Survey of children's literature: What makes it last? How did it develop? What does it show about the culture and age that produce it? How does it connect to a child's developmental stages? An adult's? What are representative types of the literature, writers and works? How does it handle special issues like multiculturalism, bias, and censorship? Readings include picture books, fairy/folk tales, to fiction (historical, realistic, fantasy); representative writers like "Mother Goose" and Brothers Grimm to Sendak, Potter, Carroll, and Lowry. Group and individual projects further explore the field. Some research required.Prerequisite: ENG 101 and ENG 102