GED 535 - Children’s Literature: Author and Illustrator Study

After the instructor presents the components of a successful picture book, seven author-illustrators will be traced from their first book to their final work – Virginia Lee Burton, James Marshall, Ezra Jack Keats, Lois Ehlert, Eric Carle, David Wiesner, and Laura Vacarro Seeger. Class members will read and evaluate the works of these creators and in the final class present an author study. Drawing on forty years of experience in publishing and reviewing books, Anita Silvey will model different approaches to author units and help each student execute a final project that can be used in the classroom or library.

Credits: 3 cr.