Some of members of the ISU children's literature community and their guests:
Standing (l to r) Sue Larkin, Jenny Miskec, Catherine Ross, Karen Coats
Sitting (l to r): Susan Stewart, Roberta Trites, Katrien Vloeberghs, John Seelinger

 

The Department of English at Illinois State University offers the following courses:

 

ENG 170 Foundations in Literature for Children

ENG 271 Literature for Young Children

ENG 272 Literature for Pre-adolescents

ENG 370 Studies in the History of Literature for Young People

ENG 372 Studies in Contemporary Literature for Young People

ENG 373 Verse for Children

ENG 374 Storytelling

ENG 375 Studies in Literature for Adolescents

ENG 390 Research Studies in Language Arts

ENG 470 Studies in Children’s Literature (This is a graduate seminar that changes topics each semester.)

ENG 471 Critical Theories in Children’s Literature

ENG 492 Recent Research in the English Language Arts

 

All 300 level courses may be taken for undergraduate or graduate credit.

 

For more information, click here:

http://www.english.ilstu.edu/Department/programs/childrenslit.htm