The last thirty years have witnessed one of the most fertile periods in the history of children's books: the flowering of imaginative illustration and writing, the Harry Potter phenomenon, the rise of young adult and crossover fiction, and books that tackle extraordinarily difficult subjects. The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature provides an indispensable and fascinating reference guide to the world of children's literature. Its 3,500 entries cover every genre from fairy tales to chapbooks; school stories to science fiction; comics to children's hymns. Originally published in 1983, the Companion has been comprehensively revised and updated by Daniel Hahn. Over 900 new entries bring the book right up to date and there is additional information on prizes and prizewinners.
| ISBN: | 9780198715542 |
| Publication date: | 26th March 2015 |
| Author: | Daniel Hahn |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 704 pages |
| Primary Genre | Biographies & Autobiographies |
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The last thirty years have witnessed one of the most fertile periods in the history of children's books: the flowering of imaginative illustration and writing, the Harry Potter phenomenon, the rise of young adult and crossover fiction, and books that tackle extraordinarily difficult subjects. The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature provides an indispensable and fascinating reference guide to the world of children's literature. Its 3,500 entries cover every genre from fairy tales to chapbooks; school stories to science fiction; comics to children's hymns. Originally published in 1983, the Companion has been comprehensively revised and updated by Daniel Hahn. Over 900 new entries bring the book right up to date and there is additional information on prizes and prizewinners.
The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature features in the following genres: Biographies & Autobiographies, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature is available in Hardback
The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature was written by Daniel Hahn and published by Oxford University Press
The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature has 704 pages
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