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

Comprehensive and visually rich, this new Norton Anthology, in a beautiful slipcased gift edition, traces the remarkable innovation and enduring pleasures of children's literature.

The Norton Anthology of Children s Literature brings together the work of 170 writers and illustrators, tracing the historical development of genres and traditions over 350 years of children s literature in English. Drawing on new scholarship exploring the social and cultural contexts of children s literature, this flexible core anthology provides a teachable collection for a wide range of courses the historical survey and period courses; theme- or topic-based courses; and interdisciplinary courses. 60 color, 375 black-and-white illustrations