Embellishment is a stylistic feature of translated children’s literature. In recent years, children’s reading choices and experiences have been truly thought highly of and, today, the idea that ...lexical enrichment is good for children ––either for their writing or reading experience–– is prevailing among children’s literature translators and book editors. With this in mind, a small corpus composed of translations of the Newbery Medal Awards was built to figure out whether the phenomenon of embellishment exists in English-Chinese translations of children’s literature and, if so, what are the motivations for it. The corpus includes six books selected on four criteria. The study suggests that embellishment is a typical feature of selected translations of the Newbery Awards and that it can be related to both book editing and the translator’s own choices.
Abstract
A newcomer to writing for children, Joseph Krumgold revealed an intuitive mastery of what led to success in children’s publishing in the 1950s, winning the American Library Association’s ...Newbery Medal for distinguished contributions to children’s literature for both of his first two novels: …And Now Miguel (1953) and Onion John (1959). An exploration of the novels reveals what made for distinction at that time, what assumptions about excellence for child readers the novels imply, and in doing so, what ideas they foster about who children are and how they do and should read. This essay reads the novels both in the wider context of bestselling 1950s books that offer theories about changing American values, and in terms of the specific values espoused by children’s writers, publishers and librarians. A consideration of these matters reveals a metafictional relationship between the two novels that enriches the insights they offer into assumptions about children’s reading.
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Winners of the most respected prizes in children s literature speak out in an exclusive collection of acceptance speeches, culled from the archives of the Association for Library Service to Children ...(ALSC) and The Horn Book magazine. Featuring authors and illustrators selected during the past 10 years, the book includes speeches by * Neil Gaiman (Newbery 2009) * David Wiesner (Caldecott 2002, 2007) * Kate DiCamillo (Newbery 2004) * Jerry Pinkney (Caldecott 2010) * Avi (Newbery 2003) Each speech is accompanied by the Horn Book review of the winning title and a biographical profile of its celebrated creator. Three insightful introductory essays examine changes in youth publishing during the last decade, rounding out an engaging glimpse at the originality of the writers and artists whose work informs the direction of children s literature.
Since 1922, the Newbery Medal of Honor has been awarded to distinguished works of literature for children. Although African and African American characters appeared in children's books well before ...the establishment of the Newbery award, such depictions were limited, with characters often only appearing as slaves or servants. However, over the last several decades, there has been much progress, and Black characters have played a much more integral role in many highly regarded novels. In African and African American Images in Newbery Award Winning Titles, Binnie Tate Wilkin provides a historical and contextual examination of books with such depictions that have been acknowledged by the nation's most prestigious award for children's literature. Wilkin explores the depictions of African and African American characters in these novels and illuminates the progressive quality of such representations. Wilkin looks closely at such elements as aesthetic descriptions, subservient characterizations, the relationships between characters, and specific language usage to investigate how these images have progressed toward increasingly positive depictions. She also notes, when applicable, the significance of the lack of any African or African American images. This book is an essential resource for those interested in African American studies, children's literature, and the relationship between the two.
Winners of the most respected prizes in children s literature speak out in an exclusive collection of acceptance speeches, culled from the archives of the Association for Library Service to Children ...(ALSC) and The Horn Book magazine. Featuring authors and illustrators selected during the past 10 years, the book includes speeches by * Neil Gaiman (Newbery 2009) * David Wiesner (Caldecott 2002, 2007) * Kate DiCamillo (Newbery 2004) * Jerry Pinkney (Caldecott 2010) * Avi (Newbery 2003) Each speech is accompanied by the Horn Book review of the winning title and a biographical profile of its celebrated creator. Three insightful introductory essays examine changes in youth publishing during the last decade, rounding out an engaging glimpse at the originality of the writers and artists whose work informs the direction of children s literature.
