The origins of children’s literature

Aging in Children’s Literature

“…It ranges from baby books to young adult literature, and includes not just oral and written fiction, but also poetry and informative works. Children's literature established itself as a special segment of the literary market in the eighteenth centurya development that was strongly influenced by John Locke's pedagogical advice to combine instruction with pleasure (Grenby 2009). Since children's literature plays an important role in the socialization of children, educators and literary scholars are interested in the ideological contexts that the books convey, including their age norms and construction of the ageing process.…”

Overgange. Børne- og ungdomslitteratur og barndomsopfattelser i bevægelse

“…Dermed forbindes en del af børnelitteraturen med mundtlige og dramatiske fiktions-og fortaelleformer og vurderes i praksis også i forhold til kvaliteter som 'talt' eller dramatisk tekst. En lang raekke børnelitteraere tekster har da også en forhistorie som mundtligt fortalte tekster: Lewis Caroll fortalte de først dele af Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) til Alice Liddell og hendes søstre, A.A. Milne fortalte om Peter Plys til sin søn og Astrid Lindgren om Pippi til sin datter (Grenby 2009, Andersen 2014. Norske børn kunne første gang i 1954 møde karaktererne fra Thorbjørn Egners fortaelling Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by i radioprogrammet Barnetimen for de minste fremført med Egners egen karakteristiske, rolige stemme, mens bogudgaven først udkom året efter (Moe 1998, Christensen 2016.…”

The Inside, Outside, and Upside Downs of Children's Literature: From Poets and Pop-ups to Princesses and Porridge

“…According to Professor M.O. Grenby (2015), Professor of EighteenthCentury Studies in the School of English at Newcastle University, A cluster of London publishers began to produce new books designed to instruct and delight young readers. Thomas Boreman was one, who followed his 6MIH4VoM.dpuf).…”