LSC 300 L
Literature for Children
Department of Library Science and Instructional Technology
Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven CT

CONTENTS:
Picture books
Nursery rhymes
Folk literature
Poetry
Fantasy
Realistic fiction
Historical fiction
Biography
Informational and reference books
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Genre of Children's Literature

We will cover nine genrešs of childrenšs books:

• Picture books
• Mother Goose and nursery rhymes
• Folk literature
• Poetry
• Fantasy
• Realistic fiction
• Historical fiction
• Biography
• Informational and reference books

Each genre is covered in an outline. (See links in menu on left). Find and read at least three examples of each genre. Find passages within each example that highlights how this example meets the requirements to be classified as that genre. NOTE: some examples may fit into more than one genre category