Children’s Literature

Several things make children’s literature unique among the many branches of academic literary study. First of all, children’s literature is defined. Then, different genres of children’s literature are reviewed. These genres have existed since children’s literature was first established as a separate part of print culture in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and sometimes even before that. Moreover, the current trends of children’s literature are illuminated.

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Children’s Literature , Fable , Poetry , Moral and Instructive Tales , The School Story , The Family Story , Fantasy , The Adventure Story , Current Trends