- Fantasy literature includes stories that have the main character traveling from the real world to another world. They often include heroic quests and stories with talking animals or objects.
- Picture books generally tell a story, and they include illustrations that appeal to different age groups. They were the first form of children's literature.
- Realistic children's literature is about relationships, adventure and real life. Examples of realistic fiction include serial stories like those of Judy Blume and about Nancy Drew.
- Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House on the Prairie" and "The American Girl" series are examples of historical fiction. This type of literature includes autobiographical and biographical stories.
- The retelling of myths and the recording of oral stories are rich sources of children's literature and include stories like "Narnia," "Snow White" and "The Golden Compass."
- Other genres include poetry, joke books and teaching books for children.
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