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Fryatt, Norma R. – Horn Book Magazine, 1986
Recommends Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel, which first appeared in l923. (FL)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Females, Literary Criticism
Torrence, Jackie – Horn Book Magazine, 1983
A professional storyteller encourages the use of Joel Chandler Harris's "Uncle Remus" tales and offers a method for those interested in learning the art of storytelling. (AEA)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Fairy Tales, Story Telling
Livingston, Myra Cohn – Horn Book Magazine, 1982
Asserts that apprehension of the unknown or incomprehensible that calls forth children's creative imagination, rather than comprehension or understanding, is why children enjoy poetry. (AEA)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Creativity
Chambers, Aidan – Horn Book Magazine, 1983
Argues that information dissemination through stories is superior to that through unsynthesized data. Describes a new edition of Shahrazad's "One Thousand and One Arabian Nights." (AEA)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Information Processing, Librarians, Story Telling
Hale, Robert D. – Horn Book Magazine, 1986
Recounts the activities that a number of bookstores have sponsored in order to generate children's interest in books, such as making valentines in February, having Santa Claus pay a visit in December, and having children tape record their favorite stories so that blind children can listen to them. (DF)
Descriptors: Books, Bookstores, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature
Tucker, Nicholas – Horn Book Magazine, 1982
Discusses G. K. Chesterton's views on children's literature and the importance of children reading for enjoyment. (AEA)
Descriptors: Authors, Books, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests
Byars, Betsy – Horn Book Magazine, 1985
Reflects on childhood memories of reading a number of books by Leo Edwards and Margaret Pedler. (EL)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Fiction, Literature Appreciation
Chambers, Aidan – Horn Book Magazine, 1983
Calls attention to the area of children's drama and cites several works of interest. (FL)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Drama, Early Reading
Chambers, Aidan – Horn Book Magazine, 1982
Suggests that students authoring and publishing books for younger children can produce extraordinary results, not the least of which is the effect on children--the ones who make the books and the ones for whom they are made--as readers of literature. (AEA)
Descriptors: Books, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Literature Appreciation
Bond, Michael – Horn Book Magazine, 1980
Discusses the author's childhood reading experiences, his thoughts about his "Paddington" books, his writing procedures, and considerations in writing books for children. (GT)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Children, Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education
Koehn, Ilse – Horn Book Magazine, 1981
An illustrator and author reflects on growing up in Nazi Germany. (AEA)
Descriptors: Books, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Early Experience
Cooper, Susan – Horn Book Magazine, 1980
Analyzes the special qualities of a number of books (especially Walter de la Mare's "Come Hither") that have delighted the author as a child and as an adult. Pinpoints three qualities: a "tough" story, precise language, and creative imagery. (GT)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Emotional Response, Imagery
Ellis, Sarah – Horn Book Magazine, 1985
Examines two instances where European based folklore has made its way to Canada via immigrant storytellers, Alice Kane's "Songs and Sayings of an Ulster Childhood," and Eva Martin and Laszlo Gal's "Canadian Fairy Tales." (RBW)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Canadian Literature, Childhood Interests, Early Experience
Kiefer, Barbara – Horn Book Magazine, 1985
Notes shortcomings in research efforts intended to discover children's picture book preferences. Describes a research approach adapted from the field of anthropology, in which the researcher conducted observations and interviews as children respond to picture books in natural classroom settings. (EL)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Interest Research
Heins, Ethel L.; And Others – Horn Book Magazine, 1983
Reviews a variety of books, both fiction and nonfiction, for young, intermediate, and older readers. Contains a special section of books with Christmas themes. (FL)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adults, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature
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