Understanding Children's Books

Prue Goodwin works as a freelance lecturer in literacy and as a consultant on children′s books.

′[This] text brings together a wide range of experienced professionals. Their insight into each aspect of children′s books offers clarity and reflects a commitment to research. Within one text a range of interesting aspects are explored and the reader will find themselves considering again their views on children′s books′ - Literacy′Without being the least difficult to read, this book forms a solid bedrock for students and for teachers seeking to inform themselves about the nature of books we are urging our children to read′ - Carousel′This is a high quality collection of writings on the understanding of children′s books which deserves to be read by the widest constituency of educational professionals including undergraduate and postgraduate students on ITT courses′ - English Drama Media′Any adult with either the slightest interest in, or the smallest responsibility for, the upbringing of a child will find great value here...It is clearly written, carefully structured and laid out for speedy access to a rich diversity of topics′ - www.thinkingclassroom.co.uk′Prue Goodwin has collected together an interesting and varied selection of articles by different experts about books written for children. The writing is clear and fluent, without pomposity or jargon....It makes stimulating and interesting reading′ - Speaking English`With practical and thoughtful contributions from leaders in the field, this collection reminds us of the pleasures and satisfactions found in the rich and varied world of children′s books, comics, traditional tales and information texts and the importance of sharing these delights with young readers′ - Eve Bearne, Faculty of Education, Cambridge University

• Introduction To Children′s Books - Prue GoodwinBooks For Babies - Liz AttenboroughLiterature For The Very Young - Margaret PerkinsLearning To Read Or Be A Reader - Vivienne SmithBooks For Young Independent Readers - Prue GoodwinNarrative Fiction - Catriona NicholsonBooks In Translation - Gillian LatheyNon-Fiction In Literary Form - Nikki GamblePoetry - Michael LockwoodPicture Books - Mel Gibson