LibGuides: ENG 246 -- Introduction to Children's Literature: Books

eBook Titles for Introduction to Children's Literature

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Children's Literature
Provides a thorough history of British and North American children's literature from the 17th century to the present day.
Children's Literature : From the Fin de Siecle to the New Millennium
A concise but comprehensive overview of developments in children's literature over the past 100 years.
Children’s Literature About Refugees : A Catalyst in the Classroom
In this book, Julia Hope explores ways of engaging in class with children's books about refugees.
Frontiers in American Children’s Literature
Frontiers in American Children's Literature is a groundbreaking work by both established and emerging scholars in the fields of children's literature criticism, history, and education. It offers 18 essays which explore and critically examine the expanding canon of American children's books against the backdrop of a social history comprised of a deep layering of trauma and struggle, redefining what equality and freedom mean.
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales
Provides entries on themes and motifs, individuals, characters and character types, national traditions, and genres of folk and fairy tales from around the world.

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A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
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Literary Reference eBook Collection (Wilson/EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
This ebook reference collection offers a rich selection of eBook titles covering a broad range of literary-related subjects. Selections include literary criticism, study guides, and classics such as Emma, Dracula and Frankenstein.
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Print Books at the HFC Library for Children's Literature

Children's Literature in the Classroom by Diane M. Barone
Call Number: 2nd Floor 372.64 B265c
ISBN: 9781606239384
Publication Date: 2010-09-27
The Early Reader in Children's Literature and Culture by Jennifer Miskec (Editor); Annette Wannamaker (Editor)
Call Number: 2nd Floor 809.892 E12
ISBN: 9781138931688
Publication Date: 2015-12-11
Oxford Companion to Children's Literature by Daniel Hahn
Call Number: 1st Floor Reference 809.892 H148
ISBN: 9780199695140
Publication Date: 2015-06-01
The Oxford Handbook of Children's Literature by Julia Mickenberg (Editor); Lynne Vallone (Editor)
Call Number: 2nd Floor 809.89282 O98
ISBN: 9780195379785
Publication Date: 2011-03-03

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