“A collection of texts that are related by audience and purpose as well as by form and subject matter” (Knickerbocker, Brueggeman, & Rycik, 2012, p. 98).
"Term of French origin used to differentiate types or categories of literary works" (Latrobe, Brodie, & White, 2002, p. 82).
"A category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content" (Merriam-Webster, 2021).
"A genre is a category of composition that has such defining characteristics as type of characters, setting, action, and overall form or structure" (Galda, Liang, Cullinan, 2017, p.12).
Select eBook titles about children's literature genres.
Critical Foundations in Young Adult Literature
Children's Literature
Young Adult Literature
Children's Literature in Context
The Routledge Companion to Children's LiteratureInterested in learning more about genres? Explore these resources located in the library's MAIN General Collection.
A Family of Readers
Charlotte Huck's Children's Literature: a Brief Guide
The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature
Handbook of Research on Children's & YA Literature
Longman Dictionary of Literary Terms