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History of Children's Literature part I - Coggle Diagram
History of Children's Literature part I
Changing Perceptions
John Locke
"Some Thoughts Concerning Education"
Society should think about children in a protected way
Children should be treated in a gentler way
Books should be made that are easy and pleasant
Children's Literature in the Past
Handwritten texts for children of wealthy people
Poorer kids heard stories through oral tradition and oral language
Storytellers told fairytales, myths, ballads, and epics
Hornbooks and Lesson Paddles
15ht-17th Centuries
made of wood, a small paddle
has alphabet letters, verses from Bible
Printing Press
Adult books began to be printed
Aesop's Fables
Children adopted those books are their own
Orbis Pictus - 1657
Children's 1st picture book
Had wood-cut illustrations
Charles Perranit - 1697
Published Tales of Mother Goose
One of the 1st books published meant for children.
Chapbooks 17th-18th Centuries
Sold by peddlers on the streets
No religious undertones
John Newberry
Influenced by chapbooks and John Locke
began 1st children's publishing clearing house
Released first book in 1744
A Little Pretty Pocket Book
Taught the alphabet
History of Little Goody Two Shoes
John Newberry Medal