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Words About Pictures: The Narrative Art of Children's Picture Books

2 reviews
Perry Nodelman

University of Georgia Press, 1990

Jill P. May
Nodelman's book is an essential purchase for anyone who wants to understand how children's picture books work. He is scholarly, witty, and informative. This is an important reference book for those of us who seriously study children's literature.

Ghost Hunters: The Proof That Ghosts Exist (Ghosthunters)
Carol Matas, Perry Nodelman

Key Porter Books, 2008

No one knows if it's a family curse, or just plain old bad luck, but it seems as if the Barnett males are prone to dropping dead on the day before they turn thirty-five. Luckily, Molly and Adam’s mom has a plan: a getaway to the family’s low-stress, danger-free lakeside cottage. But even the best laid plans can go horribly wrong. First, Mom gets called into work and is forced to stay home. Then there’s the fact that Molly’s room has been ...

More Minds (Point Fantasy)

18 reviews
Carol Matas, Perry Nodelman

Scholastic Inc., 1998

More Minds
This book and its prequel, Of Two Minds, are two of the best books I have ever read. Lenora and Coren are very believable people set in a world that is fun to read about. Get it because it is definately worth it.

Behaving Bradley

4 reviews
Perry Nodelman

Simon Pulse, 2000

Nothing short of brilliant
I picked up this book from the school library with the thought in my head that it was going to be incredibly corny and some "school appropriate" version of what being a teenager was like. I was wrong. Brad Gold is a normal teenage guy with insecurities and the tendancy to ogle gorgeous ladies. If you want to get inside a teenage guy's mind - this book will help. If you just want to laugh at ...

A Meeting of Minds

8 reviews
Carol Matas, Perry Nodelman

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1999

The Ending Could Have Been Better
Lenora and Coren suddenly find themselves trapped in a different world. Just seconds before, they were standing in Coren's palace, discussing their wedding plans. Previously, Lenora's powers had landed her in mysterious worlds along with her fiance, Coren. Normally, Lenora would be able to use her imaginative powers to imagine herself and Coren back to the palace. But in this new world, her ...

Touchstones: Reflections on the Best in Children's Literature Volume 1 (Volume 1)
Perry Nodelman (Editor)

Children's Literature Association, 1985

Essays discussing fiction books

Out Of Their Minds

3 reviews
Carol Matas, Perry Nodelman

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1998

INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is one of the best books I have ever read! If you are looking for a follow up to Harry Potter, you got it right here. The whole trilogy keeps you on the edge of your seat and giggling the whole time!

Of Two Minds (Point Fantasy)

47 reviews
Carol Matas, Perry Nodelman

Point Fantasy, 1998

Guess What?!
This is such a great book! As a (...), I found this book fun, exciting, and a kind of mystery. If you don't like guessing, or tyring to figure out the plot, this book isn't for you. This book keeps you guessing 'til the very end. My sister, who is 10, also fell in love with this book. The number one reason I read this book is because it has a strong beginning. A little confusing, but strong. A ...

Pleasures of Children's Literature, The (3rd Edition)
Perry Nodelman, Mavis Reimer

Allyn & Bacon, 2002

Becoming what you eat. : An article from: The Horn Book Magazine
Perry Nodelman

Thomson Gale, 2006

This digital document is an article from The Horn Book Magazine, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2006. The length of the article is 2392 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Becoming what you eat. Author: Perry Nodelman ...

Touchstones: Reflections on the Best in Children's Literature, Vol. 3: Picture Books
Perry Nodelman

The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1995

Focuses on illustration and contains essays on why and how books were chosen, a list of all books in the three volumes, and predictions for future classics. Picture books covered include titles by Edward Ardizzone, L. Leslie Brooke, Virginia Lee Burton, Randolph Caldecott, Walter Crane, Wanda GD'ag, Kate Greenaway, Ezra Jack Keats, Robert Lawson, Leo Lionni, Robert McCloskey, Beatrix Potter, McCloskey Rackham, Maurice Sendak, and Dr. Seuss.

Touchstones: Children's Literature Three Volumes, 1985

This is the set of three volumes: Vol. I, Reflections on the Best Children's Literature, Vol. II, Fairy Tales, Fables, Myths, Legends, Poetry, Vol. III, Picture Books.

The Hidden Adult: Defining Children's Literature
Perry Nodelman

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008

What exactly is a children's book? How is children's literature defined as a genre? A leading scholar presents close readings of six classic stories to answer these questions and offer a clear definition of children's writing as a distinct literary form. Perry Nodelman begins by considering the plots, themes, and structures of six works: "The Purple Jar," Alice in Wonderland, Dr. Doolittle, Henry Huggins, The Snowy Day, and Plain City -- all ...

Touchstones: Reflections on the Best in Children's Literature, Vol. 1
Perry Nodelman

The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1995

Covers children's novels by Louisia May Alcott, Lloyd Alexander Frances Hodgson Burnett, Lewis Carroll, Carlo Collodi, Eleanor Estes, Louis Fitzhugh, Esther Forbes, Kenneth Grahame, Irene Hunt, Rudyard Kipling, Madeline L'Engle, C.S. Lewis, George MacDonald, A.A. Milne, L.M. Montgomery, E. Nesbit, Mary Norton, Robert C. O'Brien, Phillipa Pearce, Arthur Ransome, Johanna Spyri, Robert Louis Stevenson, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mark Twain, E.B. White, T.H. ...

The Same Place But Different

2 reviews
Perry Nodelman

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1995

A great, strange book.
When I read this book I couldn't put it down. It is confusing at first, but it is one of the most interesting books I have ever read. I really recommend this book if you enjoy bizzare books.

Touchstones: Reflections on the Best in Children's Literature, Vol. 2: Fairy Tales, Fables, Myths, Legends, ...
Perry Nodelman

The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1995

Contains critical essays about works of children's fairy tales, myths, and poetry, covering Aesop, Hans Christian Andersen, Asbjornsen and Moe, Richard Chase, Padraic Colum, the Norse myths, Walter de la Mare, the Brothers Grimm, Joel Chandler Harris, Joseph Jacobs, Andrew Lang, Edward Lear, Mother Goose, Charles Perrault, Howard Pyle, and others.

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