Children's picture books

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…

“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” ― Philip Pullman Throughout this book we will spend snippets of time leaning on the plump and wise cheeks of tales told long ago. These tales carry morals and lessons that demonstrate the meaning of the various chapters and they show that the wisdom contained in these pages can be recognized in fairy tales, history itself and also in the modern world. They are timeless, relevant and take us to…

Cartoons and graphic novels are popular amongst children. They’re seen as simple stories that can be understood better through pictures. What about a graphic novel that uses cartoons to demonstrate a hard concept for young adults? In the book Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, the author uses a simplistic art style and varying panels to emphasize the different emotions and struggle she experienced growing up during the Islamic Revolution. The author Marjane Satrapi, wanted to demonstrate and…

Eoin Colfer quotes “Confidence is ignorance. If you're feeling cocky, it's because there's something you don't know.” Eoin Colfer made 23 books,made those books fun and innovative with the habit of mind "Gathering data through all senses" ,and illuminated the world with those books. Eoin Colfer was born May 14th 1965 ,in Maxford. He gained a degree while attending the…

Taste in film is a very personal thing and can say more about a person than they can say about themselves. For example, if someone were to glance through my movie collection, they would learn a lot more about me than with any journal or scrapbook that could be kept. Even I can see more of myself contained in these plastic cases than I can in old photographs. Revisiting old favorites jogs memories that probably never eves made it into an elementary school English assignment. Early in life I was…

famous children’s books. Dr. Seuss was one of the most creative and unique authors in history. Theodor Geisel was a very creative man. Ted started drawing the creatures at a young age as weird versions of the animals in Springfield Zoo where his father worked. He would go to the zoo after school with some paper (Krull 18). Some of his most famous characters are the Cat in the Hat, Mad Mary, Sam-I-Am, Horton, the Grinch, and the Lorax. He was able to write and illustrate 43 childrens books. In…

fairytale is a significant genre not only for children’s literature, but also overall. Fairytales teach both children and their parents a lot. People can learn various lessons from them. Fairytale characters develop and grow up throughout the plot. These stories illustrate different stages of their lives, some obstacles, victories and defeats. Charlotte’s Web written by Elwyn Brooks White, and Hana’s Suitcase written by Karen Levine are two good examples of children’s literature. Their main…

Fairy Tale Analysis Essay Giants, evil stepmothers, ogres and trolls are usually found in fairy tales, but what actually is a fairy tale, why do we read them, and why are they so important. In the article “An introduction to fairy tales” Maria Tatar, a Harvard folklore professor clarifies what a fairy tale is. In her article, Tatar uses several different sources to give an effective model of what a fairy tale is and why they’re so important. Using the fairy tale Robin Hood, we will put the…

I will discuss the statement Children’s literature is concerned with ideology and power relations with reference to Block 1 of Children’s Literature. Ideology is the attitude that makes up a culture and its social norms. Power relationships are relationships that are based on the ideology of society according to time, place, religion and culture. Hunt argues that children’s literature has ideology within it regardless of it being intentional or not. (Hunt, 2009) Within the Harry Potter extract…

According to the book The Evolution of Beauty and the Beast, Mary Bisbee states, that In 1697, fairy tales existed first by oral tradition, then by the coined phrase in France, and Madame D’Aulnoy used the term in her collection to discuss issues of the day (Bisbee 17). Fairy tales are simply outrageous children’s short stories about dragons and fairies. However, some fairy tales teaching morality to people, particularly women and children. According to her book “The Classic Fairy Tales,”…