CH. 1
What is Children’s Literature?
Children’s literature is a collection of books read to and by kids.
What is the point of view?
The way the story is told and narrated
What is a picture book?
Type of illustrated book-they don’t have to have words
What is multicultural literature?
It is literature about People of color, religious minorities, and people who live diverse
Give an example of a book that would be considered traditional literature
Little Red Riding Hood.
Name 2 qualities that distinguish children’s literature from the rest?
Good books provide an enjoyable read that doesn’t overly teach or moralize.
Good books expand awareness.
Good books tell the truth.
Good books have integrity.
Good books enbody quality.
Good books show originality.
What is tone?
Author’s attitude to the work and the audience
Give an example of a picture book.
Any answer is good
Give an example of a book that would be considered multicultural literature
Any answer
What is traditional literature?
The body of stories and poems that have come to us through many repetitions from teller to haerer and from heater to teller. And whose authors are unknown.
Who launched the first successful company to publish books for children?
John Newbery
Name at least 3 literary elements?
point of view, style, plot, characterization, Theme, genre, setting
Who published the first picture book?
Johannes Amos Comenius
What is cultural authenticity?
When a book presents a theme that is true to a culture and filled with specific details that are authentic, members of that culture who read it feel their experiences have been genuinely reflected and illuminated
In folktales, where does the setting typically occur?
With the countries where they have been frequently told.
Award for most distinguished contribution to literature for children?
Caldecott
What are the 5 ways characters are developed in stories
What they Do
What they think and feel
How they relate to others
What they say and how they say it
The roles they play in the plot
What media is used the most to illustrate children’s books?
Watercolor
Traditional tales are heavy on _______ and light on ________.
Heavy on actions but light on character background
What award recognizes picture books that support beginning readers?
Geisel award