The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The Traditions in English

By Peter Hunt

The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature celebrates the richness and variety of over 350 years of literary works for children. This groundbreaking anthology includes 170 authors and illustrators of alphabets and animal fables, fairy tales and fantasy, picture books and nursery verse, among many other genres. Here readers will find beloved works by Charles Perrault, Lewis Carroll, J. M. Barrie, L. M. Montgomery, and Dr. Seuss along with historical classics --The New-England Primer and Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses --and major voices from the multicultural and global contemporary scene. Over 40 longer complete works and over 400 illustrations, including 60 in color, enhance this comprehensive and visually rich anthology. With introductions that offer fresh insights into the cultural contexts of children's literature and childhood itself over four centuries, author headnotes, annotations, bibliographies, and a timeline, The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature illuminates a literary tradition whose power to instruct and delight is both centuries old and startlingly new.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393327760
• ISBN13: 9780393327762
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: W. W. Norton
• Length: 2200 Pages
• Weight: 4.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.7" x 2.4" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A Great Resource, as Well as Enjoyable

This book is HUGE! I love the hard slipcover this book comes in, which keeps the book in great condition. This book is definitely informative and has tons of children's stories arranged by genre, such as Fantasy, Adventure, Chapbooks, ABC's, Picture Books, Fairy Tales, etc. The introductions to each section are greatly helpful b/c they contain tons of historical background on the type of children's literature. This book would probably be very useful for a teacher, and I would definitely recommend.

so goooooood!!!

profeessor said the hard case version is the same one with textbook version, futhermoer the better! And it is! It's really thich and heavy but very interesting- The condition is perfect! It looks like a new one ^^ Thanks ~!

The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The Traditions in English (Slipcased Edition)

Jack Zipes is one of the most respected scholars in Children's Literature today. I recommend the book to all readers: teachers, scholars, and grandchildren!

Superb study tool!

I've found NACL an outstanding reference book for specialists and students. I had never come across such complete collection of samples often hard, if not many times impossible, to find in my country. An uncommon added feature is the after purchase support offered by Norton and Norton which can be accessed via internet. Most helpful and useful for planning classes. Maria C. Thomson Argentina

A Summertime of Reading

Here in one giant sized paperback book (supplied in a slipcase) is 2200 pages of the best of children's literature of the past 350 years. I suppose I should say this is one man's opinion of the best in literature because exchanging this title for that one could be the subject of many hours of discussion. About many of the stories included, 'Peter Pan' for instance or Dr Seuss stories, I think there would be little argument. About others, I would like this one, you would like that one. Remember though, we're limited to stories for which we can get rights or which are in the public domain, and to only a couple of thousand pages. All in all, here's a summertime of reading. Some 40 longer works, hundreds of shorter stories. 400+ illstrations including a color section. Highly recommended.