Recent SemestersFall 2026Class SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisiteEligibility for ENGL C1000, ENGL C1000H, or ESLW 340. Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionThis course is a survey of children's literature that requires the reading and study of children's poetry, traditional literature, fantasy and science fiction, realistic fiction, historical fiction, nonfiction for children, and children's literature for a diverse society. This course includes discussion of the history of children's literature and of current issues, such as censorship, literacy, and multicultural diversity. This course covers literary elements of plot, characters, setting, theme, style, and techniques specific to children's literature, such as illustrations and visual elements. This course provides students of literature an opportunity to appreciate all genres of children's literature. 