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- CHILDREN'S LITERATURE DEFINED
- What Is Children's Literature?
- Writing for Children
- VALUING LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN
- Personal Values
- Enjoyment
- Narrative as a Way of Thinking
- Imagination
- Vicarious Experience
- Insight into Human Behavior
- Universality of Experience
- Educational Values
- Literature in the Home
- Literature in the School
- EVALUATING CHILDREN'S FICTION
- Plot
- Setting
- Theme
- Characterization
- Style
- Point of View
- Evaluating Literature through a Multicultural Lens
- Additional Considerations
- Comparison with Other Books
- CLASSICS IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE:
THE BOOK AWARDS
- The Newbery and Caldecott Medals
- International Book Awards
- Lifetime Contribution Awards
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