Comprehensively documents and interprets the books read by children throughout the world, with a global perspective that notes significant international trends and the multicultural expansion of the field. (3,214 entries)
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Jacob Abbott
(1803 -- 1879 ), American teacher, minister, and writer from Hallowell, Maine. Abbott graduated from Bowdoin College in 1820 and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1825 .
Abridgement
By definition, abridgement is a condensation or a summary, a shortened version of a written work, with fewer words.
Richard Adams
(1920 -- ), British novelist and poet. Adams was born at “Oakdene,” his beloved childhood home in Berkshire.
Adaptation
Adapting—or domesticating—as a philosophical issue has been discussed by Friedrich Schleiermacher and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , and more
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Arnold Adoff
(1935 -- ), American poet for children. Adoff has written poetry for children on a wide variety of subjects, but is best known for his poems that describe life in a multiracial
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Aesop
(d. c. 560 bce ), Greek fabulist. Nothing certain is known about this fabulist except that he was a deformed and illiterate
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African American Literature
It is impossible to offer a discussion of African American Children's Literature without acknowledging the contested nature of even the definition of this genre.
John Agard
(1950 -- ), poet, born and educated in Guyana. He became domiciled in Britain in 1997 and wrote two children's books, Letters for Lettie (1979 ) and Dig Away Two Hole Tim
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Aladdin
Aladdin is the hero of “Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp,” regarded for centuries by Europeans as the quintessential Oriental fairy tale.
Lloyd Alexander
(1924 -- ), American author, best known for his fantasy novels, which have ensured him the reputation of the foremost innovator of the fantasy tradition in the United States.
MyWire Knowledge
A.L.O.E
(1821 -- 1893 ), prolific British writer of didactic books and evangelical fiction. According to Agnes Giberne 's biography, A.L.O.E.—“A Lady of England,”
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Nina Ring Aamundsen
(1945 -- ), Norwegian writer. Thanks to her Danish father, she grew up with Hans Christian Andersen 's fairy tales and as a result started writing her own stories
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Verna Aardema
(1911 -- 2000 ), American children's author, born in New Era, Michigan, best known for her retellings of African folk tales.
Nathan Aaseng
(1953 -- ), American author specializing in nonfiction, primarily for middle school students.
ABC Books or Alphabet Books
Also called abcedaria, abcee, abcie, or absey books, ABC books contain, in addition to the alphabet, depending on their historical function, a selection of illustrations, rhymes,
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Yossi Abolafia
(1944 -- ), Israeli writer, illustrator, and animator. Joseph David Abolafia first became serious about drawing when given the responsibility of the design and illustration of
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Chinua Achebe
(1930 -- ), often regarded as the finest of the Nigerian novelists. Achebe, whose real name is Albert Chinualumogu, was educated at University College in Ibadan and London
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