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 The Lightning Thief is a 2005 fantasy adventure novel based on Greek mythology, the first young adult novel written by author Rick Riordan. It is the first novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, which charts the adventures of modern day twelve-year-old Percy Jackson as he discovers he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and the Greek god Poseidon. Percy and his friends go on a quest to prevent an apocalyptic war between the Greek gods Zeus, Poseidon and Hades. Riordan finished writing his manuscript in 1994. The Lightning Thief was initially accepted by Bantam Books in 1997 and later sold in an auction to Miramax Books before being released on July 28, 2005. The book has sold over 1.2 million copies in the subsequent four years, appearing on The New York Times children's Best Seller list and being listed as one of the Young Adult Library Services Association's Best Books for Young Adults, among other awards. It was adapted into a film named Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, which was released in the United States on February 12, 2010. The sequel to this book is The Sea of Monsters. The book has sold over 275,000 copies combining paperback and hardcover copies. Selected picture Little Black Sambo (1899), illustrated by Helen Bannerman, uses racial stereotypes to depict the Indian hero. In this month October 1924 – First issue of The Horn Book Magazine published in Boston, a periodical about children's literature 1 October 1942 – First twelve Little Golden Books are published 3 October 1955 – Debut of Captain Kangaroo, one of the longest-running children's television programs 14 October 1926 – First publication of A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh (pictured), a later Latin translation of which became the only Latin book ever to appear on The New York Times bestseller list 30 October 1887 – Birth of Sukumar Ray, one of the most famous Indian literary nonsense writers 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 Edmund Evans (1826–1905) was a prominent English wood engraver and colour printer during the Victorian era. Evans specialized in full-colour printing, which became popular in the mid-19th century. He employed and collaborated with illustrators such as Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott, Kate Greenaway, and Richard Doyle to produce what are now considered to be classic children's books. Although little is known about his life, he wrote a short autobiography before his death in 1905 in which he described his life as a printer in Victorian London. After finishing an apprenticeship, Evans went into business for himself. By the early 1850s, he had made a reputation as a printer of covers for cheap novels known as yellow-backs. In the early 1860s, Evans began to print children's toy books and picture books in association with the printing house Routledge and Warne. His intention was to produce books for children that were beautiful and inexpensive. For three decades he produced multiple volumes each year, first illustrated by Crane, and later by Caldecott and Greenaway. 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? 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 Ursula K. Le Guin 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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