A critical handbook of children's literature - Lukens, Rebecca J., 1922- (Boston : Pearson Allyn and Bacon, 2003)
Literature : what is it? -- Genre in children's literature -- Picture books -- Character -- Plot -- Theme -- Setting -- Point of view -- Style -- Tone -- From rhyme to poetry -- Biography -- Informational books -- Appendix A. Children's book awards -- Appendix B. Selected children's magazines -- Appendix C. Selected reviewing media for children's books -- Appendix D. Selected websites about children's literature.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Children's literature -- History and criticism; Children -- Books and reading