On Children’s Literature (by Vanesa Aguglia)

Nancy Anderson is a professor in the College of Education at the University of South Florida in Tampa. She teaches courses in children’s literature, and suggests some ideas about that:

 

“Children’s literature consists of all books written for children, excluding works such as comic books, joke books, cartoon books, and non-fiction works that are not intended to be read from front to back, such as dictionaries or encyclopedias.”

 

“Literary elements should be found throughout all of children’s literature. These important elements include characters, point of view, setting, plot, theme, style, and tone.”

 

“Every teacher should have at least 300 books in their classroom library.”

 

Do you agree with her?