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	• The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The Traditions in English (Slipcased Edition) W. W. Norton, 2005 - 2200 pages average customer review:based on 14 reviews view larger image
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The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature

This is a great book for someone wanting a more complex addition of Children's Literature. This book is FULL of stories, unlike others I've read, these stories are not the childish ones you have been read in the past. The detail is great. I would not recommend you read these stories to young children, the stories are full of so much detail, it does make them quite long.

Where is Margaret Wise Brown?

Although impressed with the breadth and quality of this anthology, as a children's librarian I was shocked to discover that any mention of Margaret Wise Brown is entirely missing. She is a seminal author in Anglo-American children's literature, so much so that even Yale University devoted an entire afternoon's lecture to her at a children's literature conference in 1999. Other, more recent and therefore much less classic or influential authors are included in this anthology; therefore, surely there is room for Wise Brown as well. Other than this rather gaping hole, this is a fine representation of the body of children's literature through the centuries with well-written historical remarks.

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it's....huge

I have this book as a textbook this semester and it has great info.It might have TOO much info though.Reading entire genres with this book can be a chore on the mind because the book is so large and intimidating to begin with.Also,the introductions for genres and authors are a bit too "acedemic" and bland;I constantly find myself looking to see how many pages are left to a chapter,due to lost interest.The upside and reason for 4 stars:the inclusion of full pieces of literature from the beggining of book-making to the present;the wealth of great stories will keep a mind feeding for many days(or a full semester.)While it can be tedious,it's worth reading.

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Great book for children and adults alike!

Any Norton's Anthology of Literature is wonderfully extensive, and this Children's Literature edition is no exception. The book ranges from early Puritan literature to modern stories that are great for children. I would recommend this book for parents who wish to pass a tradition of reading to their kids.

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A Great Resource, as Well as Enjoyable

This book is HUGE! I love the hard slipcover this book comes in, which keeps the book in great condition. This book is definitely informative and has tons of children's stories arranged by genre, such as Fantasy, Adventure, Chapbooks, ABC's, Picture Books, Fairy Tales, etc. The introductions to each section are greatly helpful b/c they contain tons of historical background on the type of children's literature. This book would probably be very useful for a teacher, and I would definitely recommend.

Comprehensive and visually rich, this new Norton Anthology, in a beautiful slipcased gift edition, traces the remarkable innovation and enduring pleasures of children's literature.

The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature celebrates the richness and variety of over 350 years of literary works for children. This groundbreaking anthology includes 170 authors and illustrators of alphabets and animal fables, fairy tales and fantasy, picture books and nursery verse, among many other genres. Here readers will find beloved works by Charles Perrault, Lewis Carroll, J. M. Barrie, L. M. Montgomery, and Dr. Seuss along with historical classics?The New-England Primer and Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses?and major voices from the multicultural and global contemporary scene. Over 40 longer complete works and over 400 illustrations, including 60 in color, enhance this comprehensive and visually rich anthology.

With introductions that offer fresh insights into the cultural contexts of children's literature and childhood itself over four centuries, author headnotes, annotations, bibliographies, and a timeline, The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature illuminates a literary tradition whose power to instruct and delight is both centuries old and startlingly new. Slipcased paperback original, 2200 pages; 60 color, 375 black-and-white illustrations

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