CCN: LIT2330
Title: INTRODUCTION TO CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Credit Hrs: 3.00
Description
A broad survey of and critical introduction to children's literature, from picture books to young adult novels. This literature may be in the form of realistic fiction, traditional and modern fantasy, mythology and fairy tales, poetry, and/or nonfiction. Topics covered may include genre, literary value, ethnicity, family dynamics, book awards, pedagogy, and censorship. Students will analyze texts from an array of authors across the world, including but not limited to: A.A. Milne, Dr. Seuss, Roald Dahl, Sara Pennypacker, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Maurice Sendak, Shel Silverstein, Norton Juster, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Judy Blume, Laurie Halse Anderson, Richard Peck, JK Rawling, Walter Dean Meyers, Matt de la Pena, Margarita Engle, Meg Medina, Nikki Grimes, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Andrea Davis Pinkney.
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