Children's Fiction (LIT316)
Semester 1, Semester 2 / 2011

Texts

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory!$!Dahl, R.!$! !$!Penguin!$!2007
Wolf!$!Cross!$! !$!Oxford Uni Press!$!2008
Grimm's Fairy Tales!$!Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm!$! !$!!$!
S.!$!Lewis, C!$!The Voyage of the Dawn Treader!$!!$!
The Chocolate War!$!Cormier, Robert!$!Penguin!$!2001!$!
The Coral Island!$!Ballantyne, R.M.!$!Penguin!$!1995!$!
y separately published work icon Seven Little Australians Ethel Turner , London Melbourne : Ward, Lock and Bowden , 1894 Z863667 1894 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 25 units)

'Without doubt Judy was the worst of the seven, probably because she was the cleverest.'

'Her father, Captain Woolcot, found his vivacious, cheeky daughter impossible – but seven children were really too much for him and most of the time they ran wild at their rambling riverside home, Misrule.

'Step inside and meet them all – dreamy Meg, and Pip, daring Judy, naughty Bunty, Nell, Baby and the youngest, 'the General'. Come and share in their lives, their laughter and their tears.' (From the publisher's website.)

Andersens Fairy Tales!$!Andersen!$! !$!!$!
Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry!$!Taylor, Mildred D.!$!Penguin!$!1995!$!
The Wind in the Willows!$!Grahame, Kenneth!$!Penguin!$!2008!$!
Frank!$!Baum, L!$!The Wizard of Oz!$!!$!
y separately published work icon Playing Beatie Bow Ruth Park , Melbourne : Nelson , 1980 Z47803 1980 single work novel young adult fantasy (taught in 5 units) When Abigail joins in the game of Beatie Bow she is transported back in time to a Sydney of the late 19th century where she meets the Bow family, whose fate she can predict, but which she is powerless to change.
Breaktime: Dance On My Grave!$!Chambers, Aidan!$! !$!Random House!$!
Rider!$!Haggard, H!$!King Solomon's Mines!$!!$!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: AND Through the Looking Glass!$!Carroll, Lewis!$!Vintage!$!2007!$!
y separately published work icon Love, Ghosts and Nose Hair Steven Herrick , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1996 Z536725 1996 single work novel young adult humour (taught in 2 units)

'Jack is an everyday sixteen-year-old boy. He’s obsessed with Annabel, sport and nose hair. He’s also obsessed with a ghost . . .

'There’s a ghost in our house in a red evening dress, black stockings and Mum’s slingback shoes. Her hair whispers over white shoulders as she dances through the rooms.

'A bittersweet comedy about the infinite promise of first love and the everlasting sorrow of grief, Love, Ghosts & Nose Hair was shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers and New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards.' (Publication summary)

Hobbit ( Centenary Edition)!$!Tolkien!$! !$!!$!
The Catcher in the Rye!$!Salinger, J.D.!$!Penguin!$!1994!$!
Dear Nobody!$!Doherty, Berlie!$!Penguin!$!2001!$!
Peter Pan!$!Barrie, J.M.!$!Penguin!$!1994!$!

Description

The aim of this subject is to provide a critical reading of children's fiction from the 19th century to the present day. Classic examples of fantasy, adventure and realism, along with picture book codes, will be studied, as well as contemporary writing from England, America and Australia.

Other Details

Offered in: 2011, 2010, 2009
Current Campus: Distance Education, Bathurst Campus, Riverina Campus
Levels: Undergraduate
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