Monsters Under the Bed - Critically Investigating Early Years Writing

Informationen zum Autor Andrew Melrose is Professor of Writing for Children at the University of Winchester. He has also written Write for Children and Here Comes the Bogeyman , available from Routledge. Klappentext This user-friendly textbook for students of creative writing explores the issue of picture books! literacy and writing for children in their early years. Andrew Melrose encourages students to examine the critical questions in child literacy through an exploration of the fusion of text and images. Zusammenfassung Monsters Under the Bed is an essential text focussing on critical and contemporary issues surrounding writing for ‘early years’ children. This text dynamically explores the issue of picture books, literacy and writing for early years children with a wider view on child-centred culture, communication and media. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Introduction Part One 1. Monsters under the bed 2. Picture books (re)defined 3. Life in the distillery 4. The child # 1 5. Language of words, images and (in)completeness 6. Counterpointing connections 7. More monsters and bears 8. The child # 2 9. Crossing the border Part Two 10. Considering the monsters 11. Surprise 12. Story and Kyoto 13. Story and characters 14. Picture books # 2 15. Voice and Point of view 16. Dialogue, rhythm and rhyme 17. Story 18. Early readers 19. Oil and water Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Melrose
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.01.2012
• EAN: 9780415617499
• ISBN: 978-0-415-61749-9
• No. of pages: 166
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Children's & Young Adult Literature, Creative writing and creative writing guides, Pre-school & kindergarten, Children's & teenage literature studies, Pre-school and kindergarten, Children’s and teenage literature studies: general