TY - BOOK AU - May,Jill P. TI - Children's literature and critical theory: reading and writing for understanding SN - 9780195095852 U1 - 808.89 MAY PY - 1995/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Children's literature KW - History and criticism KW - Criticism KW - Children KW - Books and reading N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-237) and index N2 - Explaining why literary criticism is an important component of children's literature, this study explores critical theory for all literature and introduces methods of analysis which are commonly used in discussions about children's literature. There is also an introduction to classroom practice ER -