I’m done blogging about children’s literature for now. (I know that there are some side issues that came up that I’ll get to eventually, but I’m pretty burned out on research right now and probably need to concentrate on new baby stuff for a while!)
Anyway, mostly for my own desire for organization, here’s an outline of everything I blogged about our philosophy of children’s literature.
Our Philosophy
Part One, in which I define morally excellent literature and how we’re seeking to ground our kids from a young age in literature that reflects truth
Part Two, in which I talk about how we’ll introduce books with divergent worldviews at an intellectually appropriate age in order to train our children in discernment
Part Three, on why literary excellence matters to us because it reflects the beauty of God’s creation
Part Four, on why literary excellence matters to us because there are absolute standards of good writing just like there are absolute standards of morality
Part Five, on why literary excellence matters even in children’s books because it trains our literary palate
Part Six, on why we feel that morally and aesthetically excellent literature is the best way of shaping the moral imagination of our children
Application
Thoughts on Books for Young Children and how we apply our standards to what our preschoolers are reading
Thoughts on some popular YA fantasy series
100 of Our Favorite Picture Books that meet our standards of moral and artistic excellence
51 of Our Favorite Chapter Books that exemplify our standards of moral and literary excellence
Detailed Evaluations