The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature - Hardcover

Bernice E. Cullinan

9780826412713: The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826412718 ISBN 13: 9780826412713

Publisher: Continuum, 2001

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The essential reference source on children's literature throughout the world.

With 1,100 biographical-critical entries and 100 topical articles, written by some 150 contributors, The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature is the most complete and up-to-date reference source ever produced on the subject. The work covers 150 years of children's literature in many cultures: the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, continental Europe, Israel, Africa, and the Far East. Biographical-critical entries include authors as well as illustrators and artists. The board of advisers, made up of scholars, editor, librarians and artists, have helped to make this encyclopedia even more user-friendly.

From Little Red Riding Hood to Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland to the latest online offerings, the world of children's literature is represented and celebrated in this unique survey for scholars, librarians, children's-book authors and illustrators, teachers, parents, and young people.

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About the Author:

Bernice E. Cullinan is a past president of the International Reading Association and of the Reading Hall of Fame. Her publications inlcude Literature and the Child (Fifth Edition, with lee Galda), Read to Me: Raising Kids Who Love to Read, and Invitation to Read: More about Children's Literature. Diane G. Person is a librarian and noted authority on children's literature. The editors live, respectively, in Sands Point and Brooklyn, New York.

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Cullinan, past president of the International Reading Association and the Reading Hall of Fame and author of the acclaimed Literature and the Child (now in its fifth edition), and librarian and children's literature authority Person have accomplished the daunting task of putting together a complete reference source for children's literature. The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature is a valuable tool in the growing bibliography of secondary material on a genre that has gained a high level of academic as well as popular interest.

The encyclopedia surveys 150 years in the history of children's literature. Though coverage is global, emphasis is on English-speaking countries and works appearing in English translation. More than 150 contributors from librarianship, academia, publishing, writing, and illustration provided 1,200 biocritical entries and almost 100 topical articles that survey genres (Adventure stories, Easy-to-read books, Fairy tales), themes and trends (Death and dying in children's literature, Multicultural literature), and history (British literature, Caldecott Medal). Individuals who are treated were chosen "based on an evaluation of an author or illustrator's significant contribution to the field regardless of the amount of work written or published" and range from Hans Christian Andersen, Arthur Rackham, and Jules Verne to Kevin Henkes, Walter Dean Myers, and J. K. Rowling. Samples of illustrations and photographs of 130 authors and illustrators are included. The work is alphabetically arranged, and each entry includes a bibliography. In the case of authors or illustrators, a list of awards and further works is also included. All entries are well written and highlight the authors' or illustrators' lives and most-acclaimed works. Entries on genres discuss the genre's history, significance, and examples. The index lists only individuals and will not help researchers seeking out references to Booklist, Charlotte's Web, or Harry Potter.

This work would be useful for parents and teachers as well as scholars, librarians, and writers. It is well researched, well written, and easy to use. The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature (1984) has entries for titles and characters as well as authors, illustrators, and literary types but is not as up to date. International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature (Routledge, 1996) has far fewer entries and a British focus. The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature is recommended for all libraries with holdings in children's literature. REVWR
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