children's literature

The tag Children's literature is popular among bloggers who review books for children and by people discussing children's books, such as parents, teachers, librarians, book award committees, and booksellers. The tag is also often used by the authors, illustrators, editors and publishers who create children's literature. There are many web sites, professional organizations, and courses dedicated to children's literature.

It is generally thought that books referred to as children's literature are for readers up to age twelve. Books for young readers ages thirteen and above are referred to as young adult books or YA. Children's literature is categorized many different ways. Some categorize children's literature by genre, such as biography, fantasy & science fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Others categorize children's literature by format, such as board books, chapter books, easy readers, hardcover books, paperback books, picture books, and pop-up books. Children's literature is also categorized by reading level, such as easy readers and middle grade fiction.

Regardless of how they are categorized, many books termed children's literature are read and enjoyed by young adults and adults.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “children's literature”

• C.S. Lewis and The Doctor

  
  The Hog's Head — Authority: 130
  For me, two very important events happened yesterday and today.  Yesterday, November 22, 1963, C.S. Lewis died, his death being overshadowed by the assasination of John F. Kennedy.  Aldous Huxley also died that day too.  Lewis is well known for his Chronicles of Narnia books and also for his Christian ...
  13 hours ago

• So, speaking of Children...encouraging boys to write

  
  Goannatree — Authority: 472
  I had to share this post I read today with you. Written by Ree Drummond about the experiences of a friend of hers, Mrs G, Sword Play, Burping and a Number Two Pencil is a great reflection on the different learning styles of boys and girls and specifically on some ways to encourage boys to find their voice as ...
  20 hours ago

• Shhh! Do Librarians Hate Funny Kids’ Books?

  
  GeekDad — Authority: 731
  Interviews with kids’ humor writers like Norton Juster, Louis Sacher, and Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) From the beginning, my kids liked funny. Funny movies, funny jokes (at least, funny to someone their age), and funny books. The first books my oldest son would sit still for were the ridiculous rhymes of ...
  23 hours ago

• 2009 Awards for Picture, Non-Fiction and Historical Fiction in Canadian Children’s Literature, Announced by CCBC

  
  Tomorrows Trust - A Review of Catholic Education — Authority: 135
  November 21, 2009 (Catholic education, Catholic schools) In addition to the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award , The Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) announced the winners of the three additional major children’s book awards it administers. The winners were announced last night at a gala event at ...
  3 days ago

• Shin-chi’s Canoe by Nicola I. Campbell: a review

  
  Tomorrows Trust - A Review of Catholic Education — Authority: 135
  November 21, 2009 (Catholic education, Catholic schools) Shin-chis Canoe. Nicola I. Campbell. Illustrated by Kim LaFave.Toronto, ON: Groundwood/House of Anansi.40 pp., hardcover, $18.95.ISBN 978-0-88899-857-6.Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 4-8.Review by Huai-Yang Lim.***½ /4Reviewed from Advance Review Copy. ...
  3 days ago

• Nicola I. Campbell and Kim LaFave receive coveted TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award for Shin-chi’s Canoe

  
  Tomorrows Trust - A Review of Catholic Education — Authority: 135
  November 20, 2009 TORONTO, /CNW/ (Catholic education, Catholic schools) Author and illustrator share $25,000 prize - one of the largest for childrens literature in Canada The Canadian Childrens Book Centre and TD Bank Financial Group announced this evening that author Nicola I. Campbell and illustrator Kim ...
  3 days ago

• From xkcd

  
  Elizabeth Willse — Authority: 120
  Today’s xkcd … kind of makes my childhood memories itch. Also, a useful reminder of what I was reading at age 8. (When I’m book reviewing, I tend to overestimate how “young” tween readers are.)
  3 days ago

• Asian Children’s Festival ~ Singapore

  
  http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress — Authority: 494
  The Asian Children’s Festival takes place November 21 – 29 in Singapore. Click here to see the KidsASIA! activities being offered at  The Plaza, National Library Building and here to view the Fringe activities being offered at local libraries. Librarian and programme director,  Ms. Haryani Othman says ...
  4 days ago

• Request for Proposals: 3rd Annual National Latino Children’s Literature Conference – April 23-24, 2010

  
  Beyond the Job — Authority: 130
  The University of Alabama’s School of Library and Information Studies is pleased to announce the National 3rd Annual Celebration of Latino Children’s Literature Conference: Connecting  Cultures & Celebrating Cuentos to be held in Tuscaloosa, AL on April 23-24, 2010. This exclusive conference was created for ...
  4 days ago

• Awkward brunettes with problems with authority, table for 3.

  
  Bookslide III — Authority: 424
  So I had to write that paper on an influential book in my life, and then I had to write a review of a banned book, and then I realized: well, here you go: here’s where my perception of my young self came from. -Marcy in The Cat Ate My Gymsuit -Meg in A Wrinkle in Time Sure, I didn’t have braces like Meg or a ...
  4 days ago

• Award-winning Filipino children’s story Sandosenang Sapatos (A Dozen Pairs of Shoes) adapted for theater

  
  http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress — Authority: 494
  Our current issue of PaperTigers focuses on the Philippines and recently,while searching for literature events taking place there, I came across this news on OMF Literature’s website: Sandosenang Sapatos (A Dozen Pairs of Shoes) , a Palanca award-winning story that has reaped numerous accolades here and ...
  5 days ago

• WEDNESDAY WINDOW: Thinking about Thanksgiving

  
  Rasco From RIF — Authority: 130
  Last year as I flew from DC to be with family for Thanksgiving I sat by a gentleman who struck up a conversation as we landed; he asked if I was going to have a big Thanksgiving.  I noted it is always “big” for me to be with family whether the gathering is large in numbers or not.  He asked about my family’s ...
  5 days ago

• Annie Leibovitzs Hansel and Gretel and Tim Burtons Alice in Wonderland

  
  crooked house — Authority: 415
  Annie Leibovitz does a series of Hansel and Gretel photographs for Vogue . Lady Gaga is the witch. Via Marina Tatars blog Breezes from Wonderland . And, speaking of Wonderland, here are some amazing posters from Tim Burtons movie version of the classic . Alice has inspired so many beautiful images, I ...
  5 days ago

• Curious

  
  Gerry Canavan — Authority: 487
  Curious Pages recommends inappropriate books for kids. (Via @mrtalbot .) I’m pretty sure I really did read Ice Cream is Good. Posted in Look at what I found on the Internet Tagged: books, childrens literature, kids today, Wont somebody think of the children?
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• The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

  
  Fifty Books Project 2009 — Authority: 129
  " Love is ridiculous. " The Tale of Despereaux is a modern-day fairy tale. In fact, one might even suspect Kate DiCamillo of attempting to add her tale to the children canon. After all, all the ingredients are here: an anthropomorphic rodent protagonist, an antagonist who eventually sees the light, a second ...
  6 days ago

• Getting Boys into Reading Through Fiction

  
  Literacy, families and learning — Authority: 406
  I wrote a post about getting boys into books through non-fiction recently ( here ) and thought I should do a second post in relation to fiction. Helping boys to become readers of literature We all know that boys can be more reluctant to read. They tend to speak later and read later than girls. As well, boys are ...
  1 week ago

• Dipping into the Filipino Kidlitosphere…

  
  http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress — Authority: 494
  With our current focus on the Philippines, I have been exploring Filipino blogs – and indeed, this post would have gone live a couple of hours ago if my attention hadn’t been caught by this or that blog post! I already know and follow Into the Wardrobe – and indeed Tarie has been a major contributor to this ...
  1 week ago

• A Blog After My Own Inappropriate Heart

  
  educating alice — Authority: 467
  Philip Nel just pointed out to me that Lane Smith and Bob Shea had scooped me on the “ Andy Warhol, Children’s Illustrator ” post with an actual picture book the wiggy guy did .  More importantly it is on their blog, Curious Pages: Recommended Inappropriate Books for Kids .   A blog I didn’t know about ...
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• The Geekly Reader - Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist: Flight of the Phoenix

  
  GeekDad — Authority: 731
  Cover image © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt There are far too few really unusual publications in the world of children’s literature. For geeky parents, especially, it can be difficult to find books that will appeal to their young readers without being retreads of a dozen other books they’ve already read. So I was ...
  1 week ago

• @katiecouric: Sapphire

  
  InfiniteBody — Authority: 430
  Katie Courics intelligent and sensitive interview of "Push" author Sapphire on the new film "Precious" InfiniteBodyhttp://infinitebody.blogspot.com
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