3321 Blog Entry #2

It is said that long before recorded history, families and many different tribes shared their traditions and values through stories that were told around campfires. Many of these people developed mythologies and tales to tell to their children about dramatic heroes, personified animals, and witty tricksters. Back then, many tales that were told through oral tradition and early books were not written for children. For example, Charles Perrault published a book called Contes de ma Mere l Oye ( Tales of Mother Goose) which you would think it was like the book today with rhymes, but instead it had known fairy tales such as "Cinderella", "Sleeping Beauty", and "Little Red Riding Hood". He did not create these tales but retold them from the French oral tradition.
When people finally realize that childhood was a very special part in life, literature written for children became very important. Changes in printing technology provided affortable books, but most important they were made for children to read. Perrault was one of the first writers to reconize that fairy tales had a special place in the world for children.
I think that this is very important because if we didn't have literature for children how or what will they read? There are many different types of books out there to grab children's attention and interest but they just have to be introduced to them and we as future teachers have that advantage to do it.