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The golden age of children's fantasy, in scholars' view, occurred in the mid-20th century when the genre was influenced by J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] In the vein of Narnia , the post-war period saw rising stakes and manifestations of evil in the works of Susan Cooper and Alan Garner ...
A children's literature journal termed it a "foundational text", stating that it was the first in-depth study of children's fantasy. [1] The Times Literary Supplement called it "magisterial" but criticized the presentation of the large number of works discussed, [ 2 ] while another critic found it stimulating.
Fantasy can be described as all of the following: Genre – any category of literature or other forms of art or entertainment, e.g. music, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. For example, jazz is a genre of music. Fantasy is a genre of fiction, and more specifically, a genre of speculative fiction.
Robin McKinley's Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast (1978); Angela Carter's "The Courtship of Mr Lyon" and "The Tiger's Bride" in The Bloody Chamber (1979)
Pages in category "Children's fantasy novels" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 566 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Fantasy literature may be directed at both children and adults. Fantasy is considered a genre of speculative fiction and is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the absence of scientific or macabre themes, respectively, though these may overlap.
Wildwood is a 2011 children's fantasy novel by The Decemberists' Colin Meloy, illustrated by his wife Carson Ellis.The 541-page novel, inspired by classic fantasy novels and folk tales, is the story of two seventh-graders who are drawn into a hidden, magical forest, while trying to rescue a baby kidnapped by crows.
The Children of the Night (short story) Chimera (short story) The City of Skulls (short story) A Colder War; A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices; Cookie Jar (short story) The Crawling Chaos; Crouch End (short story) The Crown of Ptolemy; The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (short story) The Curse of the Monolith; The Curse of Yig