Bears in Literature Bears in Literature Bears in Literature Bears featured as central characters in Celtic and Northern European tales for thousands of years (they also featured in Native American tales). European folk tales reformatted those old tales for more recent audiences. And Aesop used bears in his fables. But, unlike other animals — dogs , horses, cats , foxes — bears as central fictional characters arrived later on the literary scene. While Sir Charles G D Roberts , who created the Realistic Animal Story , wrote about wild animals of the Canadian Northwoods in the late 19th Century, his bears were true-to-the-wild depictions. At the same time, Kipling gave the world his talking animal character, Baloo… On the whole, bears didn’t arrive in animal fiction until the 20th Century. Some where real animals — Civilized Bears — some were living teddy bears . They were all beloved characters. Most Famous Bears in Literature Children’s fiction (Kidlit) has been replete with fantastic stories of bears , who transcend their animal status and become actual ‘persons’ who the children can easily relate to.

Each new generation has grown up on a steady diet of bear tales and handed down the ‘bear’ legacy to their children, and they to their children. So much so that even now, bear stories and characters continue to be among the all-time favourite bedtime stories of children around the world. Here are some of the all-time favourite bears from children’s literature: 1. Bears in children’s stories Who can forget Goldilocks and the Three Bears ? Mama Bear, Papa Bear and Baby Bear. This children’s story gained popularity when it appeared as a narrative by English author and poet Robert Southey — first published under the title “Story of the Three Bears ,” in a volume of his writings in 1837 called THE DOCTOR. In Southey’s version, the intruding human was an old woman with no name. In later retellings the woman was called Silver Hair. By the late 1800’s, the intruder was a young girl named Golden Hair and, finally, Goldilocks. In every version, the bears were the victims of a thieving, destructive human, who runs away when discovered. And then came Baloo.

Baloo was the “sleepy old sloth bear” who helped teach the human boy Mowgli the laws of the jungle in THE JUNGLE BOOK, written by Rudyard Kipling and first published in 1894. 2. Winnie-the-Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh, commonly known as Pooh Bear or simply Pooh (and also referred to as Edward Bear), is perhaps one of the most famous of all fictional bears . The creation of A A Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh was named after a teddy bear owned by Milne’s own son, Christopher. Christopher Robin Milne had named his toy bear after Winnie, a black bear the boy was very fond of at the London Zoological Gardens. The tame bear had been left at the zoo by a Canadian soldier during the First World War, who had to go on to the Front. “Winnie” was named for Lieutenant Harry Colebourn’s home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba. “Pooh” was a swan Christopher had met while on holiday. The first book was WINNIE-THE-POOH, published in 1926.

It was followed by THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER and the worldwide best selling series was launched. The stories of the Bear of Little Brain have been translated into several languages, including a Latin translation, Winnie ille Pu, by Alexander Lenard. It is the only Latin book ever to have been featured on the New York Times Best Seller List. 3. Paddington Bear A classic character in children’s literature, Paddington Bear has been casting his spell over children of all ages since he was first created by a British writer, Michael Bond, in 1958. This adorable little bear is actually an immigrant who hailed from Darkest Peru. He hid himself on the lifeboat of a ship and arrived in England, as advised by his Aunt Lucy who had reared him so far. This polite bear immediately entrenched himself in his young readers’ minds with his old hat, battered suitcase, duffle coat and love of marmalade sandwiches. Although he attracted trouble, he also had an almost-human sense of right and wrong and shunned wild adventures. Paddington bear is extremely polite (he never addresses people as anything other than “Mr.”, “Mrs.” and “Miss”).

He is an adoptive member of the (human) Brown family, and thus gives his full name as Paddington Brown. Paddington bear books have been translated into thirty languages across seventy titles and sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. 4. Corduroy Bear Corduroy is a classic heart-warming tale of a teddy bear named Corduroy written by Don Freeman in 1968. It tells the story of a bear that is bought in a department store by a girl named Lisa. Corduroy is considered to be one of the best-loved children’s stories of all times. The story begins at night when the shop has downed its shutters for the day. All is still in the store…that’s when Corduroy climbs down from his shelf to hunt for his missing button. Unfortunately, he fails to get back to his shelf by daybreak. In the morning, he is bought by a little girl named Lisa, who uses up all the money she had saved in her piggy bank. She takes him home and gives Corduroy a room of his own. Thrilled to discover that he has finally reached ‘home’, he decides gratefully that Lisa must be his friend. 5.

Rupert Bear Rupert Bear is a beloved fictional character with children across the UK. Initially created as a comic book character by the English artist Mary Tourtel, he first appeared in the Daily Express on the 8th of November 1920. Rupert Bear also features in a series of books that centre around his many adventures. Rupert is a humanoid bear and Bill, a humanoid badger, is his best friend. Rupert and his friends have remarkable adventures in magical, faraway lands. The comic strip has become such an indispensable part of the newspaper that it continues to appear daily even today. Since 1936, each year a Rupert annual has also been released! (As a lad in England, I practically learned to read in the newspaper adventures of Rupert Bear and the Christmas Annuals.) 6. Little Bear Growing up with the stories of Hans Christian Anderson in her native Denmark, Else Holmelund Minarik, as a young girl of 4, moved with her family to New York in 1924. When she first wrote LITTLE BEAR, she took it to Randam House, where an editor told her to change her characters to humans.

“I thought to myself, all children of all colors would be reading the stories,” Else later explained. “All children love animals. The bear is fine. I love them because Mother took me to the Bronx Zoo every day, and I fell in love with the cubs. My bears were a family.” She published her small masterpiece in 1957 with Harper & Row. Written for children just beginning to read, Else Holmelund Minarik’s Little Bear picture books were the simplest of ursine stories. But her beginner reader’s prose and the artwork by Maurice Sendak turned out to be a best selling combination. Her writing by necessity had to be clear and simple. The result was a prose poem: “It is cold. See the snow come down. Little Bear said, ‘Mother Bear, I am cold. See the snow. I want something to put on.’ ” Other Little Bear books were FATHER BEAR COMES HOME, LITTLE BEAR’S FRIEND, LITTLE BEARS ’S VISIT and A KISS FOR LITTLE BEAR. Each book contained four separate stories. Little Bear also appeared in a Nelvana-produced TV series and a movie. 7.

Berenstain Bears In 1962, a fresh set of fictional bears appeared in children’s literature. These were the Berenstain Bears , a family of anthropomorphic bears , created by Stan and Jan Berenstain. They brought out a series of very popular books beginning with THE BIG HONEY HUNT in ’62. The happy family consists of Papa Bear, who is a woodworker; Mama Bear, a devoted homemaker; and their three children: Brother Bear, Sister Bear, and Honey Bear. They live in a treehouse down a sunny dirt road. All the tales are set in Bear Country, exclusively dominated by these furry creatures, with books ranging from picture books to longer children’s novels. This bear society has an economy based on honey, not money. With the passing of Stan, Jan carried on their beloved characters with new stories such as THE BERENSTAIN BEARS ’ DINOSAUR DIG. A teddy bear is often a child’s first ‘friend’. And these fictional teddy bears have come to represent that part of childhood that is as yet unsullied by adult cynicism. No wonder they continue to cast a spell over both children as well as adults!

Teddy bears and the art of giving gifts: Personalised teddies rule the soft toys in gifts There is something infinitely appealing about teddy bears that makes them most people’s favourite stuffed toys. They are cute, adorable and eminently huggable as they gaze benignly at the world with their soulful eyes! If you thought that teddies belonged to the magic dream world of toddlers and children, think again. Market shelves are groaning under the weight of teddies of assorted shapes and sizes as teddies make great gifts for the special people and special moments in your life. A personalised teddy somehow manages to say it so much better than you ever can! Do people actually ever outgrow their teddy hang-ups? Perhaps not. Somewhere, deep down in each one of us there is still a wistful child who dreams of fairies and stardust and a teddy who will come to life at the witching hour of midnight! – Brian Alan Burhoe . – Steve Sugden. “I am still intimately involved in the gift industry — though thankfully no longer doing it all myself — and 7 years down the line, probably qualify as bit of an expert!

Indeed, I have been interviewed by CNN, the BBC and numerous local radio stations in the run up to Christmas and Valentines Day.” Website: Pressies4Princesses Keywords: beautiful teddy bears , big bears , cute, how did pooh bear get his name, mw3 teddy bears , stuffed, teddy bears drawings, teddy bears images, teddy bears picnic, teddy bears protecting Winnie-the-Pooh (character) | Literawiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Share A postage stamp from the USSR which features Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet as they appeared in a series of Soviet cartoons. Winnie-the-Pooh (also referred to in the stories and poems about him as Edward Bear, Pooh Bear, Pooh and simply Bear) is a fictional character who features in novels and poems for children written by A.A. Milne and illustrated by E.H. Shepard. He first appeared, as Edward Bear, in the poem "Teddy Bear" from Milne's 1924 poetry collection When We Were Very Young .

He appears in some poems and several illustrations in Milne's 1927 book of poetry Now We Are Six and is the main character in the 1926 novel Winnie-the-Pooh and its sequel The House at Pooh Corner which was first published in 1928. The character was inspired by the toy stuffed bear that was given to the author's son, Christopher Robin Milne, when he was one year old. The introduction to Winnie-the-Pooh explains that Christopher Robin had changed the name of his toy bear from Edward Bear to Winnie-the-Pooh. Winnie was the name of a bear that Christopher Robin had seen many times at London Zoo, Pooh was a name that the boy had previously given to a swan. In the first chapter of Winnie-the-Pooh, Christopher Robin tells his father that the toy bear wants to hear a story about himself. His father makes up a story in which the bear and Christopher Robin both live in houses made of hollowed out trees in the forest. More stories followed which also featured Christopher Robin's other toys. Pooh's character Statue of Winnie-the-Pooh in Leiderdorp, the Netherlands.

In the stories about him, Winnie-the-Pooh describes himself as "a bear of very little brain" and he is frequently affectionately called "silly old bear" by Christopher Robin. He is barely able to read or write (his honey jars are marked "HUNNY") and he has a great deal of respect for characters like Piglet, Christopher Robin and Owl who are more literate than he is. Pooh does not realise that Christopher Robin and Owl are also extremely poor at reading and writing. Even though he is not good at reading or writing, one of Pooh's favorite pastimes is making up poems, songs and "hums" which he learns off by heart after he has created them. Winnie-the-Pooh is fond of his food and expects to receive a snack whenever he visits a friend. He is particularly partial to honey and condensed milk. He is resigned to being fat and does "stoutness exercises" (instead of "fitness exercises") every morning. Pooh's fondness for honey is the cause of many difficulties.

It leads him to fly up on a balloon to try to take honey from some bees in a tree, he ends up spending the night in a "Heffalump" trap when he remembers the jar of honey that is left in it as bait, and he presents Eeeyore with an empty jar as a birthday present because he eats the honey inside it on his way to see his friend. Pooh's fondness for food in general leads him to get stuck in a hole, the entrance to his friend Rabbit's home, for a week. Pooh is extremely friendly and enjoys the company of all the other characters in the stories. He even enjoys spending time with characters that the other s do not like very much, such as Eeyore the constantly miserable donkey and Tigger who frightens other characters with his bouncing. However, Pooh's greatest friends are Piglet and Christopher Robbin. Although he is wary of the "fiercer creatures", such as "Heffalumps", "Woozles" and "Jagulars", Pooh is not a coward.

He is always excited by the idea of going on an expedition and he displays bravery in rescuing the little Roo when he falls in a stream and saving Piglet from a flood. Edward Bear | Cotsen Children’s Library Cotsen Children’s Library Skip to secondary content Tag Archives: Edward Bear 8 The trunk (if you look just under the lid, you can tell that the trunk was once a bright green), (Cotsen 61180) This unassuming canvas trunk holds the inspiration for some of the early 20th century’s most recognizable children’s book illustrations. It belonged to Honor C. Appleton (1879 – 1951), whose delicate watercolors are perhaps best known for their appearances as full color plates in the work of her long-time collaborators. A photograph of Honor C. Appleton in round frame, ca. 1912-1914 (Cotsen 61179) Appleton maintained long working relationships with two prolific authors, Mrs. H. C. Cradock (best known for her stories about a young girl named Josephine and her imaginative adventures with her dolls) and F. H.

Lee (best known for the series “Children’s Bookshelf,” adaptations of classic literature for young readers). Honor C. Appleton’s initials at the top of the trunk; the C stands for Charlotte, just in case you were wondering. . . The trunk allows us to gain special insight into the Appleton’s work with Mrs. Cradock. How can a trunk do that you wonder? Well, it’s what’s inside that counts: DOLLS! When first purchased for Cotsen, along with other items from the Appleton estate, Appleton’s trunk was full of dolls (don’t worry, they have long since been rehoused). Totaling thirteen dolls (not all shown above, but all included in images following), they come in a variety of sizes and materials. We do not, unfortunately, know much about the origin or manufacture of the dolls, though many seem homemade. If you are familiar with Appleton’s illustrations for Cradock Josephine books, it might be immediately apparent to you why these dolls are so relevant to her artwork.

But if you’re not (and don’t worry, I wasn’t either until quite recently), many of the dolls found in Appleton’s trunk seem to have served as models for characters in her illustrations. For example, the four dolls below make recurring appearances in the Josephine books: Four of Josephine’s dolls, from left to right: Margaret, Christabel, Quacky Jack, and one of the “Korean Dolls.” Frontispiece to Josephine and Her Dolls (London: Blackie and Son Ltd., 1916), the first title in the Josephine series. (Cotsen 33806) Appleton’s proof and notes for page 16 of Josephine Goes Traveling (Cotsen 34319) Plate [44], Josephine Keeps School (London: Blackie and Son, [1930s]) (Cotsen 23698) As you can tell, the dolls’ appearances in Appleton’s illustrations are not identical to the real dolls she used as models. Christabel, for example, (featured towards the back of the parade illustrated above), is missing her right arm and has black hair in the stories.

The Margaret doll has a pink dress while her counterpart in the illustrations has a white dress (I was terrified to discover that both versions lose their wigs quite easily). But I think the similarities, for some of the dolls at least, are obvious. Take the roguish Quacky Jack: Though time has not been kind to Josephine’s mischievous plaything, this real stuffed duck bears an undeniable likeness to his character in the books: Vignette, page 35, Josephine goes Traveling (London: Blackie and Son, 1940), Quacky’s better days. . . (Cotsen 23694) Two of the other dolls might have served as models for another doll-centric collaboration between Cradock and Appleton, Peggy and Joan. 2 models for dolls found in Peggy and Joan Plate [14], The two horses in this illustration bear a resemblance to the stuffed horse above. London: Blackie and Son Limited: [ca. 1920] (Cotsen 7332) Plate [53], The doll above can clearly be seen sitting in the bottom left of this illustration.

(Cotsen 7223) One more doll is an almost complete match for “Mrs. Smith” featured in the story Where the Dolls Lived: Mrs. Smith next to plate 10 of Where the Dolls Lived. (Cotsen 23702) The rest of the dolls, though unique and interesting in their own right, don’t seem to resemble dolls in Appleton’s illustrations: As you can tell, some dolls are in far better shape than others. The bottom left of the image shows what remains of a doll’s head and her dress. Though using play things as inspiration for children’s literature might be par for the course, few authors and illustrators create whole worlds and series based on actual toys. It is significant then, that Appleton’s approach of using doll models actually predates her more well known contemporaries: A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard. Milne, of course, is best known for his stories centered around a certain bear named Winnie-the-Pooh, and Shepard was Milne’s original illustrator (as well as the original illustrator for Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows).

What you may not know, however, is that most of Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh characters are modeled after actual toys as well: Children’s Center at 42nd St, The New York Public Library. “Kanga, Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore and Tigger.” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1925. The shot above is provided by the New York Public Library. In their Children’s Center in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, Pooh and his friends remain on display. The dolls were originally bought for Milne’s son Christopher Robin Milne, the real life inspiration for Christopher Robin in the Pooh series of course), starting with the gift of “Edward Bear” from a Harrod’s department store on August 21st, 1921, Christopher Robin’s first birthday. Winnie-the-Pooh first appears by name in the London newspaper the Evening Post as the main character in Milne’s short story “The Wrong Sort of Bees” published on December 24th, 1925.

Later, the bear appears in the first title in the Pooh series, the eponymous Winnie-the-Pooh (London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1926). Pages [3]-1, Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh make their début together in the opening lines of Winnie-the-Pooh.

(Cotsen 3014) Pages 4-5, the clever formatting and Shepard’s endearing illustrations helped make the Pooh series an instant classic (Cotsen 3014) But “Edward Bear,” the earlier incarnation of Pooh who shares the name with his model counterpart from Harrods, shows up in text a few years earlier in Milne’s best-selling collection of poetry: When We Were Very Young (London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1924), in the poem “Teddy Bear” (Teddy is a nickname for both Edward and Theodore): Pages 86-87 from the poem “Teddy Bear” (Cotsen 10411) Interestingly, however, “Edward Bear” actually shows up a few pages earlier in Shepard’s illustration for a different poem “Halfway Down”: Pages 80-81, “Edward Bear” can be seen at the top of the stairs; while another very familiar boy sits in the middle.

(Cotsen 10411) So even though Winnie-the-Pooh arguably first appeared in print as early as 1924, the process of building an imaginative world based around real dolls had already appeared eight years earlier in Cradock and Appleton’s Josephine and Her Dolls (1916). Our collection of Appleton’s dolls exists as the artifact for what might be the first transformative process of using children’s dolls as direct inspiration for a series of children’s fiction. Though sentient dolls have played rolls in children’s fiction since the beginning, Appleton and Cradock created a popular series that chronicled the adventures of Josephine and her dolls across numerous years and titles. At least in America, Appleton, Cradock, Josephine and her dolls have not enjoyed the same kind of sustained familiarity and adoration as Shepard, Milne, Christopher Robin, Pooh and friends.

_________________________________________________________________________ In addition to Appleton’s dolls and suitcase (61180), her portrait (61179 above), the artists’ proof from Josephine Goes Travelling (34319 above), a run of the Josephine books and the “Children’s Series,” Cotsen is home to an Appleton sketch book (61177), and more of her finished artwork and artists’ proofs (61181, 61182, 61183, 5053062, 5641042, and 6527185). If you are interested in more dolls in the Cotsen collection, check out this blog post as well: Five Fascinating Facts about Children’s Literature | Interesting Literature Five Fascinating Facts about Children’s Literature Posted by interestingliterature We’ve often posted about children’s literature and the fascinating facts behind some of the most popular children’s authors, such as Lewis Carroll and Charles Kingsley . Now, as part of our Five Fascinating Facts series, we’d like to offer you five of the most interesting things about all of children’s literature.

Given how broad a field this has to encompass, we may well need to do a follow-up post at some point, but for now, here’s our first foray into ‘Five Fascinating Facts about Children’s Literature’. We hope you enjoy. 1. The first Mr Men book, Mr Tickle, came about when author Roger Hargreaves was asked by his son what a tickle looked like. And so Hargreaves began one of the most popular series of books for very young readers. Mr Tickle appeared in 1971 along with five others in the sequence, priced at 20p each. Since then, nearly fifty titles have appeared in the series. Some of the lesser-known Mr Men include Mr Good, Little Miss Somersault, and Mr Nonsense. 2. The books of Dr Seuss have sold over half a billion copies worldwide. This hugely popular children’s author also gave us the word ‘nerd’, which is the name of one of the mythical creatures in his 1950 book If I Ran the Zoo.

He is perhaps most famous, however, as the man who created the Grinch, the character who attempts to steal Christmas (like Scrooge, this word has entered the language to describe someone out of sympathy with the festive spirit). The author – born Theodor Seuss Geisel in 1904 – has helped countless children to learn to read with his landmark book, Green Eggs and Ham (1960), which contains just 50 different words. (More facts about Dr Seuss here.) 3. One chapter of Lewis Carroll’s 1871 book Through the Looking-Glass, featuring a wasp in a wig, remained unpublished until 1990. Carroll took out this section from the book before its publication, possibly because his illustrator, John Tenniel, couldn’t ‘see [his] way to a picture’ (according to a letter Tenniel wrote to Carroll in June 1870). It was finally published nearly 120 years after the book first appeared. (And by the way, the ‘wasp in a wig’ is thought to be a play on the more usual phrase, ‘bee in a bonnet’.) 4.

The Latin translation of Winnie-the-Pooh is the only Latin book to have made the New York Times Bestseller List. Titled Winnie ille Pu, the book hit the bestseller list in 1960. Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends (see the picture on the right for their originals) have often turned up in unusual publications: in addition to this Latin version of the classic, translated by Alexander Lenard, there have also been two books by Frederic Crews, The Pooh Perplex (1963) and Postmodern Pooh (2001), which take the form of fake ‘student casebooks’ which parody particular schools of literary criticism through a series of essays written by fictitious academics who read Milne’s book through Freudian, Marxist, and deconstructive lenses (and so on). 5. A girl called Francesca Gray wrote J. K. Rowling her first fan letter. The letter began: ‘Dear Sir…’ It is well known that Rowling published under the initials ‘J. K.’ because her publisher thought the book would be less appealing to boys if it carried a woman’s name on the cover. ‘J.

K.’ struck a suitably androgynous note for the publisher. ‘J. K.’ stands, of course, for ‘Joanne Kathleen’ – but Kathleen is not Rowling’s middle name. She doesn’t have a middle name. She adopted the ‘K’ after her grandmother, whose name was Kathleen. ‘Rowling’, by the way, frequently appears in lists of the most pronounced names, so let’s settle it once and for all: it’s rolling, and so should rhyme with ‘bowling’ rather than ‘scowling’. (More facts about Harry Potter and J. K. Rowling here.) Image: Original Winnie the Pooh stuffed toys. Clockwise from bottom left: Tigger, Kanga, Edward Bear (aka Winnie-the-Pooh), Eeyore, and Piglet. Author: Spictacular ; public domain . Share this: Children's Literature Guide - Psychology 294 with Wiley at Arizona State University - Tempe - StudyBlue File Size: 4 Views: 21 Advertisement 1. Chapter 8: Realistic Fiction a. What are the principal characteristic of realistic fiction? Explain. Realistic fiction is made up of qualities that separate them from other genres.

They are stories that can be related to on a level that is personable to the reader. They are stories tha t resemble real people who live in real places, or places that could be real. They participate in events and actions that have or can take place. Sometimes, they can even have a dilemma that can usually be remedied by a realistic solution. Realistic ficti o n is valuable in the sense that readers, especially young adults and children, can relate to these stories. They promote tolerance and understanding of others and their experiences. It extends children's horizons by broadening their interests, allowing th em to experience new adventures and showing them different ways to view and deal with conflicts in their own lives. b. Cite an example of a quality book of realistic fiction that illustrates these characteristics. An example of a quality realistic fiction is Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street . This novel possesses all the qualities of a great book of realistic fiction, as it not just tells a story; it also paints a picture. The story, which revolves around young Esperanza, tells a story that's no t of a certain plot, but a series of events in vignettes.

These vignettes, written from Esperanza's point of view, uses prose that is distinct of what a typical pre-adolescent's point of view. There are many vignettes that are vivid and true-to-life, but there are a handful that are quite poignant and compelling. For those who are not of minority background and have never lived in an urban and lower class area, they can vividly see Esperanza's descriptions and actually feel as if they were there with her as she wishes for a better life, despises her home, learn about boys and start her first job. Those who are different from Esperanza can learn to empathize with her and her situations. Even if the reader is not a young Latina girl living in the city, they may be able to recognize Esperanza's longing for something better or different than what they have in their own lives. To those are of minority and are young girls, they can relate to Esperanza. Even young Latino boys and other young adults of a specific minority race or class can relate to feeling different than the majority. Ultimately, they can realize through realistic fiction like Esperanza's narratives that they are not alone.

That value of knowing that you are not alone creates a sense of belonging , even if it's through a book. c. What criteria would you use to decide the appropriateness of a book of realistic fiction for a child? Who should decide the appropriateness of a book? Explain. The criteria that would cite the appropriateness of a book o f realistic fiction, no matter what the story is about, should encompass basic qualities. Just because a story is of realistic fiction, it doesn't necessarily mean that it is a true story; generally, most realistic books are fiction and not real-life stor ies, which, in some sort of way could come off as an oxymoron of even a paradox. Setting, plot, theme, character and point of view are characteristics that would make a good, if not great, realistic fiction book. The setting, of course, influences how the story goes. The plot (or lackthereof, such as in The House on Mango Street ) should be fluid and be true-to-life; there should be no hint of the story being impossible to imagine or happen. The character, or the protagonist, is the central core of the book which is essentially the glue of the whole novel.

A character should possess everyday human emotions and feelings that the reader can relate to. Conversely, the protagonist should be an interchangable one - meaning that if the story was told through someo ne else's eyes, how would the story change? The possibilities are endless, but being able to give the story a possible chance to be looked at through another point of view, can add a depth of quality in the story. Books such as Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor and Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson are books in which the reader will walk away with an important moral and life lessons, especially because the heroes in the book are young children or adults that young readers can relate to. Realistic f iction is an important part of both children and adult literature. These novels can provide inspiration, thus providing more than entertainment. Teachers who can identify books that portray that should be able to choose those books, as well as librarians a nd children themselves. Everyone has an opinion that is worthy and should have a say on what consitutes the appropriateness of a book for a child.

As long the person choosing the appropriateness does it in good taste that is completely unbias, then they s hould choose the appropriateness level of a book for a child. Realistic books are beneficial for they allow us to reflect on our personal lives, allowing us to think outside of the box and really emphasize that we really aren't alone. Chapter 10: Fantasy and Science Fiction a. What is "fantasy?" Goblins, sorcerers, dragons, magic spells, secret universes and time travel - those are just a few things found in fantasy and science fiction. Although those just a few examples, there is much more to a fantas y story. Fantasy is rooted in traditional literature, but has progressed in theme improvements over the years. In general, fantasy stories involve magic, the "quest," and/or "good versus evil." Fantasy creates an alternative world or universe, which opera t es on laws different than our own. Sub-genres of fantasy include animal fantasy, quest fantasy, machine fantasy, toy fantasy, time fantasy, comic fantasy (hehe... Joe's favorite and a genre that Christine argues is not a type of literature :)), high fanta sy, and other world fantasy. b.

What is the difference between "low fantasy" and "high fantasy"? Use an example for each to illustrate. Fantasy tales are sometimes broken up into two types: high fantasy and low fantasy. High fantasy tales are complex stories characterized by recurring themes and often take place in created or imaginary worlds. In low fantasy, the story breaks into the rea l world and changes certain aspects of it. An example of high fantasy is J.R.R. Tolkien's books, which includes The Lord of the Rings series. It is high fantasy because it is a saga that is created and takes place mostly in that illusional world. Madeleine L'Engle's books, including A Wrinkle In Time, is an example of low fantasy, since it is a science fiction type of story that takes place in both a fantasy world, but also the real world. Meg, the central character of the story, lives in the real world, ye t travels to and from a fake world and planet in the universe, connecting the two with theme of good versus evil and love. In short, low fantasy is rather realistic, and high fantasy has elements of cinematic and gran unrealism. c. Cite an example of a quality fantasy book.

Why is it such a good fantasy book? A great example of a quality fantasy book would be Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle In Time . What makes it a great fantasy book is that it takes place in a realm that is completely unreal, but it intru des the fantastic world in an unreal way. The events are illusional and magical, but the themes are very real. In this novel, the protagonist encounters some sort of internal change. Realizations of love, loyalty and perserverance are heavily pressed in t his novel. In a way, the book could be even coined as "science fantasy." Quite the contrary, aside form a few vague references to God it plays as a simple magic story of a young girl who's father has disappeared, and she, her brother and friend go to rescu e him after being visited by three magical old ladies. The book has a dated quality to it, feeling very representative of the psychedelic 60's especially in it's vivid desciptions of the other worlds they travel to, however that only adds to it's charms a s a classic of children's literature.

And whatever you learn form the story, religious or otherwise, its a sweet tale of "science fantasy" for children and adults alike. Extra Credit What is Winnie the Pooh's real name? Edward Bear What is Randolph Caldecott Medal? This annual award has been presented every year since 1938. It is named after Randolph Caldecott, a nineteenth century English illustrator who was known for his picture book illustrations. In most years, in addition to the Caldecott Medal winne r, several books are designated Caldecott Honor Books for the quality of their illustrations. What is the John Newbery Medal? The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Assoc iation (ALA) to the author of the outstanding American book for children. The award has been given since 1922. Together with the Caldecott Medal, it is considered the most prestigious award for children's literature in the United States . It is named for John Newbery, an 18th century publisher of juvenile books. What is the Orbis Pictus Award?

The Orbis Pictus award was established by the NCTE (National Council of Teacher ’ s of English) to promote and recognize excellence in children ’ s nonfiction books. Addi tional criteria address accuracy, organization, design, and style as outlined by the website. A nonfiction book is considered to be any book whose content is sharing information, including biographical. However, textbooks, historical fiction, folklore, an d poetry are excluded. Though one award is given out, up to five honorable books can be recognized. What is the Coretta Scott King Award? Given to African American authors and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions, the Co retta Scott King Book Award titles promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream. The award is designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood. What is the Tomas Rivera Award?

The Tom á s Rivera Award is presented annually by Texas State University , in honor of author Tom á s Rivera, a native of Crystal City, Texas, who was the first Mexican American to be selected Distinguished Alumnus at Texas State University . This children's book award is an effort to sustain Rivera's view of Mexican Americans as a healthy and responsible community, and reaffirms his hope for the education of Mexican Americans in the Southwest and the greater United States . What is a wocket? Wockets are foofoo-shishi furry mammals that evolved soon after the invention of trousers to dwell exclusively in the pockets of said trousers, preferably in ones made of wool. Currently, since the decline of woolen pants, most wockets are found in cotton trousers. Despite their excessive amount of fur, wockets have lost the ability to control or maintain their internal thermostats because of the dependence they've developed on pockets. What is Dr. Seuss' real name? Dr. Seuss' real name is Theodor Seuss Geisel. Who is Max in one of your instructor's favorite picture books? Max is the naughty little boy and main character of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are . What color were the sleeves on the sweater?

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Milne explains that Christopher Robin had changed the name of his toy bear from Edward Bear to Winnie-the-Pooh, Winnie being the name of a bear at London Zoo and Pooh having been a name that Christpher Robin had previously given to a swan. The first chapter begins with Christopher Robin dragging his toy bear down the stairs and telling his father that the bear wants to hear a story about himself. His father tells a story in which Winnie-the-Pooh finds a tree full of bees. He asks Christopher Robin for a balloon, so that he can pretend to be a rain cloud, float to the top of the tree and take some honey. Eventually, the bear decides that they are the wrong kind of bees and asks Christopher Robin to shoot the ballon with his gun. The bear comes down but because he had been holding on to the balloon for a long time he is unable to lower his arms for more than a week. As a result, whenever a fly lands on his nose he has to say "Pooh!" to get the fly off him. The author says that is probably how the bear got his name. In the second chapter Winnie-the-Pooh goes to visit his friend Rabbit in his underground home.

Rabbit happily provides Pooh with plenty of food which the bear happily eats. When it comes time to leave, Pooh, with his full stomach, gets stuck in the rabbit hole. [2] Christopher Robin tells Pooh that he will have to stay where he is for a week with nothing to eat. After that time he will become thin enough to pull out again. 2012 Russian stamp which depicts Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet as they appear in a series of Soviet cartoons which were released between 1969 and 1972. Chapter three introduces Piglet. Piglet and Pooh follow some animal tracks in the snow, fearing that they might belong to a dangerous "Woozle". They do not know that they are following their own tracks round and round the same tree. Eeyore the donkey is introduced in the fourth chapter. Eeyore is feeling miserable because he has lost his tail. Pooh goes to ask Owl, who Pooh thinks is clever, for help in finding the tail. He discovers that Owl's new rope for his doorbell is in fact the donkey's tail.

In the fifth chapter Christopher Robin tells Pooh and Piglet that he saw a "Heffalump". Pooh and Piglet decide to set a trap for a "Heffalump", They dig a pit and place one of Pooh's honey jars in it as bait. During the night, Pooh becomes hungry. he remembers that there is a jar of honey in the trap. He goes there but finds there is not much honey in the jar, meaning that he has to stick his head inside it to lick out the remaining honey. He gets his head stuck in the jar. As a result, Piglet arrives in the morning and finds a monstrous "Heffalump" with a head like a jar in the trap. When Piglet goes to get Christopher Robin for help, Pooh breaks the jar against the side of the trap and the truth is revealed. In the sixth chapter Eeyore says that it is his birthday. Pooh decides to give him a jar of honey but he eats the honey while he is on the way to see Eeyore again. Pooh decides that he can give Eeyore the jar and that the donkey can use it to put things in.

Piglet decides to give Eeyore a balloon but he falls over and bursts it. Piglet offers the burst balloon to Eeyore anyway. The donkey is very pleased to get a present. He is even more pleased when Pooh arrives with the jar and he discovers that the burst ballooon fits perfectly inside it. Kanga and her son Roo are introduced in chapter seven. Rabbit does not like them and wants to make them leave the forest. He decides that they should kidnap Roo and then tell Kanga where he is on the condition that she promises to leave the forest forever. Pooh and Rabbit distract Kanga and substitute Piglet for Roo. Kanga soon realises what has happened but has fun by pretending that Piglet is her son. She makes him take medicine and forces him to take a bath. Christopher Robin arrives at Kanga's home and tells her that Roo is at Rabbit's house. In the meantime, Rabbit has become very fond of little Roo and has decided that the two kangaroos can stay in the forest. Frieze by an unknown artist based on an illustration by E.H. Shepard for chapter eight of Winnie-the-Pooh.

At the start of the eighth chapter, Christopher Robin announces that they are going on an expedition to discover the North Pole. During the expedition, Roo falls into a stream. Pooh finds a pole which he uses to fish Roo out of the water. Christopher Robin declares that the pole the bear has found is the North Pole. The expedition is over and Pooh is a hero. In the ninth chapter there is a flood. Piglet's house begins to fill with water. He calls for help by throwing a message in a bottle out of the window. Pooh receives the message. He uses an empty honey jar as a boat to get to Christopher Robin's house. The two then use an umbrella as a boat to get to Piglet's house and save him. In the final chapter Christopher Robin thanks Pooh for saving Piglet by throwing a party for him. The book concludes with Christopher Robin saying that he hopes his father can think up more stories about Winnie-the-Pooh. See also Now We Are Six Footnotes ↑ The character Tigger does not appear in Winnie-the-Pooh. He is introduced in the 1928 sequel The House at Pooh Corner . ↑ A.A.

Milne borrowed the idea of a character becoming too fat to get out of a small hole from Beatrix Potter 's 1911 children's book The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes .

Question: Edward Bear is the alternative name for which character from children’s literature?
Answer: WINNIE THE POOH