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1. Norton, Through the Eyes of a Child - 8th Edition Professor K.C. Boyd - Augus
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What is the history of children s literature?
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Books weren t always written for children.
Changes in printing technology provided affordable books.
When childhood began to be viewed as a special part of the human life cycle, lit
erature written specifically for children became important.
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The oral tradition
Early printed books
The Puritan influence
John Locke s influence
Mother Goose tales
Adventure stories
Newbery s books
Rousseau s philosophy
Blake s poetry
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1450 s Johnannes Gutenberg s mass production of books.
1476 - William Caxton s printing press
The Hornbook
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Chapbooks
small publications that contained
songs, poems, political treatises,
folk stories, religious tracts, and
all manner of short texts. Street
peddlers or chapman sold
printed chapbooks for pennies at
markets to common people.
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The Puritan Influence
the story of children s reading in America begins with the Puritans.
Heavily influenced by the Church of England
Restricted children from reading some chapbooks
Books selected for Puritan children reinforced their moral development; God and

foremost.
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Charles Perrault
Contes de ma Mere L Oye (Tales of Mother Goose)
Re-told many stories from French perspective
One of the first writers to recognize that fairy tales have a special place in t
he world of children.
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Daniel Defoe
Author of Robinson Crusoe, 1719
Written originally for adults
Wrote the book while condemned to Newgate Prison
The story is based off of Scottish sailer Alexander Selkirk
Re-told many stories from French perspective
One of the first writers to recognize that fairy tales have a special place in t
he world of children.
Jonathan Swift
Author of Gulliver s Travels, 1726
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John Newberry
Writer and publisher
Little Pretty Pocket Book, 1744
Brought recognition to the publishing field that there was a market for children s
books
Newberry award is named in his honor for his work with children s literature
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rymedal.cfm
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Believed that children should be accompanied in their search for knowledge.
Published Emile in 1762
Stressed the importance of experiences in harmony with children s natural developm
ent physically and mentally.
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The Romantic movement
The Brothers Grimm
Hans Christian Anderson
Illustrators
Crane, Caldecott, Greenaway
The Victorian influence
Gender roles
The plight of children
Childhood as an adventure
Fantasy, adventure, and real people
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The Brothers Grimm German scholars
Re-told oral folktales that described German tradition and celebrated the langua

ge
Some popular titles include, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Ho
od and the Frog Prince
The second edition published in 1815 was written specifically for children
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Hans Christian Anderson
Born in poverty in Denmark
Teased about his looks, Anderson began to write tales that reflected his childho
od
Known widely for publishing the first fairy tales
His most popular books are The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid and The Red Sho
es
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British artist and illustrator
Known widely for illustrating The House that Jack Built and the Diverting Hist
ory of John Gilpin, 1878.
Drew sketches of the House of Parliament
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decottmedal.cfm
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2011