Hidden Adult Nodelman Perry
Hidden Adult Nodelman Perry What exactly is a children's book? A leading scholar presents close readings of six classic stories to answer these questions and offer a clear definition of children's…
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Hidden Adult Nodelman Perry
What exactly is a children's book? A leading scholar presents close readings of six classic stories to answer these questions and offer a clear definition of children's writing as a distinct literary form.Perry Nodelman begins by considering the plots, themes, and structures of six works: The Purple Jar, Alice in Wonderland, Dr. How is children's literature defined as a genre?
He points out markers in each work that allow the adult reader to understand it as a children's story, shedding light on ingrained adult assumptions and revealing the ways in which adult knowledge and experience remain hidden in apparently simple and innocent texts.Nodelman then engages a wide Doolittle, Henry Huggins, The Snowy Day, and Plain City--all written for young people of varying ages in different times and places--to identify shared characteristics.