Children's literature

The Sneetches is a short animation written by the notorious children's author Dr. Seuss about a civilization of strange creatures called “Sneetches”. With one type of Sneetch having a star on them and the other don’t. The Sneetches with stars on them have a little supremacy going on while the ones that don’t try to assimilate to the Star Bellied Sneetches “culture” by going through some Bourgeoisie capitalist money-making scheme machine that will give them a star, and what exactly is this…

The children’s book Could be Worse, stars an older caucasian male who always says the same thing: “could be worse” (Stevenson 3). This picture book is geared toward early readers, between the grades of first through third. This book has a clear message that couldn’t be understood just by looking at the pictures. The pictures tell the story but don't convey the message. The reader would have to be able to comprehend, along with reading the story and looking at the pictures. The main message of…

Eric Carle, world-renowned children’s author and illustrator, has touched the hearts, minds, and lives of millions of dedicated readers all over the world, including mine. Growing up, Eric Carle’s books were a staple in our home. My mom and dad have read, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” and “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” to me more times than I can recount. What I loved and still admire the most about Carle’s work is not his words, or story lines, but his illustrations. Though born…

Positive Elements of “Have You Filled a Bucket Today?” “Have You Filled a Bucket Today?” is a great book for children to read and in my opinion belongs in the top 100 list of children’s books. Children need to learn how their actions affect themselves and others and the book does that in a way that most children can enjoy. I personally had the book read to me and my class at the age of twelve and it made me and my classmates think about our actions and helped to make us more mindful of how we…

and at end had their eyes pecked out by birds and were blinded for the rest of their lives. These lessons teach kids that if they want a happy life they should be good people and do good things. Tatar said “Our culture has this profound belief in literature as conveying lessons to children.”(Potier) Which proves there are lessons in fairy tales because like Tatar said our culture chooses to put lessons in stories read to children. Tatar also states that when stories were rewritten for children…

What do you believe the best genre is for literacy? Well, I believe that fiction is the one that interest me the most. Three reasons why I think fiction has changed my perspective in literacy is the creativity, my brother, and the Hunger Games series. People might not like fiction because people don’t like stories that are just too crazy such as like Star Wars (which everyone does like even though it’s fiction). Fiction is something that can just be really fun to read/write because of the…

beaten up (23). As he grew older the fear of being beaten up for reading was replaced by the fear of flunking out of college. His lack of reading when he was younger made it difficult for him to do academic reading (24). He finally came to appreciate literature by reading the critics in his college years. That is what the moment that encapsulates him as a reader and a teacher. For me, my race didn’t drive be to pretend like I didn’t like learning, it drove me to do the very best I could at an…

Children literature is being able to expose kids to unlimited genres of books and being able to bring them alive. This included stories, books, magazines, songs, and poems for all types of readers. The classroom should not be limited to using books for lessons but for spending some time for children to choose a book of choice and read. Having a routine for reading in the classroom will not only help them with literacy skills but to enjoy reading especially on their own time. Teachers and parents…

The Caterpillar as a Teacher A Lewis Carroll’s book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has fascinated me since I was a little child. Now, as an (almost) grown-up, I keep discovering additional layers and ever fresh important messages, new insights, and wisdom hidden in it. My intent in this work is to shed some new light–also relying upon the foremost commentaries on the subject–on the significance of Alice’s encounter with the Caterpillar. Alice encounters the Caterpillar when she has already had…

The original fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood” by the Brothers Grimm and “The Girl, The Wolf, The Crone,” by Kellie Wells have many similarities and differences throughout the stories. However, Kellie Wells takes a different approach to the story; she takes the story and uses symbols to let the reader know what she feels about the Catholic religion. The original story is not based on religion. It is simply telling a story about a girl who visits her grandmother, who was eaten by a wolf, but…