What Is Children's Literature?

Question 1

Correct Definition of “Literature”
A) The imaginative shaping of life and thought into the forms and structures of language
B) A vague term which usually denotes works which belong to the major genres: eipc, drama, lyric, novel, short story, ode.
C) The most esteemed works within a culture, as in a “national literature”. less obvious though no less significant is the degree to which literature still relates to the act of reading.
D) All of the above

Answer 1

D)

Question 2

Correct Definition of “Children’s Literature”
A) Might as well be a contradiction in terms
B) Has two parts: one deals with content, the other deals with quality
C) Good-quality trade books for children from birth to adolescents, covering topics of relevance and interest to children of those ages
D) The collection of books that are read by children
E) All of the above

Answer 2

E)

Question 3

What can be said about our ideas regarding children and childhood?

Answer 3

They are perpetually in flux (No child or childhood is the same)

Question 4

Which factors contribute to our ideas about children and childhood? (3 answers)

Answer 4

Cultural, Social and Political

Question 5

According to Rebecca Lukens, what is our first motive for reading?

Answer 5

Personal Pleasure

Question 6

Fiction gives us the ability to live lives other than our own. This is known as living _____ through others:

Answer 6

Vicariously

Question 7

What does the problematic term “children” assume?

Answer 7

That all children are fundamentally the same.

Question 8

Children’s literature is sustained, created and perpetuated by:

Answer 8

Adults

Question 9

Who is the implied audience of Children’s Literature? (4 answers)

Answer 9

Babies, Toddlers, Tweens and Teenagers

Question 10

What four ways does children’s literature benefit children?

Answer 10

1. Pleasure and understanding
2. Aids physical development
3. Aids language development and reading skills
4. Aids cognitive development