Portal:Children's literature

The Children's Literature Portal Russell Lee 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 The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter that follows mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he is chased about the garden of Mr. McGregor. It was privately printed by Potter in 1901 after several publishers' rejections but was printed in a trade edition by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1902. The book was a success, and multiple reprints were issued in the years immediately following its debut. It has been translated into 36 languages and with 45 million copies sold it is one of the best-selling books of all time. The book has generated considerable merchandise over the decades since its release for both children and adults with toys, dishes, foods, clothing, videos and other products made available. Potter was one of the first to be responsible for such merchandise when she patented a Peter Rabbit doll in 1903 and followed it almost immediately with a Peter Rabbit board game. By making the hero of the tale a disobedient and rebellious little rabbit, Potter subverted her era's definition of the good child and the literary hero genre which typically followed the adventures of a brave, resourceful, young white male. Selected picture Edward Lear, A Book of Nonsense (1846) 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 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 It's Just a Plant, a children's book, was heavily criticized by Republican Congressman Mark Souder (pictured), who argued that it supported marijuana use by children? ... that Howard Pyle's 1883 children's novel The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood had a vast influence on portrayals of Robin Hood through the 20th century? ...that while still in college, children's author Eloise Greenfield realized that she was too shy to be a teacher and dropped out to work at the U.S. Patent Office? 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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