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Carter · 21st September 2005, 02:52 PM

Another reference book (that also came out this year) is:

Quests and Kingdoms
A Grown-Up's Guide to Children's Fantasy Literature
K.V. Johansen
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0968802443/

Taking a chronological approach, Quests begins with the fairy-tale collections of d'Aulnoy, Perrault, and the Grimms and works its way up to the novels of J.K. Rowling and Garth Nix, covering over three centuries of fantasy read by children. The lives of 95 authors are looked at and placed in historical context, while their works are introduced through both synopses and analysis. Quests also includes chapters on Tolkien, retellings of traditional stories, and King Arthur and Robin Hood. More than 500 works are discussed, and the thorough index makes the book a practical reference resource as well as a history and an introduction to the best in the genre.

21st September 2005, 02:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
Carter Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4	Re: Children and YA Fantasy Reference Book Another reference book (that also came out this year) is: Quests and Kingdoms A Grown-Up's Guide to Children's Fantasy Literature K.V. Johansen http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0968802443/ Taking a chronological approach, Quests begins with the fairy-tale collections of d'Aulnoy, Perrault, and the Grimms and works its way up to the novels of J.K. Rowling and Garth Nix, covering over three centuries of fantasy read by children. The lives of 95 authors are looked at and placed in historical context, while their works are introduced through both synopses and analysis. Quests also includes chapters on Tolkien, retellings of traditional stories, and King Arthur and Robin Hood. More than 500 works are discussed, and the thorough index makes the book a practical reference resource as well as a history and an introduction to the best in the genre.