Children's Literature, Briefly

Chapter 6.... Organizing Children's Literature By Genre

Tunnell, Michael O. and James S. Jacobs. Children's Literature, Briefly. 4e. Upper Sadle River NJ: Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall, 2008.

This chapter bascially gave a good overview of the different types and genres of books. It also explained the differences (although there are not many) between poetry and prose. Poetry is known for its rhyme and being rhythmic, but this is not the case for all poems. However, prose should always be in paragraph form, while poetry may not necessarily be so. This chapter also explains the differences between Nonfiction and Fiction. While Fictional books may be based on Nonfictional events, the best way to differentiate the two is whether the facts can be proved or not. At the end of the chapter, the text also mentions that at a young age, most children do not recognize or care about the differences in genres because all kids want is a good book to read!