Readings and Resources

EDU 320 CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: #GLOBALREADS2017

Required Reading

The Uncomfortable Truth About Children’s Books | Mother Jones

Children’s Literature Briefly (5th Edition) by Tunnell, Jacobs, Young, and Bryan, Published by

Pearson, 2011 (Available at the ASC Bookstore and used on Amazon.com)

The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney, Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers,

2015

Inside Out and Back Again by Tanhha Lai, Published by Harper Collins, 2011

Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate, Published by Square Fish, 2008

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwaba, Published by Dial Books for Young

Readers; Reprint edition, 2012

El Deafo by Cece Bell, Published by Harry N. Abrams, 2014

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, Published by Candlewick; Reprint edition, 2015

Your Choices (for your class reading journal/ DB posts)

Choose a theme, then select books that meeting the following criteria:

Your favorite book by JK Rowling
Your favorite “global” children’s illustrated/ picture book featuring diverse characters
A book on a global/ social justice theme
A book from your childhood memories that you cherish
A book set in a part of the world who have never visited

A picture book authored by a someone originally from the “Global South” (so-called developing world)
In addition, during our class visit to the local bookstore, Little Shop of Stories, you will select a book to purchase for a specific child in your life as a gift.

You will read and review the book prior to gifting it. Budget approximately $10-12 for this book purchase during January.

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