Annotated Bibliography On Children's Literature

One strong parallel between the novel and Christianity is the characters in the story. Every main character in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe symbolize characters in the bible. For example, Aslan, King of Narnia, resembles Jesus Christ in many ways. Not only to the

C.S Lewis wrote an essay titled On Three Ways of Writing for Children. A highly acclaimed author of children’s fantasy books-widely known for his series The Chronicles of Narnia- Lewis goes into detail about the three ways children’s stories can be written. This essay will examine these three categories in relation to C.S Lewis’s book entitled Prince Caspian.

In the modern world, children’s literature, fairy tales, and fiction books influence our childhood and early development. In the 1500’s and 1600’s no children’s literature for entertainment existed, they had educational books. As babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, my parents and teachers read us books after books. It is proven that reading to young kids is important for their imagination, vocabulary, and communication skills in early life.

Abstract The objective of this work is to analyze the work of the infantile-juvenile literature of the Irish writer C. S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia, an important fictional literary narrative, composed by seven chronicles. It will take into account the apparent biblical character revealed through the language figures and the mythical characters employed by the author. In order to explain how Christianity is perceived and recognized in Lewis's work, two chronicles were chosen for analysis: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and Prince Caspian.   The Chronicles and The Christianity

Thesis Statement: The characters and events of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe have symbolic similarities to events described in the Bible.

I really enjoyed the book because from the beginning it started giving background information about the characters, which really helped me see how they became the person we see in the book. Also the book does a wonderful job at painting pictures in your head. One part described the city as “… a ceaseless passage of carriages, trains, and grip cars all with iron clad wheels that struck the pavement like rolling hammers.” With that description I could see the cars and hear the wheels, plus it just helps me understand the book a little better.

Have you ever wondered about the deeper meaning of the book The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe? Although this children’s book was written as a fantasy by C.S. Lewis, there are many comparisons to the Gospel accounts of the Passion of Christ. This essay will explore the similarities and differences.

I found this book to be well written and researched, the downside of it was it felt more like an essay. The background stories and information was repeated several times, repetition can be good but to much just makes it seem like you ran out of things

C. S. Lewis is the magnificent author of The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. He brought a thrilling and adventurous tale together to help people understand christ. It will have any reader hooked and wondering what is to come with the turn of every page. His novel uses allegory to the bible. He also created christian based characters in a way that will keep more interest. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe has unique allegory to the Bible, christian based characters, and is a perfect fictional story, written to understand christ.

Certain tales in the Bible that are often referred to as, “children’s stories” yet they are often the most intriguing stories within the Bible that have simply been dulled down to reach a wider audience. These stories tend to deliver a powerful message in a concise manner that people can easily grasp and imagine. And the theme of putting your faith in God is prevalent throughout the Bible and in these types of stories; we see it with the story of Daniel and the lion’s den, the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego escaping the fiery furnace, when Job doesn’t let the devil’s attacks destroy his spirit, David the shepherd boy defeating the mighty warrior Goliath, etc. No matter where we look in the Bible, there is always a consistent theme

Additionally, it leaves me with many unanswered questions which can only be answered by reading the book or by cheating and watching the movie because I am very impatient. Tolkien definitely has inspired bounteous amounts of individuals with this novel as it practically invented fantasy- fiction due to the lack of this style in the era the book was developed, considering the idea was very new and

When I read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the story and plotline made me feel like what it was like when I was young, where everything was new and interesting, with my imagination limitless and the feeling of anything could be achieved. The story had a great description of all the events that was going on, which only made the scene more vivid in my head. Another example of the description resides in the third RAP essay, in which it described the scene to me with vivid imagery. The description helped me understand what was going on, so I chose that particular paragraph. The book itself was interesting, with some scenes that made me wonder about some questions, like if a particular scene had a backstory to it or relations amongst the characters before this

I would like to conclude by saying that this novel The Lord of the Rings has inspired many spin off works, including several games as well.The enormous popularity of Tolkien’s epic saga has greatly expanded the demand for fantay novels, largely thanks to the Lord of the Rings. It is an an extraordinary work, grandly conceived, brilliantly executed and wildly entertaining novel of Tolkien .In the whole novel we see that it 's a hobbit 's dream, a wizard 's delight. And, of course, it 's only the beginning.The language used in this novel is very simple and easy to understand by people. In short this novel has won the hearts of many .This novel is a must read. I see this novel as a near perfect: It 's one of the best fantasy novel ever written. The story just revolves around the Ring which is created by a Dark lord, Sauron.It has brought the supernaturalism in such a way that we could clearly make out where is the supernaturalism used.

In the past couple years, there has been a growing phenomenon in the world of children's literature, this phenomenon is Harry Potter. J.K. Rowlings series of novels about a young wizard and his years at "Hogwarts School of Wizarding and Witchcraft," has become one of the most successful children's book series of all time. Before reading any of the now four novels, one may find it hard to believe that a children's novel may be so entertaining. But once one starts reading any of the four books, it is plain to see why these books are so popular.

As children interact with their environment and the people around them, their linguistic, cognitive, social, and emotional abilities develop further. Through these interactions, children construct knowledge by organizing and classifying the new knowledge based on prior learning experiences (Brown, & Lee, 2012). Vygotsky believed social interactions influence both intellectual and language development, and he identified social interactions as the key method in developing new understandings. Therefore, providing books and reading experiences which include social interactions will enhance literacy development (Traverse, & Traverse, 2008). The purpose of this paper is to explain the importance of possessing knowledge of child developmental theory when selecting appropriate children’s books, and explain why considering language development, social and emotional response, and cognitive ability are important. The paper will conclude with issues and insights regarding Reading Readiness and the impact of gender on book choice.