Portal:Children's literature

The Children's Literature Portal Portrait by Pierre-Auguste Renoir 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 Nancy Drew is a fictional young amateur detective in various mystery series for children and teens. Created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate book packaging firm, the character first appeared in 1930. The books have been ghostwritten by a number of authors and are published under the collective pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Over the decades the character has evolved in response to changes in American culture and tastes. The books were extensively revised, beginning in 1959, largely to eliminate racist stereotypes; many scholars claim that in the process the heroine's original, outspoken character was toned down and made more docile, conventional, and demure. Illustrations of the character have also evolved over time, from portrayals of a fearless, active young woman to a fearful or passive one. Through all these changes, the character has proved continuously popular world-wide: at least 80 million copies of the books have been sold, and the books have been translated into over two dozen languages. Nancy Drew has featured in five films, two television shows, and a number of popular computer games; she also appears in a variety of merchandise sold over the world. Selected picture Cover of Babes in the Wood, by Randolph Caldecott, after whom the Caldecott Medal is named In this month 4 May 1980 – The US Congress passes the Department of Education Organization Act, establishing the United States Department of Education 15 May 2004 - Death of Mexican American feminist, author, poet, scholar and activist Gloria E. Anzaldúa 17 May 1900 - Printing of the first copy of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (pictured) 22 May 1849 – Death of Maria Edgeworth, one of the first realist children's writers 29 May 1839 – Birth of Mary Louisa Molesworth, the "Jane Austen of the nursery" 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 Terry Pratchett is an English novelist, known for his frequently comical work in the fantasy genre. He is best known for his popular and long-running Discworld series of comic fantasy novels. Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971, and since his first Discworld novel (The Colour of Magic) was published in 1983, he has written two books a year on average. Pratchett is also known for close collaboration on adaptations of his books. Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s, and as of December 2007 has sold more than 55 million books worldwide, with translations made into 36 languages. He is currently the second most-read writer in the UK, and seventh most-read non-US author in the US. In 2001 he won the Carnegie Medal for his children's novel The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents. Did you know... ... that a collection of 247 tiles illustrating children's books are installed on the Story Book Wall at the Alamogordo Public Library (pictured) in New Mexico, U.S.? ...that Leela Majumdar, author of children's books, translated Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels and Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea into Bengali? ...that Family Moving Day was the last entry to be translated into English in Beechwood Bunny Tales, a series of children's books written by French author Geneviève Huriet? Featured content Featured articles Chinua Achebe 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 The Adventures of Tintin 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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