GENRES IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

PICTURE BOOKS

Provide visual experience fully explained or illustrated

with pictures may or may not be text with

the book

HISTORICAL FICTION

written to portray a time period, convey information about a specific time period

and historical event authors use historical fiction

to create drama

REALISTIC FICTION

written for today's youths, representing contemporary times,

based on real-world situations based on current events

books present a "real-world" problem or challenge and show how a young person solves that

problem

Traditional Literature

-passed down from generation to generation

E.g.: Folktales , fairy tales, fables, legends, myth

MODERN FANTASY

imaginative tales require young readers to accept elements and story

lines that clearly cannot be true animals that talk, elements of science

fiction, supernatural or horror, or combinations of these elements

E.g.: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Wizard of Oz

NON-FICTION OR INFORMATIONAL BOOKS

designed to help readers learn more about real things

traditionally been used for academic study and research projects

BIOGRAPHY

non-fiction that is based on the life of a person

can also be extremely motivating

POETRY AND DRAMA

introduce children to verse, prose, rhythm, rhyme, writing

styles, literary devices, symbolism, analogies, and

metaphors.

PICTURE STORY BOOKS

contain pictures or illustrations Text and illustration are important to

the development of the story