Introduction to Children's Literature

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This class aims to give students an understanding of some of the major genres of Children's literature - including picture books, poetry, folk and fairy tales, fantasy and realistic fiction, and adventure and domestic fiction - as well as the history of children's literature and some of the issues that surround books for children such as censorship. Students will be exposed to some of the classics of children's literature written in English and made aware of other such classics to read on their own.