Literature for Children

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Books written especially for children are called children’s literature. Children's literature includes

Books written especially for children are called children’s literature. Children's literature includes
stories, fairy tales, fables, poems, and novels. It also includes nonfiction (factual) works on history, science, and other subjects.

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Children's literature can come in the form of picture books or chapter

Children's literature can come in the form of picture books or chapter
books. Picture books usually have a smaller amount of text, or words, and pictures on every page. They are written for younger readers.

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Chapter books have few or no pictures and much more text, which

Chapter books have few or no pictures and much more text, which
is divided into sections called chapters. Chapter books are written for older children

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Many countries give good children's books special attention through awards and prizes.

Many countries give good children's books special attention through awards and prizes.
In the United States the two most important prizes for children's literature are the Newbery Medal and the Caldecott Medal.

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The best-known international award is the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Another important

The best-known international award is the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Another important
international award is the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

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Until a few hundred years ago, few books were written for children

Until a few hundred years ago, few books were written for children
at all. The first literature especially for children was published in Europe in the 1600s.

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Most of this early writing was not meant to entertain children. Its

Most of this early writing was not meant to entertain children. Its
purpose was to teach children lessons.

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1700s
Many of the books read by children during the 1700s were books

1700s Many of the books read by children during the 1700s were
written for adults. These were adventurous stories with interesting characters. For example, Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719) tells the story of a man who is shipwrecked on a deserted island. Another such book was Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726). It is about the adventures of a traveler in strange lands.

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John Newbery in London, England, published the first edition of the well-known

John Newbery in London, England, published the first edition of the well-known
Mother Goose rhymes in the 1760s. A version of Newbery's book was first published in the United States in about 1785. Since then, generations of children have learned the traditional rhymes, such as Little Miss Muffett.

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1800s
By the 1800s children's books were becoming an important kind of literature.

1800s By the 1800s children's books were becoming an important kind of
Authors began making their stories more interesting and imaginative.

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Many children's books from the 1800s were collections of fairy tales and

Many children's books from the 1800s were collections of fairy tales and
folktales. These stories of magical creatures, animals that talk, and imaginary places have always fascinated children.

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Some children's books from the 1800s are still very popular today. Many

Some children's books from the 1800s are still very popular today. Many
children still enjoy Lewis Carroll’s Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which was published in England in 1865.

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Two German brothers,Wilhelm and Jakob Grimm, published a collection of old German

Two German brothers,Wilhelm and Jakob Grimm, published a collection of old German
fairy tales in 1812. The collection is commonly called Grimm's Fairy Tales. It features stories about such characters as Snow White and Cinderella.

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In the late 1800s Sazanami Iwaya of Japan wrote Japanese Fairy Tales,

In the late 1800s Sazanami Iwaya of Japan wrote Japanese Fairy Tales,
a collection of old stories. In 1896 K. Langloh Parker retold the folktales of the Aborigines (the native people of Australia) in Australian Legendary Tales. A collection of Latin American folktales appeared at about the same time in Brazil. It was called Contos da Carochinha.

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1900s and Today
The 1900s saw an explosion in the number of children's

1900s and Today The 1900s saw an explosion in the number of children's books being published.
books being published.

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People in many countries continued to collect and publish folktales so that

People in many countries continued to collect and publish folktales so that
the stories could be shared with children in other parts of the world.

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In Great Britain and the United States much children's literature of this

In Great Britain and the United States much children's literature of this
time focused on interesting characters in fantastic worlds.

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) by L. Frank Baum, Winnie-the-Pooh (1926)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) by L. Frank Baum, Winnie-the-Pooh (1926)
by A.A. Milne, and Charlotte's Web (1952) by E.B. White are good examples.

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The playful poetry, funny characters, and fanciful drawings of the many books

The playful poetry, funny characters, and fanciful drawings of the many books
by Dr. Seuss also fit in this category. He published The Cat in the Hat in 1957.

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Other children's literature of the 1900s showed realistic characters facing the difficulties

Other children's literature of the 1900s showed realistic characters facing the difficulties
of growing up. Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables (1908), Katherine Paterson's Bridge to Terabithia (1977), and the novels of Judy Blume are examples.
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