Children's literature extremely important in raising a child. It is worth paying a lot of attention to reading, as it greatly influences the baby’s character. Books allow a child to enrich his lexicon, explore the world and learn to solve possible life questions. brings you a list of the best children's authors.
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Astrid Lindgren
It's hard to imagine your childhood without Baby with Carlson and Pippi Long Stocking . In addition to the fairy tales you already know, there are also such as “Emil of Lenneberga” - about a little tomboy who fed a pig drunken cherries and set fire to all the firecrackers in the burgomaster’s garden. Lindgren was great at writing captivating stories. When they asked her how she managed to guess children’s desires so accurately, she answered that she writes in such a way that it would be interesting for her to read.
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Janusz Korczak
A successful doctor, teacher and writer, he founded an orphanage for Jewish orphans in Poland and developed the basic principles of raising children. His book "King Matt the First" at one time amazed many children and parents - it tells about little boy, who suddenly began to lead the entire state. Of the pedagogical works, the most famous book- “How to love a child.”
Charles Perrault
It is impossible to introduce a child to literature without reading "Cinderella", "Puss in Boots", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood". It’s as if these fairy tales are written into our DNA; we remember them by heart and retell them to our children. Perrault is considered the founder of the genre of fairy tales for children, although he himself was shy and initially published the collection “Tales of Mother Goose” under a pseudonym, taking the name of his son.
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Lewis Carroll
The English writer Lewis Carroll loved children very much. His pen belongs famous works for children, in which adults find many allusions and veiled meanings. These are fairy tales " ", "Alice in the Wonderland", a humorous poem, "The Hunting of the Snark."
Hans Christian Andersen
The famous storyteller wrote children's stories, skillfully incorporating elements of comedy and satire into them, social criticism and philosophy, addressed primarily to adults. Andersen is the author of numerous fairy tales, which continue to be filmed to this day. In his fairy tales, good always defeats evil, the main characters are endowed with intelligence, kindness, and courage. But there are also sad tales like "Matchstick Girls" and "The Little Mermaids", which will show the child that the world around him is not ideal.
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Alan Alexander Milne
Alan Milne became famous for his books about teddy bearWinnie the Pooh and various poems for children. For more than 70 years, readers all over the world have known the character with sawdust in his head, who nevertheless possesses worldly wisdom and sincere kindness. For many children, Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Owl, Eeyore and the rest of the heroes of Milne's fairy tale have become good friends. Like the characters of Lindgren, who began to write stories for her daughter, and Andersen, who amuses the children he knew, Winnie was created for one child - the son of a writer named Christopher Robin.
Korney Chukovsky
“Fedorino grief”, “Moidodyr”, “Aibolit”, “Tsokotukha fly”, “Telephone”, “Cockroach”- poems that do not lose meaning to this day and teach good deeds. Emotional, rhythmic, they are so easy to remember that many adults remember them to this day. In addition, Chukovsky translated fairy tales from other countries and recorded his observations of children, which were reflected in the book “From Two to Five.”
Childhood, of course, begins with an acquaintance with creativity popular writers. It is books that awaken in the child’s soul the desire for self-knowledge and an orientation towards the world as a whole. Famous children's writers are familiar to each of us from the very beginning. early years. A child, having barely learned to speak, already knows who Cheburashka is and the famous cat Matroskin is loved all over the world, the hero is charming and constantly comes up with something new. The article reviews the most famous children's writers and their works.
Benefits of these books
From time to time, even adults turn to reading children's fairy tales, stories and stories. We all sometimes want to witness a miracle, regardless of age or position.
It would be naive to believe that after receiving a diploma higher education a person changes radically. No, each of us still needs spiritual enrichment and understanding. Books can become such an “outlet”. Compare your feelings when you read news in a newspaper or read a work. In the second case, aesthetic pleasure from the process increases. Popular children's writers can even partially replace the warmth of communicating with a wise interlocutor.
Eduard Uspensky
The works of this writer cannot leave anyone indifferent. Any child will like Uncle Fyodor and his wonderful tailed friends and will delight him. Famous children's writers such as these are remembered forever; they cannot be forgotten even at an older age. Everyone’s favorite adventures of the three friends have a continuation: the books “New Orders in Prostokvashino” and “Uncle Fyodor’s Aunt” bring true joy.
Crocodile Gena and his friend Cheburashka also have a lot of fans. Despite the fact that modern heroes have now tried to supplant these characters, they still have their own circle of readers. Russian children's writers are known to be loved all over the world. IN Soviet cartoons the ideals of friendship and service to others can be found in the past. The first place here was given to a sense of duty and selfless dedication.
Nikolay Nosov
Who doesn't know famous friends Kolya and Misha? It was they who once decided to hatch little chickens from the incubator and organized entertaining activities to brighten up their leisure time. They did all this with the greatest dedication and conscientiousness. Vitya Maleev is perhaps the most beloved hero. In his face, every domestic boy recognizes himself and his history. As children, we all don’t really want to do our homework. Nosov's characters always find a way out difficult situation, thinking about how best to act. Russian children's writers like him aim to identify what is necessary in every society.
Victor Dragunsky
Deniska Korablev is a faithful childhood friend of every boy and girl aged 7-10. The stories of Victor Dragunsky are incredibly interesting to read: they are filled with various adventures and life itself, which is literally in full swing. His characters come up with pranks and go on exciting adventures. The writer unobtrusively leads the reader to understanding true values. The heroes realize what irreparable consequences a lie can have, how to maintain friendship and why lessons still need to be learned. Favorite children's writers, of course, are known to everyone; Viktor Dragunsky deservedly belongs among them.
Alan Milne
Who doesn't know the so popular Winnie the Pooh? The bear cub is familiar to all children. Anyone who has seen the cartoon of the same name at least once will never forget the cheerful prankster and honey lover. Together with his friend Piglet, he plans pranks that inevitably lead to various unforeseen situations.
But few people know that Alan Milne wrote the work “Winnie the Pooh and All-All-All” for his little son Christopher, intending to teach him lessons of kindness and sincerity. The latter, by the way, became the prototype of the boy featured in the fairy tale.
Astrid Lindgren
The books of this wonderful book are loved and recognized all over the world. Writers of children's fairy tales can hardly compare with her work, which abounds in originality and complete free-thinking. It's worth at least remembering entertaining story about Pippi Longstocking, who was distinguished by her great intelligence and penchant for adventurous pranks. Her heroine, one way or another, evokes a feeling of interest and sympathy. She wants to help, keep an eye on further events. The book tells that the girl was orphaned at an early age, but one can only envy the courage and bravery with which she embarks on dangerous adventures.
No less favorite character of Astrid Lindgren is Carlson. This cheerful prankster lives on the roof and sometimes surprises others with his appearance. In addition, he really loves jam and gets a little naughty. You have to have an extremely rich imagination to come up with such heroes. Neither Carlson nor Peppy can be called obedient. On the contrary, they overturn the usual understanding of things and form in the child an individual idea of himself and the world in particular. Values are not imposed or promoted here; the reader makes his own conclusions and comes to his own conclusions. Famous children's writers, which undoubtedly include Astrid Lindgren, form a child's primary sense of interest in literature. Swedish writer opens up to the reader a bright world of magic, where you want to linger longer. Even when we are old enough, many of us periodically re-read her works.
Lewis Carroll
The work of this writer is not ignored by lovers of foreign fairy tales. “Alice in Wonderland” is one of the most mysterious works and equally incomprehensible to the common man.
It has so many subtexts, meanings and meanings that at first glance it seems impossible to appreciate them. One of them is that even in Everyday life Each of us is surrounded by many mysteries and secrets that we must be able to discern. Opportunities are hidden everywhere, miracles actually happen. Popular children's writers like Carroll leave the mystery to the reader and are never in a hurry to give away the big secret.
Gianni Rodari
The Italian writer, who saw serving other people as the main purpose of his existence, created a very entertaining story. The onion family, known to all children, arouses deep interest in the works of this author. Cipollino and his friends treat each other extremely carefully and take pity on the poor convicts whom Prince Lemon put in prison. In this tale, the theme of freedom and the opportunity to have your own opinion is especially acute. Famous children's writers, to whom Gianni Rodari belongs, always teach goodness and justice. “Cipollino” is remembered precisely for its focus on understanding and consoling everyone who needs it.
Thus, the work of children's writers contains a unique opportunity to return for a moment to a brighter time, to feel like a child again, to remember the simple joys that once surrounded us.
Didactic manual for lessons literary reading in grades 1-4 "Children's writers in primary school»
Stupchenko Irina Nikolaevna, teacher primary classes first category MBOU secondary school No. 5 town. Yablonovsky, Republic of Adygea
Target: getting to know children's writers and their works
Tasks: show interest in the works of Russian and foreign writers and poets, develop the desire to read children's books fiction; develop cognitive interests, creative thinking, imagination, speech, replenish active vocabulary
Equipment: portraits of writers and poets, book exhibition, illustrations for fairy tales
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (1805-1875)
The writer was born on April 2 in the city of Odense, located in European country Denmark, in the family of a shoemaker. Little Hans loved to sing, read poetry and dreamed of becoming an actor. When I was in high school, I published my first poems. And when he became a university student, he began to write and publish novels. Andersen loved to travel and visited Africa, Asia and Europe.
The writer gained popularity in 1835, after the publication of the collection “Fairy Tales Told for Children.” It included “The Princess and the Pea”, “The Swineherd”, “Flint”, “Wild Swans”, “The Little Mermaid”, “The King’s New Clothes”, “Thumbelina”. The writer wrote 156 fairy tales. The most popular of them are “The Steadfast Tin Soldier” (1838), “The Nightingale” (1843), “ Ugly duck"(1843), " The Snow Queen"(1844).
In our country, interest in the work of the Danish storyteller arose during his lifetime, when his fairy tales were translated into Russian.
H. C. Andersen's birthday is declared International Children's Book Day.
AGNIYA LVOVNA BARTO (1906-1981)
Born on February 17 in the family of a veterinarian. She spent a lot of time in choreography classes, but gave preference to literature. Her idols were K.I. Chukovsky, S.Ya. Marshak, V.V. Mayakovsky. The writer's first book was published in 1925.
Agnia Lvovna wrote poems for children: “The Thief Bear” (1925), “The Roaring Girl” (1930), “Toys” (1936), “The Bullfinch” (1939), “First-Grader” (1944), “To School” ( 1966), “I’m Growing Up” (1969), and many others. In 1939, a film based on her script “Foundling” was made.
During the Great Patriotic War Agnia Barto often went to the front to give speeches, and also spoke on the radio.
The poems of A.L. Barto are known to readers all over the world.
VITALY VALENTINOVICH BIANCHI (1894-1959)
Born on February 11 in St. Petersburg in the family of an ornithologist. The writer had an instilled interest in nature from childhood. After graduating from university, the writer went on expeditions throughout Russia.
Bianchi is the founder of the natural history movement in children's literature.
My literary activity began in 1923 with the publication of the tale “The Journey of the Red-Headed Sparrow.” And after “The First Hunt” (1924), “Whose nose is better?” (1924), “Tails” (1928), “Mouse Peak” (1928), “The Adventures of an Ant” (1936). To this day, the novels and short stories “The Last Shot” (1928), “Dzhulbars” (1937), “There were forest tales” (1952) are very popular. And, of course, the famous “Forest Newspaper” (1928) is of great interest to all readers.
JACOB and WILHELM GRIMM (1785-1863; 1786-1859)
The Brothers Grimm were born into the family of an official, and lived in a kind and prosperous atmosphere.
The Brothers Grimm successfully graduated from high school and received legal education, served as professors at the university. They are the authors of the "German Grammar" and a dictionary of the German language.
But fairy tales brought fame to writers “ The Bremen Town Musicians", "A Pot of Porridge", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Puss in Boots", "Snow White", "Seven Brave Men" and others.
Fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm have been translated into many languages of the world, including Russian.
VIKTOR YUZEFOVICH DRAGUNSKY (1913-1972)
V. Dragunsky was born in America, but after his birth the family returned to Russia. My labor activity the boy started at the age of 16, working as a saddler, boatman, and actor. In 1940, he tried his hand at literary creativity (he created texts and monologues for circus and theater performers).
The writer's first stories appeared in the magazine "Murzilka" in 1959. And in 1961, Dragunsky’s first book was published, which included 16 stories about Denis and his friend Mishka.
Dragunsky wrote more than 100 stories and thus made a huge contribution to the development of children's humorous literature.
SERGEY ALEXANDROVICH ESENIN (1895-1925)
Born on October 3 in a peasant family. He graduated from a rural college and a church teacher's school, after which he moved to Moscow.
The poem “Birch” (1913) became the first poem of the great Russian poet. It was published in the children's magazine Mirok. And although the poet practically did not write for children, many of his works entered the circle children's reading: “Winter sings and calls…” (1910), “With Good morning!” (1914), “Powder” (1914), “Grandmother’s Tales” (1915), “Bird Cherry” (1915), “The fields are compressed, the groves are bare...” (1918)
BORIS VLADIMIROVICH ZAKHODER (1918-2000)
Born on September 9 in Moldova. He graduated from school in Moscow. Afterwards he studied at the Literary Institute.
In 1955, Zakhoder’s poems were published in the collection “On back desk" In 1958 - “Nobody and Others”, in 1960 - “Who Looks Like Who?”, in 1970 - “School for Chicks”, in 1980 - “My Imagination”. The author also wrote fairy tales “The Monkey’s Tomorrow” (1956), “Little Rusachok” (1967), “The Good Rhinoceros”, “Once Upon a Time There Was Fip” (1977)
Boris Zakhoder is the translator of A. Milne " Winnie the Pooh and all-all-all”, A. Lindgren “Baby and Carlson”, P. Travers “Mary Poppins”, L. Carroll “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”.
IVAN ANDREEVICH KRYLOV (1769-1844)
Born on February 13 in Moscow. I spent my childhood in the Urals and Tver. He received a worldwide calling as a talented fabulist.
He wrote his first fables in 1788, and his first book was published in 1809.
The author wrote more than 200 fables.
For children's reading, “The Crow and the Fox” (1807), “The Wolf and the Lamb” (1808), “The Elephant and the Pug” (1808), “The Dragonfly and the Ant” (1808), “Quartet” (1811), “Swan, Pike” are recommended and Cancer" (1814), "Mirror and Monkey" (1815), "Monkey and Glasses" (1815), "Pig under the Oak" (1825) and many others.
ALEXANDER IVANOVICH KUPRIN (1870-1938)
Born on September 7 in the Penza province into a poor noble family. After the death of his father, he moved with his mother to Moscow, where he was assigned to an orphanage. Later he graduated from Aleksandrovskoe military school and served for several years in an infantry regiment. But in 1894 he left military affairs. Traveled a lot, worked as a loader, miner, circus organizer, flew hot-air balloon, went down to sea bottom in a diving suit, was an actor.
In 1889, he met A.P. Chekhov, who became both a mentor and teacher for Kuprin.
The writer creates such works as “ Wonderful doctor"(1897), "Elephant" (1904), " White poodle"(1904).
MIKHAIL YURIEVICH LERMONTOV (1814-1841)
Born on October 15 in Moscow. He spent his childhood with his grandmother on the Tarkhany estate in the Penza region, where he received an excellent home education.
He began writing his first poems at the age of 14. The first work published in print was the poem “Hadji Abrek” (1835)
And such poems as “Sail” (1832), “Two Giants” (1832), “Borodino” (1837), “Three Palms” (1839), “Cliff” (1841) and others became part of children’s reading.
The poet died in a duel at the age of 26.
DMITRY NARKISOVICH MAMIN-SIBIRYAK (1852-1912)
Born on November 6 in the family of a priest and a local teacher. He was educated at home and graduated from the Perm Theological Seminary.
Began publishing in 1875. He wrote stories and fairy tales for children: “Emelya the Hunter” (1884), “In Apprenticeship” (1892), “Adoptive Child” (1893), “Spit” (1897), “SerayaNeck”, “ Green War"," "Steady", "Stubborn Goat", "The Tale of the Glorious King Pea and his beautiful daughters - Princess Kutafya and Princess Pea."
Dmitry Narkisovich wrote the famous “Alyonushka’s Tales” (1894-1897) for his sick daughter.
SAMUIL YAKOVLEVICH MARSHAK (1887-1964)
Born on November 3 in the city of Voronezh. He began writing poetry early. In 1920, he created one of the first children's theaters in Krasnodar and wrote plays for it. He is one of the founders of children's literature in Russia.
Everyone knows his works “The Tale of a Stupid Mouse” (1923), “Luggage” (1926), “Poodle” (1927, “He’s so absent-minded” (1928), “Mustachioed and Striped” (1929), “Children in a Cage” (1923). And many, many widely known and beloved poems and stories in verse.
And the famous stories “The Cat's House” (1922), “Twelve Months” (1943), “Teremok” (1946) have long found their readers and remain the most beloved children's works of millions of people of different ages.
SERGEY VLADIMIROVICH MIKHALKOV (1913)
Born on March 13 in Moscow into a noble family. He received his primary education at home and immediately entered the 4th grade. Little Sergei liked to write poetry. And at 15 lats the first poem was published.
Mikhalkov's fame was brought to him by the poem "Uncle Styopa" (1935) and its sequel "Uncle Styopa - Policeman" (1954).
Readers’ favorite works are “About Mimosa”, “The Cheerful Tourist”, “My Friend and I”, “Vaccination”, “My Puppy”, “Song of Friends”; Fairy tales “The Festival of Disobedience”, “The Three Little Pigs”, “How the Old Man Sold a Cow”; fables.
S. Mikhalkov wrote more than 200 books for children and adults. He is the author of the Russian anthem (2001).
NIKOLAI ALEXEEVICH NEKRASOV (1821-1878)
Born on December 10 in Ukraine.
In his work, Nekrasov paid great attention to the life and way of life of the Russian people, the peasantry. Poems written for children are mostly addressed to simple peasant children.
Schoolchildren are familiar with such works as “The Green Noise” (1863), “The Railway” (1864), “General Toptygin” (1867), “Grandfather Mazay and the Hares” (1870), and the poem “Peasant Children” (1861).
NIKOLAI NIKOLAEVICH NOSOV (1908-1976)
Born on November 23 in Kyiv in the family of an actor. The future writer was involved in self-education, theater and music. After graduating from the Institute of Cinematography, he worked as a film director, director of animated and educational films.
He published his first story, “Entertainers,” in 1938 in the magazine “Murzilka.” Then the book “Knock-Knock-Knock” (1945) and the collections “Funny Stories” (1947), “The Diary of Kolya Sinitsyn” (1951), “Vitya Maleev at School and at Home” (1951), “On the Hill” (1953) appeared ), "Dreamers" (1957). The most popular trilogy was “The Adventures of Dunno and His Friends” (1954), “Dunno in the Sunny City” (1959), and “Dunno on the Moon” (1965).
Based on his works N.N. Nosov wrote screenplays for the feature films “Two Friends”, “Dreamers”, “The Adventures of Tolya Klyukvin”.
KONSTANTIN GEORGIEVICH PAUSTOVSKY (1892-1968)
Born on May 31st. He spent his childhood in Ukraine with his grandparents. He studied at the Kyiv gymnasium. Later he moved to Moscow. He worked as an orderly, a tutor, a tram conductor and a factory worker. Traveled a lot.
Beginning in 1921 literary creativity. The writer's stories and fairy tales for children appear. These are “Badger Nose”, “Rubber Boat”, “Cat Thief”, “Hare Paws”.
Later, “Lyonka from the Small Lake” (1937), “Dense Bear” (1947), “Dishesive Sparrow” (1948), “Frog” (1954), “Basket with fir cones", "Warm bread" and others.
CHARLES PERROT (1628-1703)
Born on January 12 in Paris. Worldwide fame brought the author the collection “Tales of Mother Goose” (1697). We are widely familiar with the fairy tales “Little Red Riding Hood”, “Donkey Skin”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “Cinderella”, “Bluebeard”, “Puss in Boots”, “Tom Thumb”.
In Russia, the tales of the great French storyteller were translated into Russian in 1768 and immediately attracted attention with their riddles, secrets, plots, heroes and magic.
ALEXANDER SERGEEVICH PUSHKIN (1799-1837)
Born on June 6 in the family of a nobleman. Received an excellent home education. Pushkin had a nanny, Arina Rodionovna, who told the future poet many Russian fairy tales, which were reflected in the works of the brilliant classic.
A.S. Pushkin did not write specifically for children. But there are wonderful works that have entered the circle of children's reading: “The Tale of the Priest and His Worker Balda” (1830), “The Tale of Tsar Saltan, his son the glorious and mighty hero Prince Gvidon Saltanovich and the beautiful swan princess” (1831 ), “The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish” (1833), “The Tale of dead princess and about the seven heroes" (1833), "The Tale of the Golden Cockerel" (1834).
On the pages of school textbooks, children become acquainted with such works as the poem “Ruslan and Lyudmila”, “At Lukomorye there is a green oak” (1820), excerpts from the novel “Eugene Onegin” (1833): “The sky was already breathing in autumn”, “Dawn rises in cold haze...", "That year the autumn weather...", "Winter! The peasant is triumphant..." They study many poems "The Prisoner" (1822), " Winter evening"(1825), " Winter road"(1826). “Nanny” (1826), “Autumn” (1833), “Cloud” (1835).
Many feature and animated films have been made based on the poet’s works.
ALEXEY NIKOLAEVICH TOLSTOY (1883-1945)
Born on January 10 in the family of a landowner. Got homemade elementary education, later studied at the Samara School. In 1907 he decided to devote himself to writing. Went abroad, where he wrote autobiographical story"Nikita's Childhood" (1920).
Young readers know A. Tolstoy as the author of the fairy tale “The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Pinocchio.”
LEV NIKOLAEVICH TOLSTOY (1828-1910)
Born on September 9 in the Krasnaya Polyana estate in the Tula province into a noble noble family. Received home education. Later he studied at Kazan University. Served in the army, participated in Crimean War. In 1859 he opened in Yasnaya Polyana school for peasant children.
In 1872 he created ABC. And in 1875 he published a textbook for teaching reading, “The New Alphabet” and “Russian Books for Reading.” Many people know his works “Filipok”, “Bone”, “Shark”, “Lion and the Dog”, “Fire Dogs”, “Three Bears”, “How a Man Divided Geese”, “Ant and a Dove”, “Two Comrades”, “What kind of grass is there in the dew”, “Where does the wind come from”, “Where does the water go from the sea.”
Despite the widespread computerization, parents continue to buy their children printed publications books. Of course, there is a greater demand for literature for very young children who cannot yet read. Older people prefer to download works on the Internet on their own and read them on their gadgets. But still the influence of literature on child development undeniable. Therefore, in this article we will look at what modern children's writers exist today. A review of famous authors will help you understand what children and their parents are interested in.
The influence of literature on children's development
Let's start from the very beginning. Namely, we will understand how books influence the development of children. It should be noted that the stories that loving parents read or tell are taken completely seriously by their children. Of course, this happens up to a certain point in time, but during this period the children’s system of perceiving the world is already somewhat formed. This all means that before you start reading a book by a new author to your child, you should read it yourself.
This required condition, because modern children's writers and their works are sometimes very innovative, and some fairy tales even show a system of values from the individual point of view of the writer. Writers who create such books believe that this will help children adapt to the current world and understand it. Of course, parents should decide how to raise their child, but literature must be carefully chosen from childhood in order to instill in the child a taste for good books.
How to choose a book for a child by age
If you want to instill in your child a love of reading, then you need to choose the right books according to age. Let's just say that it is too early for a two-year-old child to read Nosov's books, since they will be difficult for him to understand, but the fairy tales of Korney Chukovsky are quite suitable. You can also read short nursery rhymes to your child and then memorize them together. Also suitable for this age are such fairy tales as “Ryaba Hen”, “Teremok”, “Kolobok” (although you can turn to them even earlier).
As the child grows up, you should start reading to him such works as “Three from Prostokvashino”, “Baby and Carlson”, “The Adventure of Pinocchio”. Next, include “Cinderella”, “Snow White” and similar fairy tales in the list of books. They are the ones who will teach the child to worry and sympathize, to think about justice, about what is good and bad.
Modern children's writers and their works can also take up residence on your children's book shelf. Of course, they should be selected more carefully, unknown texts must be read by the parent first. But if you already have a fairly adult child, then it’s difficult to keep track of him. But try to offer him something that he has not yet read from the classics, perhaps he will like it.
Children's writers and time-tested books
So, let's look at the best time-tested children's writers and books for children's development. These include the following.
- Poems by Agnia Barto. You can start reading them to your baby at the age of one, because she has both short and simple poems and longer and more serious ones.
- He is quite popular among children and almost every child knows his famous works “Moidodyr” or “Mukha Tsokotukha”.
- At an older age, children should read the works of the Brothers Grimm. These are, for example, “Blizzard”, “Little Red Riding Hood”, “Reasonable Hans”, “Rose Hood”.
- Lindgren Astrid and her most famous works“Pippi Longstocking” and “Baby and Carlson”.
- More complex, which means they need to be read when the child gets older. His most popular book is “The Malachite Box,” which contains many Ural tales. If your child is interested in folklore, then offer him this option.
- Quite an interesting series of books about the adventures of the girl Ellie in the Magic Land.
- Lewis Carroll writes no less fascinatingly. His most famous works are “Alice in Wonderland” and “Alice Through the Looking Glass”.
- The series of books “The Chronicles of Narnia” by Clive Lewis is very interesting, which opens up an amazing and magical world.
So, we looked at a very small list of children's books by author, but in fact it is much more extensive. Here you can add other works you know and love that you yourself read as a child. Your child will probably be interested in this.
Modern Russian fairy tale writers
Now let's look at a small list of modern children's writers (and their works), namely those who create fairy tales that are published in Russia.
- Natalya Gorodetskaya. A very interesting modern storyteller who has already written many works. For example, she wrote the “Fairytale Kingdom” series. By reading these books, you can truly be transported to a completely different world.
- Olga Kolpakova has already published more than a dozen books, including many interesting and instructive stories that your child will surely enjoy.
- Sofia Prokofief is the author of many magical stories and fairy tales for both very young children and schoolchildren. Among them we can note such as “Astrel and the Guardian of the Forest”, “Snow White in the Enchanted Castle”, “In the Land of Legends”.
- Valentina Oseeva. This writer has in her arsenal for children fairy tales, as well as short but instructive stories.
As you can see, many modern Russian children's writers and their works are quite popular, and can also have a positive impact on the development of your child, so that he becomes a harmonious person who knows what love and hate are, what is good and bad, where to stand for yourself, and where to support a loved one.
Contemporary foreign fairy tale writers
Not only modern Russian children's writers and their works can be present on your children's bookshelf, but also foreign ones. Of course, here you need to select much more strictly, because sometimes they offer you to read absolutely incredible things, but there are also quite fascinating ones. Let's look at the list.
- Dick King-Smith. This English author is very popular for his fascinating stories about animals that can be reread by the whole family.
- Sven Nordqvist. who created a series of books about Peson and his kitten Findus. This work has been translated into many languages, cartoons and a computer game have been created based on it.
- Christine Nestlinger. This is an Austrian author who has published more than a hundred books during her career.
Of course, this is not the entire list, but just a few examples. Parents themselves must replenish it so that their child has the opportunity to read good books.
Famous children's authors who write poetry
In addition to fairy tales, your child’s shelf should also contain poetic works. This will significantly expand his horizons and also help develop his memory. Now let’s look at what modern children’s writers and books for children work in this style.
- Andre Giles. This is modern English children's poet, who published the already world-famous book “The Dancing Giraffe”.
- Marina Boroditskaya. She writes both poetry for adults and for children (of which there are many more). Here are some of the author’s poems - “The Last Day of Training”, “Forest Swamp”, “Chickenpox”, “Rybkin TV” and many others.
- Galina Dyadina. Her most popular book is “The Book in the Vest.” It is a collection of poems, which are arranged in alphabetical order. This will help your child learn the alphabet and read interesting works.
Aspiring young authors
It is sometimes very difficult for a modern parent to choose literature for their child from such a variety of new, fashionable and, most often, even unknown authors. Therefore, below we will consider the best children's writers and books for the development of children, which are not yet entirely known, but have already received well-deserved praise from critics. In 2015, the Debut Prize was awarded to three authors who received a special prize “For best work for children and teenagers.” This is Dmitry Akhmetshin from the city of Samara. The award went to him for the story “The Adventures of Denis in the Painted World.” It should be noted that this author is quite young and has several other similar works.
Also on this list is Dmitry Buchelnikov from the city of Sochi, he was noted for his story “Majara”. This is also a young author, whose real name is Dmitry Kungurtsev. Although he has been writing children's fairy tales and poems since his youth, his work was previously only published in one magazine. But now he has received an award and recognition.
As we see, modern world is very concerned about the availability of good literature for the younger generation, which is why this year the Debut Prize was established new nomination- “For the best work for children and teenagers.” Thus, if you want to add to your list of children's books, compiled by author, and are looking for young talents who write good and interesting works, then you can take note of the works of the above writers.
Developmental literature (encyclopedias, anthologies, etc.)
At a certain stage of a child’s development, so that he learns more about the world around him and absorbs the necessary knowledge in game form, separate literature is required. These are various encyclopedias and the like. Now let's look at what modern children's writers and their works can help you with this.
- A very interesting and talented author. Most often he creates educational literature that children really like. You can find various poems that will help your child learn the multiplication tables, as well as a number of tongue twisters, counting rhymes and many others.
- Julia Donaldson. This author wrote a “Rhyming Story” that is quite interesting for little ones.
As your child grows older, you should purchase books such as large encyclopedias with colorful pictures. Again, here you just need to focus on the age of your child and the contents of the book itself.
Teen literature
Separately, it should be said about It is at this age that the child begins to read what he himself wants. Therefore, sometimes you should wonder what your child is so passionate about, since not all modern children's writers and their works are suitable even for a teenager. Some are better not to be included in the reading list at all. Let's look at a few authors who are considered the best.
- Joanne Rowling. Perhaps this woman is one of the most popular in the world. It was she who wrote a series of books about the boy Harry Potter. Films have been made based on this work.
- Offer your teenager classics - Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird", Jerome Sellinger's "The Catcher in the Rye", Ray Bradberry's "Dandelion Wine".
- For those who love magic, there are quite a few interesting series books written by Dmitry Yemets. The two most popular are the parody “Tanya Grotter” and “Mefodiy Buslaev”.
And remember, at this age the child begins to experience adult feelings, as well as to comprehend what he wants in this life and what this world is. Therefore, you should be careful when choosing books, since many authors whose works claim to be teenage literature should be read at an older age, when the psyche and worldview have already been formed.
The most popular children's and teenage books
Now we should summarize and list the most popular modern children's writers and their works. Schoolchildren are often asked to write an essay on this topic, so let’s turn specifically to the rating of authors popular among children.
- Max Fry and his series “Echo Labyrinths” and “Echo Chronicles”;
- Dan Simmons - “Illion”, “Winter Ghosts”, etc.;
- Arkady and (these authors are considered classics of Russian science fiction);
- Diana Duane also writes fantasy;
- Donald Bisset is a popular children's author.
She has always been and remains in demand, exerting an immense influence on children. Several generations have grown up reading the books of their favorite authors, who were the first to show children the clear line between good and evil, who taught them to know the laws of nature, the rules of communication with each other, who introduced them to history and other sciences in a presentation that a child could understand. Many ideals taken from children's books written by Soviet writers, became the basis for the formation of personal character. They remain in a person’s consciousness until the end of his life.
Soviet children's writers - authors of books for the younger generation - are a kind of teachers who have assumed moral and ethical responsibility for the formation of a worthy personality. For the adult generation of Russians, these names evoke the most pleasant associations.
Almost everyone is familiar with the poems of the Soviet poetess Agnia Barto. Family, pioneers, life Soviet schoolchildren- the main theme of her kind, often funny works, popular with both children and adults. In them, Agnia Barto spoke the language of a real child, and in life she performed truly adult actions: she found and returned hundreds of children scattered throughout the country by the war to their families. The matter seems hopeless, because in childhood few people know about themselves full information(address, physical features, required names). But many children could remember bright moments life (how we went sledding with Yegorka, how the rooster pecked painfully between the eyes, how we played with our beloved dog Dzhulbars). It was these memories that Agnia Barto, who knew how to speak the language of the children, used in her search.
For 9 years she was the host of the radio program “Find a Person,” on the air of which she daily read out unique signs from letters flying from all over the country. The first issue alone helped seven people find their families, and over the entire period, under the strict guidance of Agnia Barto, who worked as a translator from the “children’s language,” 927 families were able to reunite.
A prominent representative of children's writers of the Soviet era is Cheburashka, Matroskin the cat, Uncle Fyodor - and today these cartoon characters remain loved and included in every home.
The engineering education he received did not in the least prevent Eduard Uspensky from becoming a favorite children's author. His book characters have successfully migrated to television screens and have been delighting viewers with their adventures for several decades now. Many of them had real prototypes. Thus, the writer portrayed his first wife, a lady who was harmful in all respects. Friend Nikolai Taraskin put on the image of the cat Matroskin: smart, hardworking and economical. At first, Uspensky wanted to give the cat the same last name, but his friend “got into a pose” and didn’t allow it, although later (after the cartoon was released) he regretted it more than once. A girl in a huge fur coat, once seen by the writer in a store, became the prototype of everyone’s favorite Cheburashka. The parents chose a fur coat for the baby to grow into over the summer, and the girl simply could not walk in it. As soon as she took a step, she fell. Dad picking her up from the floor Once again, said: “Well, what a Cheburashka you are” (from the word “Cheburashka” - to fall, crash).
Korney Chukovsky - children's favorite
Well, who doesn’t know the poems of Korney Chukovsky: “Tsokotukha Fly”, “Moidodyr”, “Cockroach”, “Aibolit”, “Barmaley”? Many Soviet writers wrote under their real names. Chukovsky was the pseudonym of Nikolai Vasilyevich Korneychukov. Your most readable works he wrote for his and about his daughter Murochka, who died of tuberculosis at the age of 11. The poem “Aibolit” was a cry from the heart about a magical doctor who will fly in and save everyone. Besides Murochka, Chukovsky had three more children.
All his life, Korney Ivanovich helped those who turned to him for help, using his fame, charm and artistry to do this. Not all Soviet writers were capable of such open actions, but he sent money, got pensions, places in hospitals, apartments, helped gifted young writers to make their way, fought for those who were arrested, and showed concern for orphaned families. By the way, in honor of the Tsokotukha Fly, entomologist A.P. Ozerov in 1992 named the new kind antflies from the order Diptera - mucha tzokotucha.
Soviet writers made a significant contribution to children's literature, raising several generations on their works wonderful people. How kindly, colorfully and informatively Vitaly Bianchi and Mikhail Prishvin tell children about the beauty of nature, with youth instilling love for her and our smaller brothers. Such famous Soviet writers as Arkady Gaidar, Valentin Kataev, Boris Zakhoder, and many others are still popular among readers today, because the idea of kindness and compassion for one’s neighbor runs like a red thread through all their works.