Children's Literature, Briefly (6th Edition)

I bought this book for a children’s lit class and I enjoyed reading it. Chapters are short and sweet, but the info is helpful. I’ve cited the book in other classes, so it has been useful for me

This is a textbook for my children's literature class. I have never had so much fun reading a textbook! It is easy to understand and talks about one of the most fun parts of being a teacher (or anyone who works with young children), and that is how to choose good literature to read with and to have your children read! Plus, it has lots of recommendations, which give you a place to start.

It arrived faster than I expected too. I was able to get my first assignment done by day 1, while others were still acquiring their resources.

Rented this. Came on time. Just as pictured.

I had to get this for a class, and I am renting it. I wish I had just bought it. Its so expensive, though. I may pay the difference and buy it, because I will use it when this class is over. I really like it. Its and easy read, and I want to write children's books. This would be an excellent book for anyone interested in writing childrens books or teaching.

It was the book I needed. No pages missing. The book is worn a bit and there are highlights in it but it's not raggedy.

As someone who has an avid interest in childhood development and early education, I can see where the author was going with the "textbook that doesn't read like a textbook" thing. The subject could be (and has been) approached in a much more technical, even robotic way. So the fact that this is a 'gentler read' is good.However, I found a few things frustrating and quite frankly, glaring enough to say it isn't a great textbook for the education class on primary literature it was rented for. It addresses very important and substantial topics, which excited me, but in such a way that I can only say it "touches" on them. It doesn't give examples of the topics other than to reference HUNDREDS of works published. So you either have to be sitting in a large library while reading it, so you have access to the references, or own that many of the specifically referenced works. And even so, it doesn't cite WHERE in the works the references are found, so you would have to be able to read every single work in its entirety in order to see the examples noted. I understand the importance of referencing actual published work, but students typically don't have time for that, especially if it is taken as a 4 week summer course. It would be much more effective if excerpts from the referenced examples were included, or if the author had taken the time to come up with examples of their own.It's a fascinating subject to me, and from the table of contents and from what specific topics it touches on, I WANTED to enjoy this book. I was hoping it would have more to offer, but instead, I am disappointed. I think I might actually get more out of a 'technical' and traditional textbook on the subject than I did this one.

This is a perfect informational text for any one interested in the importance of children's literature. Great for any teachers and those still working on becoming an educator to learn about different types of text.