TY - BOOK AU - JOHNSON, Denise TI - The joy of children's literature SN - 9780618833313 U1 - 808.88 JOH 22nd ed. PY - 2009/// CY - Boston : PB - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing, KW - Children's literature KW - History and criticism. KW - Children's literature. KW - Children KW - Books and reading. N1 - Includes bibliography and index N2 - The Joy of Children's literature provides in-depth coverage of children's literature with integrated reading methods in a concise, accessible format. The compact length allows for time to read the numerous children's books highlighted in the text. Johnson emphasizes that reading, writing, discussing, and finding pleasure in children's books are essential to the ability to recognize and recommend literature, and ultimately, to the ability to share the joy of children's literature with children themselves. The book is divided into three main parts. Part I introduces foundational concepts necessary to the study of children's literature, including child development and the history and scope of children's literature. Part II analyzes a different literary genre in each chapter, providing a history of the genre, a consideration of its role in modern children's literature, key books in the genre, and discussion ER -