Riverside Anthology of Children's Literature

Summary: Contents I. Children's Poetry: A Chorus of Voices 1. Voices of the Nursery, Voices of the Playground 2. Voices of Nonsense 3. Voices of Children II. Picture Books: Stories for the Eye 4. Picture Books 5. The History of the Illustrated Book III. The Oral Tradition: The Cauldron of Story 6. Fables 7. Folktales 8. Myths, Legends, and Sacred Writings 9. Epics and Romances 10. Storytelling IV. Fiction: The Storied World 1...1. Encounters and Adventures: Realistic and Historical Fiction 12. Thresholds and Frontiers: Fantasy and Science Fiction V. Nonfiction: The Real and Changing World 13. Biography 14. Travel and History 15. Science VI. Readings on Children's Literature 16. The Creators 17. The Critics [read more]