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Early children's literature consisted of spoken stories, songs, and poems, used to educate, instruct, and entertain children. [11] It was only in the eighteenth century, with the development of the concept of childhood, that a separate genre of children's literature began to emerge, with its own divisions, expectations, and canon.
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader, from picture books for the very young to young adult fiction .
Well-known writers in this genre include Dorothy L. Sayers and Elizabeth Daly. [6] [7] City mysteries; Detective: fiction that follows a detective or other investigator (professional, amateur, or retired) as they investigate or solve a mystery/crime. Detective novels generally begin with a mysterious incident (e.g., death).
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International companion encyclopedia of children's literature. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780203168127. Lundin, Anne (2004). Constructing the canon of children's literature : beyond library walls and ivory towers. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-8153-3841-4. A scholarly examination of canons of children's literature. Silvey, Anita, ed. (1995).
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In the eighteenth century, a separate genre of children's literature, including poetry, began to emerge. [7] As before, many works of children's poetry were written to teach children moral virtues. Isaac Watts' Divine Songs are an example of this concept. [1] They were reprinted for a 150 years, in six or seven hundred editions. [1]
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