Ch.2

Chapter 2 is talking about the history of children literature. The oral tradition starts a long time ago by families who told stories about their family tribes around campfires. Everybody around the world has developed folktales and mythology stories about human beginning. Different types of literature are different all around the world, read by different to different cultures. In the mid 1400’s literary were mostly manuscripts written by monks and scribes. These manuscripts were very expensive and only the kids who were privileged to go to monastery school had them. After while an Englishmen name William Claxton discovered how to print more books cheaper. Most books for kids were written to improve their manner back in the early century. William Claxton was the one responsible for publishing he first English literature.
The Puritans had an affect on American literature where a law that requested that children be taught and apprentices to read. Puritans stressed that kids read books that strength their moral development. In the social development they look at children as young adults. John Locke believed at birth that kid’s minds are blank and need to be imprinted. Locke believed that children, who could read, should read books that are pleasant and suited to their capacities. The nest person who had a shape in children’s literatures was Charles Perrault who wrote folktales. Children finally had an adventure book that they could read. Towards the late 18th century the literature started to focus more on the children and their family. It also started to talk about God in the school houses for children to discuss on the topics of church. I believe that the literature took dramatic change towards the 1900’s. I just want to know why they change so much of having religion in the schools when we all scream about God and trying to get into heaven. I think we would all be better off if we got back to learning God’s word more.