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The Pleasures of Children's Literature

by Perry Nodelman, Mavis Reimer · 1991

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Offers an overview of children's literature in the context of professional discussion of children's literature and reading. Focusing on controversial issues and designed to provoke thought and debate, this text examines literary response to and analysis of the field of literary texts written by adults for children.

Subject
literary criticismliterary criticismMore like thisLess of thiseducationeducationMore like thisLess of this
Themes
teachersteachersMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensadultpicture books
Length
medium · 338 pages

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