Teaching Childrens Fiction [Paperback]

This book combines the work of nine leading teachers and scholars of children's literature from Europe and North America. They explore the various disciplines and perspectives that have contributed to the study of children's literature, giving practical classroom suggestions. Contains an up-to-date resources section.List of Figures Acknowledgements Series Preface (Series Editor) Notes on the Contributors Introduction; C.Butler Historical Studies; P.Pinsent Cultural Studies; D.Rudd Genre and Convention; J.Webb Looking in the Mirror: Pedagogy, Theory, and Children's Literature; R.McGillis Word and Picture; M.Nikolajeva Children as Readers; J.Elkin Children's Literature at Postgraduate Level in the United Kingdom; P.Pinsent & K.Reynolds Children's Literature at Postgraduate Level in the United States; R.Flynn Appendices Sample Undergraduate Syllabi; C.Butler Resources; K.Reynolds , P.Pinsent & C.Butler Children's Literature Criticism: Key Texts; C.Butler Teaching Children's Literature in Higher Education: A Select Bibliography; C.Butler Index

'The Teaching the New English Series is a welcome and timely contribution to the changing canon, curriculum, and classroom practice of English in higher education. Imaginatively conceived and professionally edited, the series will be required reading for instructors in English studies worldwide.' - Professor Elaine Showalter, Professor Emerita of English, Princeton University, USA, and Author of Teaching Literature

JUDITH ELKIN Vice Principal of University College Worcester, UK and a member of the Herefordshire Learning Partnership Strategic Board, the British Council Knowledge and Information Advisory Committee, and Chair of MLA West Midlands, the Council for Museums, Libraries and Archives RICHARD FLYNN Professor of Literature at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, USA and Editor of the Children's Literature Association Quarterly RODERICK MCGILLIS Professor of English at the University olcH