Children's Literature: Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

A comprehensive single-volume reference source describing the development and current trends in children's literature throughout the world.

This new volume introduces readers to the wealth of children's literature by focusing on the essentials -- the best books for children, the ones that inform, impress, and, most important, excite young readers. This edition features more than 475 entries on the best-loved children's authors and illustrators, numerous essays on social and historical issues, thirty personal glimpses into craft by well-known writers, illustrators, and critics, and invaluable reading lists by category. The essential guide to children's books and their creators summarizes the canon of contemporary children's literature, in a practical guide essential for anyone choosing a book for or working with children.

A dictionary of terms, events, and people associated with children's literature. Includes cross-references and illustrations.