Guiding Questions: What is the history of children’s literature? When and how did illustrations in children’s books emerge? How has censorship influenced the evolution of children’s literature?  This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright law. The following are prohibited by law: –any public performance or display including transmission of any image over a network; –preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images; –any rental, lease, or lending of the program. 2.1 Norton, Through the Eyes of a Child: 8e ©2004, 2007, 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN:

The oral tradition Early printed books The Puritan influence John Locke’s influence Mother Goose tales Adventure stories Newbery’s books Rousseau’s philosophy Blake’s poetry 2.2 Norton, Through the Eyes of a Child: 8e ©2004, 2007, 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN:

The Romantic movement The Brothers Grimm Hans Christian Anderson Illustrators Crane, Caldecott, Greenaway The Victorian influence Gender roles The plight of children Childhood as an adventure Fantasy, adventure, and real people 2.3 Norton, Through the Eyes of a Child: 8e ©2004, 2007, 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN:

1400s – Caxton (woodcuts) 1600s – Comenius (woodcuts) 1700s – Bewick, Blake (uses color with woodcuts, drawings) 1800s – Cruikshank, Tenniel, Crane, Caldecott, Greenaway, Pyle (color drawings) 1900s – Rackham, Potter, Shepard, Wiese, Dr. Seuss (other mediums) 2.4 Norton, Through the Eyes of a Child: 8e ©2004, 2007, 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN:

Characters Face real issues Are believable Complex Shared experiences Setting – historically accurate Theme – multi-leveled Higher level thinking, avoids stereotypes, motivating, inspirational Nonfiction is accurate 2.5 Norton, Through the Eyes of a Child: 8e ©2004, 2007, 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN:

Prior to 1900 – anything going against the accepted social, religious, and political attitudes of the time Early/mid 1900s – antireligious 1960s and 70s – racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination 1980s – anti-American, antifamily, or obscene 1990s until now – the supernatural, sexual content, profanity, violence 2.6 Norton, Through the Eyes of a Child: 8e ©2004, 2007, 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN:

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Schwartz) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Angelou) The Giver (Lowry) Bridge to Terabithia (Paterson) The Chocolate War (Cormier) Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Twain) 2.7 Norton, Through the Eyes of a Child: 8e ©2004, 2007, 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN: