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    This document discusses the range and development of children's literature. It defines children's literature as quality trade books for children from birth to adolescence covering topics relevant to their ages through prose and poetry, both fiction and non-fiction. The earliest books for children were religious, instructional, or aimed at improving morals. In the 18th century, John Newberry published books for children's enjoyment, like "The History of Little Goody Two Shoes". Charles Dodgson, known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, entertained children with stories that later became "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".

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    This document discusses the range and development of children's literature. It defines children's literature as quality trade books for children from birth to adolescence covering topics relevant to their ages through prose and poetry, both fiction and non-fiction. The earliest books for children were religious, instructional, or aimed at improving morals. In the 18th century, John Newberry published books for children's enjoyment, like "The History of Little Goody Two Shoes". Charles Dodgson, known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, entertained children with stories that later became "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".

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    This document discusses the range and development of children's literature. It defines children's literature as quality trade books for children from birth to adolescence covering topics relevant to their ages through prose and poetry, both fiction and non-fiction. The earliest books for children were religious, instructional, or aimed at improving morals. In the 18th century, John Newberry published books for children's enjoyment, like "The History of Little Goody Two Shoes". Charles Dodgson, known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, entertained children with stories that later became "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".

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    THE RANGE OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

    THE VALUE OF DEVELOPMENT


    DEFINING CHILDREN’S OF CHILDREN”S
    CHILDRENS LITERATURE LITERATTURE
    LITERATURE
    DEFINING CHILDRENS
    LITERATURE
    Children’s Literature- is a
    DEFINING CHILDREN’S
    good- quality trade books
    LITERATURE for children from birth to
    adolescence, covering topic
    of relevance and interest to
    children of those ages,
    through prose and poetry,
    fiction and non-fiction.
    ( Lynch-Brown, et.al 2014)
    CONTE QUALLI
    NT TY
    The manner in which content is
    treated, also helps to define
    children’s books. Childhood stories
    told in a forthright, humorous, or
    CONTENT suspenseful manner are appropriate
    for young readers; stories about
    childhood told in nostalgic or overly
    sentimental terms are inappropriate.
    (Lynch-Brown et.al 2014)
    Quality in writing has to do with
    originality and importance of ideas,
    imaginative use of language, and beauty
    of literary and artistic style, that enable a

    QUALI work to remain fresh, interesting and


    meaningful for many year. The best

    TY children’s books offer readers enjoyment


    as well as memorable characters on
    situations and valuable insights into the
    human condition. These books have
    permanent value. (Lynch-Brown. 2014)
    THE VALUE OF CHILDREN’S
    LITERATURE
    The educational and emotional
    and benefits of writing the
    children is expressed in the
    THE VALUE metaphor that books help give
    OF children alike upon the letter of
    CHILDREN’S life” -( Janet Schulman, 1998).
    LITERATUR
    E

    PERSONA ACADEMI
    L VALUE C VALUE
    IMAGINATI KNOWLED
    ON AND GE AND
    INSPIRATI INSIGHTS
    ON

    UNDERSTAN

    PERSONAL ENJOYMENT DING AND


    EMPATHY

    VALUE
    HERITAGE
    LITERARY
    AND
    AND
    CULTURAL
    ARTISTIC
    MORAL IDENTITY
    PREFERENC
    ES REASONIN
    G
    READING

    WRITING
    ACADEM
    IC
    CONTENT- AREA
    VALUE SUBJECT

    ART APPRECIATION
    The earliest books written for
    children were entirely religious,
    instructional, or for the
    DEVELOPME improvement of their morals
    and manners.
    NT OF
    CHILDREN’S
    LITERATURE
    NEW CHARLES
    BERRY’S DODGSON
    BOOKS
    In the latter half of the 18th
    century, an English publisher
    named John Newberry
    published books for children to
    NEWBERR enjoy. One such book, The
    Y’S BOOKS History of Little Goody Two
    Shoes (Newberry 1765) is
    considered the first novel
    written especially for children
    to enjoy.
    Charles Dodgson was a mathematics
    lecturer and ordained Deacon at Christ
    Church College of Oxford University in
    England. He often entertained the young
    daughter ( Alice Liddell) of dean of his
    CHARLES college by telling stories about
    DODGSON Wonderland. Later he published the
    stories under the pseudonym of Lewis
    Carroll in Alice’s Adventures in
    Wonderland and the sequel through the
    looking – Glass and What Alice Found
    There(1871).
    REFERENCES

     Essential of Children’s Literature 7th Edition by Carol G. Lynch-Brown, Carl M. Tomlinson &
    Kathy G. Short

     https://www.pearsonhighered.com/asset/samplechpter/0/1/3/2/0132685833.pdf

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