Folk Literature and Children: An Annotated Bibliography of Secondary Materials

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For centuries educators, scholars, writers, and psychologists have debated the value of folk literature for children and the impact of folktales on the young. This bibliography of 465 entries lists a wide range of relevant criticism, scholarship, and opinion. . . . Folk Literature and Children leads one to valuable resource material on the subject of folk literature and children and should prove useful to teachers, librarians, psychologists, and students and scholars of children's literature. Booklist

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An excellent introduction summarizes the arguments against folk tales....as well as those praising the tales... .Author, title, and subject indexes make material on particular topics easy to locate within the three main sections: Literature, Education, Psychology. Should be of great value to educators, psychologists, historians and all scholars who are concerned with folk literature and its influence, especially its effect on the young.-Choice
"An excellent introduction summarizes the arguments against folk tales....as well as those praising the tales... .Author, title, and subject indexes make material on particular topics easy to locate within the three main sections: Literature, Education, Psychology. Should be of great value to educators, psychologists, historians and all scholars who are concerned with folk literature and its influence, especially its effect on the young."-Choice

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GEORGE SHANNON is the author of several children's and young adults' books, including Lizard's Song, Dance Away, Stories to Solve: Folktales from Around the World, and Unlived Affections. He has written scholarly articles exploring folklore and children, and told stories professionally for over 10 years. He is a member of the Author's Guild and the Society of Children's Book Writers.