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Meanings of children's literature in English

Russian
литература для детей
Portuguese
livros infantis
Spanish
literatura para ninos
Catalan
literatura infantil
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Stories, books, and poems that are enjoyed by and targeted primarily towards children.

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литература для детей
Synonyms
Examples for "kid lit"
Examples for "kid lit"
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"And the kid lit his cigarette while Meldrum, crazy as a hydrophobia skunk, had his gun trained on him?"
The Sheriff's Son
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Sir, - I am doing some research in Trinity College into children's story Bibles.
The Irish Times
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I'm a historian, he shouted, not the presenter of a children's story hour on TV!
How the soldier repairs the gramophone
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The following extract on the children's story hour is taken from the Pittsburgh bulletin of December, 1901.
Library Work with Children
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All the children's story-books were up here in a case Dele had made out of a packing box.
A Little Girl of Long Ago; Or, Hannah Ann / A Sequel to a Little...
5
An innovative stage version of the classic children's story, The Secret Garden, is now showing at the Helix.
The Irish Times
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No library is complete without these valuable contributions to juvenile literature.
Adventures in Toyland; What the Marionette Told Molly
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Such flower-garlanded instruction was the best specifically juvenile literature which those primitive ages afforded.
Hawthorne and His Circle
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Mr. Jones, in his "Special reading lists," gives many such references to juvenile literature.
Library Work with Children
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Buying only " juvenile literature" they are of the smallest.
Library Work with Children
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That he confined himself for so long a time to juvenile literature can be easily accounted for.
The Captain's Toll-Gate
Usage of children's literature in English
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Pook Press celebrates the great Golden Age of Illustration in children's literature.
The Daily Telegraph
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Simon Morris asks her if she was always drawn to children's literature:
Radio NZ
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His books about children's literature and its creators include: Show Me a Story!
Radio NZ
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Talking animals have long been a staple of children's literature.
The Irish Times
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Of those basic things, none is more seminal to great children's literature than orphan-hood.
The Guardian
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Book titles, children's literature and learning to read would never be the same again.
The Irish Times
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Even the most exciting of current children's literature tends to play down the blackness.
The Irish Times
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Her work focuses on children's literature and children's cultural lives.
Radio NZ
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One of the beautiful things of to-day in England is the wealth of children's literature.
The Education of Catholic Girls
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Trevor Agnew has received the 2013 Betty Gilderdale Award for distinguished service to children's literature.
Radio NZ
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Have you ever noticed that there is a pervading theme of murder in children's literature?
Radio NZ
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But violence in fairy tales has been around since the earliest folk tales in children's literature.
Wired
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Or so it seems, reading the fantasised adventures of the powerful children's literature of the time.
The Irish Times
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Rowling, renowned for her Harry Potter novels, received her award for her contribution to children's literature.
The Guardian
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She has held many offices in educational and civic organizations, and has lectured on children's literature.
Library Work with Children
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His books about children's literature and its… Audio
Radio NZ