Understanding Childrens Books: A Guide for Education Professionals

Children′s books play a vital role in education, and this book helps you to choose books that have the most to offer young children. Each chapter reflects on a different theme or genre and their role in educational settings, and recommends ten ′must reads′ within each one.

The themes covered include:

• Books for babies
• Literature for the very young
• Narrative fiction
• Books in translation
• Poetry
• Picture books
• Graphic texts

Early years professionals, childcare professionals, and teachers working with children from the nursery stage to 14 years will find this book a fascinating and useful resource.