Introduction
Developing Personal Knowledge about Books
Narrative
Narration and Point of View
Narrative Structure, Time and Cohesion
Character, Setting and Themes
Language and Style
Genres and Traditional Stories
Fantasy, Realism and Writing about the Past
Reading and Responding to Fiction
Fiction for the Classroom
Keeping in Touch with Children′s Books
Select Bibliography
Children′s Books
Nikki Gamble is Director of Just Imagine, an organisation which seeks to promote literacy using high-quality children’s literature. Formerly a university lecturer and teacher, Nikki has worked in education for 40 years. She continues to work in schools on research and development projects. Nikki is co-author of the awards winning Guiding Readers: layers of meaning (UKLA Academic Book of the Year 2017).
′[T]his book provides a comprehensive and readable exploration of the topic of children′s literature for both the specialist and the interested general reader′ - Literacy ′[This] book covers everything from picture books to poetry and every conceivable kind of fiction and informs all key stages. It gives children′s literature the deserved courtesy of reading it in the context of modern critical theory…[and] guides us brilliantly through the riches of literacy experience as learning′ - English Drama Media ′This book is primarily designed for student teachers and gives an excellent overview of the wide range of texts that children can and should be expected to encounter in school...It is a fascinating read for those of us who continue to be interested in children′s literature′ - Speaking English
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