1. Read (view) film and a selection of children’s books critically using basic film analysis tools 2. Have a deeper understanding of narrative structures and types 3. Think critically and creatively about the issues in and of children’s books and films. 4. Have a general understanding of child development. 5. Have a fundamental understanding of children’s culture and the function of imagination. . 6. Write and construct a children’s picture book.

Selections from The Pleasures of Children’s Literature, （Perry Noodleman）　You＇re only Young Twice, （by Tim Morris）, Children’s Literature　（by Peter Hunt）, Children and Books （ed. Sutherland and Arbuthnot）, Children’s Films ( Ian Wojcik-Andrews） Children’s Literature and Critical Theory （Jill P. May）, Children’s Books in Children’s Hands: An Introduction to Their Literature （Temple, Martinez, Yokota, Naylor ）