Children′s Literature in Primary Schools

David Waugh is a former deputy headteacher who worked in ITT from 1990 at the University of Hull, where he led the PGCE course and became Head of Department. In 2008 he was appointed as one of two (the other being Wendy) National Strategies Regional Advisers for ITT. He is currently lectures at Durham University. He has published extensively in primary English, as well as developing e-learning resources for National Strategies for English, mathematics and mentoring and coaching. David also writes children’s stories, including The Wishroom, which was written with 45 children from 15 East Durham primary schools and published in 2017. Sally Neaum is a lecturer in Early Childhood, and teaches Primary English in initial teacher training. She has worked as a nursery and primary school teacher, as an advisor in early years and inclusion. She has an M.Ed in Educational Psychology and Special Educational Needs and her doctoral research was in the pedagogy of early literacy.  Rosemary Waugh is a linguist and classics teacher at Queen Margaret′s School, York. She collects children′s literature and has lectured on the subject for the University of Hull, and contributes to conferences and publications on children′s literature. 

INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE: DEVELOPING A LOVE OF READING
CHAPTER TWO: SHARING LITERATURE WITH CHILDREN
CHAPTER THREE: LITERATURE ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
CHAPTER FOUR: BOOKS FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN
CHAPTER FIVE: PICTURE BOOKS
CHAPTER SIX: STORIES AND POEMS FROM AND ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES
CHAPTER SEVEN: TRADITIONAL STORIES AND FAIRY TALES
CHAPTER EIGHT: FICTION WHICH ADDRESSES ISSUES
CHAPTER NINE: FANTASY AND MAGIC
CHAPTER TEN: CLASSIC FICTION
CHAPTER ELEVEN: EVERYDAY FICTION
CHAPTER TWELVE: POETRY