hinton bibliography Ursula K. Le Guin bibliography Madonna bibliography Newbery Medal Andre Norton Award Timeline of Mary Wollstonecraft Categories Select [►] to view subcategories ▼ Children's literature ► Children's literature by nationality ► Children's writers ► 18th-century children's literature ► 19th-century children's literature ► 20th-century children's literature ► 21st-century children's literature ► Children's literary awards ► Children's literature bibliographies ► Children's books ► Child characters in literature ► Characters in children's literature ► Children's literature criticism ► Children's book illustrators ► Children's libraries ► Children's magazines ► Children's literature organizations ► Plants in children literature ► Children's poetry ► Pony books ► Children's book publishers ► Children's short stories ► Children's literature stubs Topics Children's literature and Young adult literature Children's literature: Book talk • Children's literature criticism • Children's literature periodicals • International Children's Digital Library • Native Americans in children's literature Young adult literature: Gay teen fiction • Lesbian teen fiction • List of young adult authors • Young Adult Library Services Association Associations and awards: Children's Book Council of Australia • CBCA book awards • Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Literature and Illustration • IBBY Canada • American Library Association • Association for Library Service to Children • Newbery Medal • Caldecott Medal • Golden Kite Award • Ezra Jack Keats Book Award • SCBWI • Sibert Medal • Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal • Batchelder Award • Coretta Scott King Award • Belpre Medal • Carnegie Medal • Kate Greenaway Medal • Nestlé Smarties Book Prize • Guardian Award • Hans Christian Andersen Award • Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award • Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Lists: List of children's classic books • List of children's literature authors • List of children's non-fiction writers • List of fairy tales • List of illustrators • List of publishers of children's books Things you can do Add {{Portal|Children's literature}} to the See also section of related articles. 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