Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University. Children’s. Teacher's Guide for Just a Dream by Chris Van Allsburg. Young Walter is a careless boy who tosses rubbish on the grass, thinks recycling is a waste of time, and mocks his neighbor, Rose, for her delight in the tree she has just received for her birthday. Walter longs to live in the future, which he imagines to be full of robots, tiny personal planes, and machines that make life easier. One night when he falls asleep, his wish to live in the future comes true. However, his dreams carry him into a future not filled with the robots and machines he believes will make life better, but instead ravaged by the careless mistakes of the past. Walter travels in his sleep to the midst of an endless garbage dump on his own street, to a tree in a forest that is about to be cut down, to the top of a smokestack belching pollution, to the middle of a fishless sea, and to other places that show him possible negative versions of the future.
When he wakes up, he is a changed boy. On his birthday, he asks for a tree, which is planted near Rose's birthday tree. A Child's Life in Pictures. A Child's Life in Pictures. ICDL - International Children's Digital Library. More Po-Mo picture books (Picture book roundup 10) I’ve been fascinated with postmodern picture books ever since I took a course in children’s books back in college. Since then I’ve been building up my collection of po-mo picture books, and I’ve now got over 20 of them, mostly from rummaging through bargain bins. I love how po-mo picture books challenge the reader to look at things in a different way, offering an enjoyable experience to both the young reader, the parent reading to the child, and even an older reader randomly picking up the book and flicking through the pages. The multiplicity of meanings also encourages creativity and imagination in constructing the meaning of the text or illustrations, as well as the interest to reread a book.
I also marvel at the writers and illustrators’ creativity in taking the craft of picture books one step further, defying convention and structure (In case you missed it, I previously discussed the characteristics of po-mo picture books in the post I did on The Three Little Pigs.) Le pool Vintage Childrens Books. The Alphabet of Illustrators, an index of Names. Bibliographies of Children's Book Illustrators. The Art of Myth and Fairy Tales : Where to Buy Art Prints. Children's Book Illustrators and Illustrations - nocloo.com. Introduction to Fairy Tales and Folklore. Here is an assortment of questions, essays, guides, links, and even a short story that will hopefully enlighten and inspire, or at least help you along the way.
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions A collection of frequently asked questions and answers I receive from visitors through e-mail. Please read these before sending your questions to me. SurLaLune frequently receives inquiries about specific topics in connection with fairy tales. The following pages list the most frequently recommended sources for researching the topics by theme as well as links to archived discussions on the SurLaLune Discussion Board.
FAQ: Children and Fairy Tales FAQ: Disney and Fairy Tales FAQ: Women and Fairy Tales FAQ: Graduate Studies Programs What Is a Fairy Tale? Fairy Tale Timeline An interesting walk through the history of the literary fairy tale in a timeline format. Fairy Tale Quotations A collection of some of my favorite quotations about fairy tales. Fairy Tales by G. Who Is Heidi Anne Heiner? Category:Children's literature. Children's Books Online: the Rosetta Project, Inc. The Horn Book, Inc. / Publications about books for children and young adults. Children's / Fantasy Illustrations.