Folk Literature and Children leads one to valuable resource material on the subject. . . and should prove useful to teachers, librarians, psychologists, and students and scholars of children's literature. Booklist
For centuries educators, scholars, writers, and psychologists have debated the value of folk literature for children and the impact of folktales on the young. This bibliography of 465 entries lists a wide range of relevant criticism, scholarship, and opinion. . . . Folk Literature and Children leads one to valuable resource material on the subject of folk literature and children and should prove useful to teachers, librarians, psychologists, and students and scholars of children's literature. Booklist
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An excellent introduction summarizes the arguments against folk tales....as well as those praising the tales... .Author, title, and subject indexes make material on particular topics easy to locate within the three main sections: Literature, Education, Psychology. Should be of great value to educators, psychologists, historians and all scholars who are concerned with folk literature and its influence, especially its effect on the young.—Choice