@article{435055,
      author = {Nodelman, Perry.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/435055},
      title = {The hidden adult : defining children's literature /},
      publisher = {Johns Hopkins University Press,},
      abstract = {What exactly is a children's book? How is children's  literature defined as a genre? A leading scholar presents  close readings of six classic stories to answer these  questions and offer a clear definition of children's  writing as a distinct literary form. Perry Nodelman begins  by considering the plots, themes, and structures of six  works: "The Purple Jar," Alice in Wonderland, Dr.  Doolittle, Henry Huggins, The Snowy Day, and Plain City --  all written for young people of varying ages in different  times and places -- to identify shared characteristics. He  points out markers in each work that allow the adult reader  to understand it as a children's story, shedding light on  ingrained adult assumptions and revealing the ways in which  adult knowledge and experience remain hidden in apparently  simple and innocent texts. Nodelman then engages a wide  range of views of children's literature from authors,  literary critics, cultural theorists, and specialists in  education and information sciences. Through this informed  dialogue, Nodelman develops a comprehensive theory of  children's literature, exploring its commonalities and  shared themes. The Hidden Adult is a focused and  sophisticated analysis of children's literature and a major  contribution to the theory and criticism of the genre.},
      recid = {435055},
      pages = {x, 390 p. ;},
      address = {Baltimore, Md. :},
      year = {2008},
}