This course will survey children's literature from the preschool to preteen years. Standards for critical evaluation will evolve through extensive reading, discussion, research, and writing. Course content will focus on the history of children's literature and criteria for selecting and evaluating different genres within literature for children, including the following: picture books, traditional literature, modern fantasy, poetry, contemporary fiction, historical fiction, and multicultural literature.

• Prerequisite: ENGL 1101 or instructor permission.

• MnTC (Goals 6/HU and Goal 7A/HD);

• (3 Cr – 3 lect, 0 lab)