children's literature
stories, books, magazines, and poems that are primarily written for children
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Summary
children's literature is a sub-set of literature[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of sub set of literature entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,143 views/month, #2 of 250).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: academic discipline[3], literary genre[4], field of work[5]
- Subclass of: children's and young adult literature[6]
- Part of: children's and young adult literature[7]
- Commons category: Children's literature[8]
- Has part(s): children's book[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Children's literature[10]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Children's literature[11]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], The Encyclopedia Americana[13], The New Student's Reference Work[14], Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[15], Q134475481[16]
- Has characteristic: children's literature award[17], picture book award[18]
- Different from: young adult literature[19], literature of the children[20]
- Intended public: child[21]
- Practiced by: children's writer[22], picture book writer[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Children's literature[25], WikiProject Literature[26], WikiProject Books[27]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for children's literature include International Children's Book Day[28], a world day[29], founded in 1967[30].
Why It Matters
children's literature has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Entities named for it include International Children's Book Day[28], a world day[29], founded in 1967[30].