Portal:Children's literature

The Children's Literature Portal Reading education 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 Eragon is the first book in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini, who began writing the book at the age of 15. After writing the first draft for a year, he spent a second year rewriting it and fleshing out the story and characters. Paolini's parents saw the final manuscript and decided to self-publish Eragon. Paolini spent a year traveling around the United States promoting the novel. By chance, the book was discovered by Carl Hiaasen, who got it re-published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2003. The book tells the story of a young farm boy named Eragon, who finds a dragon he names Saphira. When the evil King Galbatorix discovers Eragon and his dragon, he sends his servants after them in an effort to capture them. Eragon and Saphira are forced to flee from their home, and decide to search for the Varden, a group of rebels who want to see the downfall of Galbatorix. Critiques of Eragon often pointed out the similarities to other works such as The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. Reviews also called the book a notable achievement for such a young author as Paolini. Eragon was the third-best-selling children's hardback book of 2003, and the second-best-selling paperback of 2005. It placed on the New York Times Best Seller list for 121 weeks. Eragon was adapted into a feature film of the same name. Selected picture Thomas the Tank Engine, first made famous in The Railway Series by W. V. Awdry In this month July – Carnegie Medal awarded to the best children's book published in the United Kingdom July 2000 – A children's literature section is created on The New York Times bestseller list as a result of the popularity of Harry Potter 6 July 1942 – Anne Frank, whose diary became a popular children's work, went into hiding 9 July 1713 – Baptism of John Newbery (work pictured), the first publisher to make children's literature in Britain successful 14 July 1890 – Death of Dhan Gopal Mukerji, whose book Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon won the Newbery Medal in 1928 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 Christopher Smart (11 April 1722 – 21 May 1771) was an English poet. He was a major contributor to two popular magazines and a friend to influential cultural icons like Samuel Johnson and Henry Fielding. Smart, a high church Anglican, was widely known throughout London. Smart was infamous for his role as "Mrs. Mary Midnight" and widespread accounts of his father-in-law, John Newbery, locking him away in a mental asylum for many years over Smart's supposed religious "mania". Even after Smart's eventual release, a negative reputation continued to pursue him as he was known for incurring more debt than he could pay off; this ultimately led to his confinement in debtor's prison until his death. Smart's two most widely-known works are A Song to David and Jubilate Agno, both at least partly written during his confinement in asylum. However, Jubilate Agno was not to be published until 1939 and A Song to David received mixed reviews until the 19th century. To his contemporaries, Smart was known mainly for his many contributions in the journals The Midwife and The Student, along with his famous Seaton Prize poems and his mock epic The Hilliad. Although he is primarily recognized as a religious poet, his poetry includes various other themes, such as his theories on nature and his promotion of English nationalism. Some of his most famous religious poetry is Hymns for the Amusement of Children, one of the first books of hymns expressly written for a juvenile audience. Did you know... ...that during World War II, the Roosevelt Community Library (pictured) in Minneapolis held storytimes for children, partly to help reduce juvenile delinquency in the Standish neighborhood? ...that American comic book artist Art Saaf also made storyboards for The Jackie Gleason Show and illustrated Highlights for Children? ...that Philip Pullman's novel Clockwork was adapted into an opera for children? 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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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