Children's literature and its effects : the formative years /: the formative years. (1998)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Cedric Cullingford.
• Other Names: Cullingford, Cedric
• Contents: A secret world? Children's response to literature -- Reflections of real life: the ethos of schools -- Deliberate appeals: for children or to children? The case of Herbert Strang -- Formative years: the novels of Percy F. Westerman -- The perfect world of Enid Blyton -- Sense and sensuality: from Angela Brazil to Point romance -- Political correctness and the subversive: Judy Blume and the Baby-sitters club -- The exuberant incorrectness of Roald Dahl -- The attractions of escape: comics -- Preparation for the adult world? From Point horror to Stephen King -- Developing children's tastes in literature -- Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: London Washington : Cassell
• Publication Date: 1998
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 218 pages)
• Subjects: 028.5/5; Children -- Books and reading; Children's stories -- History and criticism; Popular literature -- History and criticism; LITERARY CRITICISM -- Books & Reading; Children -- Books and reading; Children's stories; Popular literature; Jeugdliteratuur; Kinderen; Leesgewoonten; Engels; Electronic books; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781847140470; 1847140475; 9780304700929; 0304700924
• Related ISBNs: 9780304700936; 0304700924; 0304700932
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.