children's literature

"This beloved, award-winning author, who has made us chuckle while capturing the essence of childhood and family life, discusses his art and inspiration." Container.

A critical overview of the world of children's literature charts the makings of the Western literary imagination and explores ancient and contemporary iconic books that have forged a lifelong love of literature in young readers during their formative years.

A handbook for storytime programs that covers such topics as pictures and objects in storytelling, puppetry, and creative drama.

A holiday-themed companion to the best-selling Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book, written by the editorial director at Golden Books, collects iconic, retro-style artwork by such luminaries as Eloise Wilkin, Richard Scarry and Garth Williams.

Looks at the life and work of writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, author of "Where the Wild Things Are.".

"The original three-volume anthology The Graphic Canon presented the world's classic literature--from ancient times to the late twentieth century--as eye-popping comics, illustrations, and other visual forms. In this follow-up volume, young people's literature through the ages is given new life by the best comics artists and illustrators. Fairy tales, fables, fantastical adventures, young adult novels, swashbuckling yarns, your favorite stories from childhood and your teenage years. they're all here, in all their original complexity and strangeness, before they were censored or sanitized"--.

"A biography of British author Roald Dahl, who is best known for his books James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and many others, plus a chapter of creative writing tips. Find out more about this remarkable writer and the charming and unforgettable characters he created. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more" -- Provided by publisher.

"A biography of American author Lois Lowry, who is best known for her books Number the Stars and The Giver, plus a chapter of creative writing tips. Find out more about this remarkable writer and the captivating and unforgettable characters she created. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more" -- Provided by publisher.