La Sonrisa De La Mona

Name: Cid Carrillo
Id: 8-783-2137
Teacher: Ms. Aracelis Carrasco
Date: 1/21/2012


Children´s Literature


I. Children´s Literature by Genres


A literary genre is a category ofliterary composition. Genres may be determined by technique, tone, content, or length. Nancy Anderson, associate professor in the College of Education at the University of South Florida in Tampa, hasdelineated six major categories of children's literature, with some significant subgenres:
• Picture books, including board books, concept books (teaching an alphabet or counting), pattern books,and wordless books
• Traditional literature: there are ten characteristics of traditional literature: (1) unknown authorship, (2) conventional introductions and conclusions, (3) vague settings,(4) stereotyped characters, (5) anthropomorphism, (6) cause and effect, (7) happy ending for the hero, (8) magic accepted as normal, (9) brief stories with simple and direct plots, and (10) repetitionof action and verbal patterns.[7] The bulk of traditional Literature consists of folktales, which conveys the legends, customs, superstitions, and beliefs of people in past times. This large genre canbe further broken down into subgenres: myths, fables, ballads, folk music, legends, and fairy tales.
• Fiction: novel, short story
Non fiction: essay, editorial, news story, featurestory,
Poetry: verse, narrative poetry, epic poetry, free verse, and many more
Drama: classical, tragedy, comedy
II. Children´s Literature by Age Category


Children's literatureis an age category opposite adult literature, but it is sub-divided further due to the divergent interests of children age 0–18.
• Picture books appropriate for pre-readers ages 0–5. CaldecottMedal winners often (but not always) fall within this category.
• Early Reader Books appropriate for children age 5–7. These books are often designed to help a child build his or her reading...