Genres in Children's Literature

As a parent exploring children's books and literature these lectures have been wonderful for me. Giving me a greater understanding of how children's books are created, what to look for and be aware of when selecting books for my kids. Thank you David for these!

I very much enjoyed Mr. Beagley's way of tying aspects of history into his discussion of genres. This was the first time someone has presented the difference between Modernism and Post-Modernism in a way that was clear to me. Personally I felt I learned more from his "History of Children's Literature" because its broad application across the development of story as a whole.

I love these types of discussions. It's my favorite genre of literature and when colleges delve into serious discussions such as these I am enthralled. It helps to offer validity to the genre as being part of the literary canon.