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”

• Spike Jonze to sign behind-the-scenes book on Wild Things film Sunday

  
  Jacket Copy — Authority: 690
  The movie "Where the Wild Things Are" has sparked bookish interest around LA. Dave Eggers young-adult reworking of the tale, "The Wild Things," has been on our hardcover bestsellers list for two weeks. Will the enthusiasm continue for Spike Jonze? The films director has a "Wild Things"-related book that hell be ...
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• We Interrupt The CPSIA Programming…

  
  The Adventures of Whimsical Walney — Authority: 112
  First and foremost: Happy Veteran’s Day. A big thank you to everyone who has fought and continues to fight for the freedoms I have. Judging from my posts, I imagine many think my life is all about CPSIA . Good news: It’s not. I’m excited to say that recently the creative juices started flowing again (albeit it ...
  15 hours ago

• WAHHH

  
  Bookslide III — Authority: 121
  I have been mood-swinging all over the place the past couple days, and it did NOT help that I’m wrapping up my term and therefore have to read something nostalgic as heck for my Children’s Resources class.  I chose The Cat Ate My Gymsuit , which is probably one of my all-time favorite books, even more so now ...
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• Cloud Busting – Malorie Blackman

  
  crookedshore — Authority: 116
  Just a few days ago my eleven year old son came home from school bursting with enthusiasm for a book one of his teachers was reading aloud to them in school. Cloud Busting, he said, and it’s written like a big long poem about a boy and his friend. He claimed that I’d love it. So enthusiastic and so certain was he ...
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• Bold and Brave by Horatio Alger/Project Gutenburg

  
  Happy Hearts Homeschooling Library — Authority: 126
  For about 4th through sixth grades. Click here. From HoratioAlgerJr.com" What does the Horatio Alger "Strive and Succeed" philosophy consist of? Are there contemporary versions of it? There are several elements in the Horatio Alger "Strive and Succeed" Philosophy: * hard work * study (informal ...
  2 days ago

• Jesus Storybook Bible Deluxe Edition

  
  Andy Naselli — Authority: 530
  A guest post by Jenni Naselli Our family was recently delighted to obtain  The Jesus Storybook Bible, Deluxe Edition . Here’s what Andy and I wrote last year about this book in our review of theology books for kids : Sally Lloyd-Jones. The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name . ...
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• Pat the Picasso – The ‘Touch the Art’ Board Books for Young Children

  
  One-Minute Book Reviews — Authority: 427
  I haven’t written about board books for a while, in part because the good ones seem to be getting rarer: More and more, these books for babies and toddlers rip-off bestsellers for older children instead of doing what they alone can do. But in today’s Wall Street Journal Megan Cox Gurdon writes about a series ...
  4 days ago

• The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin and Rosana Faria

  
  Maw Books — Authority: 512
  What is it like to experience colors if you are blind?  This is the question that The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin and Rosana Faria asks and attempts to answer.  This book of colors is lacking in the color department and that’s a good thing.  Instead, it is completely black with white text and raised ...
  4 days ago

• Take A Look: Roman and London Are Burning, Horrible Histories, Enchanted Hunters, Bird Music, Phantom Towns and More.

  
  crooked house — Authority: 119
  Alas, these firescreens featuring Rome and London burning are only prototypes, not yet for sale. Via BB-blog . Speaking of Rome burning, I ordered a bunch of Horrible Histories , ostensibly for Luke and Sylvie for Christmas. Really, until theyre old enough, theyre for me. I was inspired by When We Were Romans , ...
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• Byatt on Tatar’s Enchanted Hunters

  
  educating alice — Authority: 493
  This is a grown-up book for grown-up people who haven’t forgotten being childhood readers. It satisfies imagination and curiosity, revisiting things you suddenly remember clearly, telling you new things you didn’t know. A. S. Byatt reviews Maria Tatar’s Enchanted Hunters in the Guardian .
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• I rebel, quietly, while nobody is looking

  
  Katyboo1's Weblog — Authority: 133
  It is late and I am putting off reading the last fifty pages of Treasure Island.  Even though, when I have read the last fifty pages of Treasure Island I can dig Child 44 out of the heap by the bedside and hope that returning it to the library by Monday will not leave me with a fine and a fierce telling off from the ...
  5 days ago

• Treasure-house … the American Children’s Rare Books Collection

  
  Sheryl Gwyther - author — Authority: 119
  Thanks to a SCBWI (Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators) bulletin advising their American members to contact the librarians at the Library of Congress Children’s Rare Books Collection in Washington DC and arrange a tour, I did so too – well, I was there and I’m a member of SCBWI’s Australian ...
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• Book Review Podcast: Special Childrens Books Edition

  
  ArtsBeat — Authority: 796
  This week: A special look at our fall childrens books issue with Adam Gopnik, Julie Just and Ryan Southerland; the pro wrestler Hulk Hogan on his memoir, "My Life Outside the Ring"; Motoko Rich with notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler with best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
  5 days ago

• ISSCL Annual Conference, ‘Sound, Image, Text’

  
  Welcome to Library.ie — Authority: 127
  The Irish Society for the Study of Children’s Literature’s (ISSCL) annual conference,  ‘Sound, Image, Text’ will take place on 5 th /6 th March 2010 in Trinity College Dublin. The ISSCL invites submissions for the conference . Proposals are welcome relating to the above and associated topics in the ...
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• Oh, that Corpse!

  
  educating alice — Authority: 493
  If you aren’t following The Exquisite Corpse Adventure I recommend you do so pronto.  Just to recap, it is based on the game where one person writes a bit of a story and then passes it on to the next person to continue.  In this case the highfalutin people doing the writing and illustrating are having a complete ...
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• Lara Saguisag At Rutgers University

  
  School Librarian in Action — Authority: 122
  Lara Saguisag poet, childrens book writer and of course, Filipina, is featured in Rutgers Universitys website. Hers is a story of dreams fulfilled. Lara is the author of Theres a Dewende in My Brothers Soup(Lampara Books), a book about a girl coping with the pressures of having an autistic sibling. Her book of poetry, ...
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• The Bee-man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales/Google books

  
  Happy Hearts Homeschooling Library — Authority: 126
  The bee-man of orn and other fanciful tales Author Frank Richard Stockton Publisher Charles Scribners Sons, 1919 Length 193 pages Overview Middle school and up. Includes Old Pipes and the Dryad
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• Boys Adventure Novel: The Aztec Treasure-house/Google Books

  
  Happy Hearts Homeschooling Library — Authority: 126
  We havent read this one, but did see it recommended for the seventh grade in this old childrens resource bibliography. Book overview from Google Books: "The narrator travels in Mexico with a party including a Franciscan monk and an Indian youth, to find a lost race of Aztecs and a hidden treasure of gold, jewels ...
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• November: American Indian Heritage Month

  
  A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy — Authority: 603
  (image from 2009 Indian Health Service Heritage Site ) November is American Indian Heritage Month. Various links of interest, in no particular order: The Creation of National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month (via Indian Health Services ) The National Museum of the American Indian , especially ...
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• Coming Soon: Rita Williams-Garcia’s One Crazy Summer

  
  educating alice — Authority: 493
  My eyes stung. I was spilling-over mad. I couldn’t stop what I had to say, even if she stood over me and became my crazy mother mountain and knocked me down. I was spilling over. It is the summer of 1968 and eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters Vonetta and Fern have been sent from Brooklyn, New ...
  6 days ago

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