Thursday's child : trends and patterns in contemporary children's literature

Thursday's child : trends and patterns in contemporary children's literature /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Egoff, Sheila A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago, Ill. : American Library Association, 1981.
Subjects:	Children's literature > History and criticism. Children > Books and reading > United States. Littérature de jeunesse > Histoire et critique. Children. Children's literature. Englisch Kinderliteratur United States. Books and reading. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Table of Contents:

Children's literature and how it grew
Survival of the fittest: selection from the golden ages of children's literature
Realistic fiction
The new fantasy: Epic and heroic fantasy ; Enchanted realism ; Beast tales and animal fantasy ; Light fantasy
Science fiction
Historical fiction
Folklore, myth, and legend
Poetry
Picture books
The European children's novel in transition.