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Children’s literature opens doors to new worlds, helping young readers explore emotions, adventures, and ideas in stories written especially for them.

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Fascinating Fact:

Children’s literature often contains a clear sense of right and wrong. Even when endings are bittersweet, there is usually some form of justice, hope, or emotional resolution.

In Specialist Books quizzes on children’s literature, you explore how stories for young readers blend imagination, language, and illustration to shape values, develop empathy, and build lifelong reading habits.

Key Terms

Children’s literature: Books written especially for young readers, often with age-appropriate themes and language.
Moral: A message or lesson about right and wrong that a story wants the reader to understand.
Narrator: The voice that tells the story, which might be a character in the book or an outside observer.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is meant by the children’s literature genre?

The children’s literature genre includes stories, poems, and information books written for young readers, using clear language, engaging plots, and themes suited to their age and experiences.

Why is children’s literature important for young readers?

Children’s literature helps young readers develop language skills, imagination, and empathy, while also giving them a safe way to think about feelings, friendships, family life, and the wider world.

How is children’s literature different from adult fiction?

Children’s literature usually has simpler language, clearer structure, and themes that match young readers’ lives, while adult fiction often uses more complex ideas, styles, and emotional situations.

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Books Quiz - Genre - Childrens Literature 1 (Answers)

Who or what is the title character in the Worzel Gummidge books by Barbara Euphan Todd?

[ ]	A dragon
[ ]	An engine
[ ]	A goblin
[x]	A scarecrow

He lives in the Ten Acre Field on Scatterbrook Farm

What nationality was the children's author Hans Christian Andersen?

[x]	Danish
[ ]	Icelandic
[ ]	Norwegian
[ ]	Swedish

He was born in Odense in 1805

In the books by Elizabeth Beresford, where do The Wombles live?

[ ]	Clapham Common
[ ]	Tooting Common
[ ]	Wandsworth Common
[x]	Wimbledon Common

Several Wimbledon sports teams have been nicknamed The Wombles

Who wrote the 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians?

[ ]	Bodie Smith
[x]	Dodie Smith
[ ]	Rhodie Smith
[ ]	Zadie Smith

Also known as The Great Dog Robbery, the book tells the story of the theft of 101 Dalmatian dogs by the villainess Cruella de Vil who intends to have them skinned for their fur

What is the name of the superhero in the series of books by American writer Dav Pilkey?

[ ]	Captain Barf
[ ]	Captain Poop
[x]	Captain Underpants
[ ]	Captain Wedgie

Captain Underpants is the alter ego of the fat and cruel Principal Krupp

What is the title of Clive King's 1963 novel about a caveman?

[x]	Stig of the Dump
[ ]	Stig of the Jump
[ ]	Stig of the Lump
[ ]	Stig of the Pump

He lives in an old quarry used as a rubbish dump

In Roald Dahl's 1988 novel Matilda, what is Matilda's surname?

[ ]	Dashwood
[ ]	Goodwood
[ ]	Hardwood
[x]	Wormwood

In 1996 the book was made into a film directed by, produced by and starring Danny DeVito

Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe is based on the experiences of which real-life castaway?

[ ]	Alexander Coldstream
[ ]	Alexander Melrose
[ ]	Alexander Peebles
[x]	Alexander Selkirk

Selkirk was a Scottish sailor who was marooned for four years on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific. During his time as a castaway (Sept. 1704-Feb. 1709) he became adept at hunting and making the most of what little he could find on the island