I
took Introducing to Children’s Literature is because it was the only course
that I was interested in amount all the literature electives. On the top of
that, I know that children’s literature has relations with animations, which is
what I am studying right now. I was scared when I received the reading list for
this course: at least 10 books. From baby’s first book to novel, children’s
literature crosses a wider range than I thought.
After
the course, I have to say that I quite enjoyed this course. I like how themes of
children’s literatures were implied in a gentle way. Such as how “The Man with
the Violin”, by Kathy Stinson, implied that our society judges individual’s
value by one’s fame.
The mother from the book only appreciates the music after knowing the true
identity of the musician who is playing it. This book does not directly present
this message. However this message can
be obvious when an adult reads it. Children’s literatures are not as plain as I
thought it would be. Different readers can understand a same book in all
different ways. I enjoy finding those
hidden messages instead of being told by authors. For example, I can interpret
the mother, from Kathy Stinson’s book, as a horrible mother; she’s teaching her
son to be a boring person as she is.
I
left China when I was 12; teachers expected us to read Juvenile and Young Adult Short Story and
novels etc., at least not those picture books anymore. Since
coming to Canada, reading English literature became a burden to me. I’m pretty
happy that Introducing to Children’s Literature is a fun course. Our group made
a baby’s first book, we discussed and analysis books and films. My next plan is
to read all Roald Dahl’s books in the summer; I had almost the entire
collection of his books before I came to Canada. I wish I could have more
understanding of children’s literature from an adult’s perspective.
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