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This course analyzes some classic English and American picture books from aesthetic, moral, and psychological perspectives. How does early reading convey moral lessons and implant prejudices? The first semester examines books dealing with themes of bedtime and loss. How differently are girls and boys depicted in their dealings with bedtime? How could deaths of pets, grandparents, and the increasingly important issue of war and death be a theme for picture books? The importance of reading aloud as a relational activity will be stressed.
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丂Class attendance / reading assignments / resumes and oral presentations/ exams / term paper and/or creative work
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丂Ellen Handler Spitz, Inside Picture Books , Yale UP, 1998.
Handouts to be distributed in class.
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丂To be announced.
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丂Preliminary preparation and active participation in class are essential. All lectures, presentations and written work will be in English.
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1.Introduction
Reading aloud as relational activity
2. Pictures, Words, Voices
Beatrix Potter, Peter Rabbit (1902)
Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar (1969)
Ludwig Bemelmans, Madeline (1939)
3. It's Time for Bed
Margaret Wise, Goodnight Moon (1947)
---. Wait till the Moon Is Full (1948)
---. The Runaway Bunny (1942)
Russell Hoban, Bedtime for Frances (1960)
Maurice Sendak, In the Night Kitchen (1970)
Mercer Mayer, There's a Nightmare in My Closet (1968)
Crockett Johnson, Harold and the Purple Crayon (1955)
4. Please Don't Cry
a) The Death of a Pet
Carol Carrick and Donald Carrick, The Accident(1976)
Judith Viorst and Erik Blegvad, The Tenth Good Thing About Barney (1971)
b) Grandmas and Grandpas
Tomie de Paola, Now One Foot, Now the Other (1980)
---. Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs (1973)
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and Kimianne Uhlet, Always Gramma (1988)
b) War and Death
Eva Bunting and Ronald Himler, The Wall (1990)
Doreen Rappaport, The New King (1995)
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