Children's literature and critical theory reading and writing for understanding - May, Jill P. (New York, N.Y. Oxford University Press, 1995)
Reading, Discussing, and Interpreting Children's Literature -- Literary Criticism and Children's Literature,p14 -- Looking at the Basic Elements of Literature,p38 -- Rhetorical Style in Children's Literature,p64 -- Understanding Utopian Worlds in Children's Literature,p88 -- Realism and Moral Attitudes in Children's Literature,p114 -- Poetic Language and Literary Style,p138 -- Reader Response in Children's Literature: Listening to Determine Audience,p157 -- Adults and Children Interpreting Children's Literature Together,p172.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-237) and index.
Keywords: Children's literature -- History and criticism; Criticism