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ENG 170 - Foundations In Literature For Children

Department: English

Description: Introduction to genres of children's literature, including mythologies, fairy tales, picture books, poetry, and historical, multicultural, and current prose.

Credit Hours: 3

General Education: HUM - Humanities

IAI Code: IAI H3 918 Introduction to Children's Literature

Current Offerings

For the most up-to-date course information, please check the registration system through your MyIllinoisState portal.

Spring 2025

  • 001 - Lecture (Internet): Online - M W F 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM , Roy Rowan 3.00 hour(s)
  • 002 - Lecture (In Person): T Th 9:35 AM - 10:50 AM , Eileen Bularzik 3.00 hour(s)
  • 003 - Lecture (Internet): Online - M W F 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM , Roy Rowan 3.00 hour(s)
  • 004 - Lecture (In Person): M W 12:35 PM - 1:50 PM , Edcel Cintron Gonzalez 3.00 hour(s)
  • 005 - Lecture (In Person): T Th 12:35 PM - 1:50 PM , Sarah DelMaramo 3.00 hour(s)
  • 006 - Lecture (In Person): M W 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM , Eileen Bularzik 3.00 hour(s)
  • 007 - Lecture (In Person): T Th 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM , Eileen Bularzik 3.00 hour(s)
  • 008 - Lecture (Hybrid): Multiple Meetings, Sarah DelMaramo - 3.00 hour(s)
  • 009 - Lecture (Internet): Multiple Meetings, Anna Shapland - 3.00 hour(s)
  • 010 - Lecture (In Person): M W 3:35 PM - 4:50 PM , Nichol Brown 3.00 hour(s)
  • 011 - Lecture (In Person): M W 9:35 AM - 10:50 AM , Eileen Bularzik 3.00 hour(s)

Dates: 01/13/2025 - 05/03/2025

Location: Online

Instructor: Roy Rowan

Class Notes: Synchronous Online

Textbooks are not required for this section.

Dates: 01/13/2025 - 05/03/2025

Location: Adlai E. Stevenson Hall 219 (STV 219)

Instructor: Eileen Bularzik

Book Title
ISBN
Author
Edition
Publisher
MSRP
Notes
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE (Recommended)
ISBN9780064431781
AuthorSENDAK
Edition
PublisherHARP/COLL
MSRP $8.95
NotesTextbook/Material Note: The instructor will supply a PDF of this book, so you are not required to buy it.

The Giving Tree (Recommended)
ISBN9780060256654
AuthorSilverstein
Edition
PublisherHarper & Row
MSRP N/A
NotesTextbook/Material Note: The instructor will supply a PDF of this book, so you are not required to buy it.

GOODNIGHT MOON (Recommended)
ISBN9780064430173
AuthorBROWN
Edition
PublisherHARP/COLL
MSRP $6.99
NotesTextbook/Material Note: The instructor will supply a PDF of this book, so you are not required to buy it.

Nine, Ten (Required)
ISBN9781442485075
AuthorBaskin
Edition
PublisherAtheneum
MSRP N/A

ESPERANZA RISING (Required)
ISBN9780439713344
AuthorRYAN
Edition
PublisherSCHOLASTIC
MSRP N/A

LIBERATION OF GABRIEL KING (Required)
ISBN9780545044615
AuthorGOING
Edition
Publisher
MSRP N/A

El Deafo (Required)
ISBN9781419712173
AuthorBell
Edition
PublisherAmulet
MSRP $6.99

Holes (Required)
ISBN9780439253222
AuthorLouis Sachar
Edition
PublisherScholastic
MSRP N/A

FRINDLE (Required)
ISBN9780689818769
AuthorCLEMENTS
Edition
PublisherS&S
MSRP $6.99

RAMONA QUIMBY, AGE 8 (Required)
ISBN9780380709564
AuthorCLEARY
Edition
PublisherAVON
MSRP $6.99

Dates: 01/13/2025 - 05/03/2025

Location: Online

Instructor: Roy Rowan

Class Notes: Synchronous Online

Textbooks are not required for this section.

Dates: 01/13/2025 - 05/03/2025

Location: Williams Hall 314 (WIH 314)

Instructor: Edcel Cintron Gonzalez

Textbook Special Instructions: This course focuses on studying picture books, comics, and graphic novels of Latinx/e Children’s Literature. If the topic is not of interest to you, please change to another section.

Book Title
ISBN
Author
Edition
Publisher
MSRP
Notes
Miss Quinces: A Graphic Novel (Required)
ISBN9781338535594
AuthorKat Fajardo
Edition
PublisherGraphix
MSRP N/A

Frizzy (Required)
ISBN9781250259639
AuthorClaribel Ortega
Edition
PublisherFirst Second
MSRP N/A

Red Panda & Moon Bear (Required)
ISBN9781603094443
AuthorJarod Rosello
Edition2019
PublisherTop Shelf Productions
MSRP N/A

Isla to Island (Required)
ISBN9781534469235
AuthorAlexis Castellanos
Edition2022
PublisherAtheneum Books for Young Reade
MSRP N/A

Mexikid (Required)
ISBN9780593462294
AuthorPedro Martin
Edition2023
PublisherDial Books
MSRP N/A

Dates: 01/13/2025 - 05/03/2025

Location: Williams Hall 314 (WIH 314)

Instructor: Sarah DelMaramo

Book Title
ISBN
Author
Edition
Publisher
MSRP
Notes
GRIMM READER (Required)
ISBN9780393338560
AuthorTATAR
Edition
PublisherNORTON
MSRP $16.95

BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA (Required)
ISBN9780064401845
AuthorPATERSON
Edition
PublisherHARP/COLL
MSRP $6.99

The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale (Required)
ISBN9781536223361
AuthorJon Klassen
Edition2023
PublisherCandlewick
MSRP N/A

AND TANGO MAKES THREE (Required)
ISBN9780689878459
AuthorRICHARDSON
Edition
PublisherS&S
MSRP $17.99

Scary Stories for Young Foxes (Required)
ISBN9781250250445
AuthorChristian McKay Heidicker
Edition
PublisherSquare Fish
MSRP N/A

Grounded: A Novel (Required)
ISBN9781419761751
AuthorAisha Saeed, Huda Al-Marashi,
Edition2023
PublisherHarry N. Abrams
MSRP N/A

Ban This Book (Required)
ISBN9780765385581
AuthorGratz
Edition
PublisherStarscape
MSRP N/A

The Moth Keeper (Required)
ISBN9780593182260
AuthorK O’Neill
Edition
PublisherRandom House Graphic
MSRP N/A

Separate is Never Equal (Required)
ISBN9781419710544
AuthorTonatiuh
Edition
PublisherHarry N. Abrams
MSRP N/A

Brown Girl Dreaming (Required)
ISBN9780147515827
AuthorWoods
Edition
PublisherPuffin
MSRP N/A

A Bargain for Frances (Required)
ISBN9780064440011
AuthorRussell Hoban
Edition2023
PublisherHarperCollins
MSRP N/A

A Little Princess (Required)
ISBN9789916732366
AuthorFrances Hodgson Burnett
Edition2023
PublisherSky Publishing
MSRP N/A

Dates: 01/13/2025 - 05/03/2025

Location: Adlai E. Stevenson Hall 436 (STV 436)

Instructor: Eileen Bularzik

Book Title
ISBN
Author
Edition
Publisher
MSRP
Notes
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE (Recommended)
ISBN9780064431781
AuthorSENDAK
Edition
PublisherHARP/COLL
MSRP $8.95
NotesTextbook/Material Note: The instructor will supply a PDF of this book, so you are not required to buy it.

The Giving Tree (Recommended)
ISBN9780060256654
AuthorSilverstein
Edition
PublisherHarper & Row
MSRP N/A
NotesTextbook/Material Note: The instructor will supply a PDF of this book, so you are not required to buy it.

GOODNIGHT MOON (Recommended)
ISBN9780064430173
AuthorBROWN
Edition
PublisherHARP/COLL
MSRP $6.99
NotesTextbook/Material Note: The instructor will supply a PDF of this book, so you are not required to buy it.

Nine, Ten (Required)
ISBN9781442485075
AuthorBaskin
Edition
PublisherAtheneum
MSRP N/A

ESPERANZA RISING (Required)
ISBN9780439713344
AuthorRYAN
Edition
PublisherSCHOLASTIC
MSRP N/A

LIBERATION OF GABRIEL KING (Required)
ISBN9780545044615
AuthorGOING
Edition
Publisher
MSRP N/A

El Deafo (Required)
ISBN9781419712173
AuthorBell
Edition
PublisherAmulet
MSRP $6.99

Holes (Required)
ISBN9780439253222
AuthorLouis Sachar
Edition
PublisherScholastic
MSRP N/A

FRINDLE (Required)
ISBN9780689818769
AuthorCLEMENTS
Edition
PublisherS&S
MSRP $6.99

RAMONA QUIMBY, AGE 8 (Required)
ISBN9780380709564
AuthorCLEARY
Edition
PublisherAVON
MSRP $6.99

Dates: 01/13/2025 - 05/03/2025

Location: Adlai E. Stevenson Hall 308 (STV 308)

Instructor: Eileen Bularzik

Book Title
ISBN
Author
Edition
Publisher
MSRP
Notes
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE (Recommended)
ISBN9780064431781
AuthorSENDAK
Edition
PublisherHARP/COLL
MSRP $8.95
NotesTextbook/Material Note: The instructor will supply a PDF of this book, so you are not required to buy it.

The Giving Tree (Recommended)
ISBN9780060256654
AuthorSilverstein
Edition
PublisherHarper & Row
MSRP N/A
NotesTextbook/Material Note: The instructor will supply a PDF of this book, so you are not required to buy it.

GOODNIGHT MOON (Recommended)
ISBN9780064430173
AuthorBROWN
Edition
PublisherHARP/COLL
MSRP $6.99
NotesTextbook/Material Note: The instructor will supply a PDF of this book, so you are not required to buy it.

Nine, Ten (Required)
ISBN9781442485075
AuthorBaskin
Edition
PublisherAtheneum
MSRP N/A

ESPERANZA RISING (Required)
ISBN9780439713344
AuthorRYAN
Edition
PublisherSCHOLASTIC
MSRP N/A

LIBERATION OF GABRIEL KING (Required)
ISBN9780545044615
AuthorGOING
Edition
Publisher
MSRP N/A

El Deafo (Required)
ISBN9781419712173
AuthorBell
Edition
PublisherAmulet
MSRP $6.99

Holes (Required)
ISBN9780439253222
AuthorLouis Sachar
Edition
PublisherScholastic
MSRP N/A

FRINDLE (Required)
ISBN9780689818769
AuthorCLEMENTS
Edition
PublisherS&S
MSRP $6.99

RAMONA QUIMBY, AGE 8 (Required)
ISBN9780380709564
AuthorCLEARY
Edition
PublisherAVON
MSRP $6.99

Meeting Times:

Instructor: Sarah DelMaramo

Book Title
ISBN
Author
Edition
Publisher
MSRP
Notes
GRIMM READER (Required)
ISBN9780393338560
AuthorTATAR
Edition
PublisherNORTON
MSRP $16.95

BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA (Required)
ISBN9780064401845
AuthorPATERSON
Edition
PublisherHARP/COLL
MSRP $6.99

The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale (Required)
ISBN9781536223361
AuthorJon Klassen
Edition2023
PublisherCandlewick
MSRP N/A

AND TANGO MAKES THREE (Required)
ISBN9780689878459
AuthorRICHARDSON
Edition
PublisherS&S
MSRP $17.99

Scary Stories for Young Foxes (Required)
ISBN9781250250445
AuthorChristian McKay Heidicker
Edition
PublisherSquare Fish
MSRP N/A

Grounded: A Novel (Required)
ISBN9781419761751
AuthorAisha Saeed, Huda Al-Marashi,
Edition2023
PublisherHarry N. Abrams
MSRP N/A

Ban This Book (Required)
ISBN9780765385581
AuthorGratz
Edition
PublisherStarscape
MSRP N/A

The Moth Keeper (Required)
ISBN9780593182260
AuthorK O’Neill
Edition
PublisherRandom House Graphic
MSRP N/A

Separate is Never Equal (Required)
ISBN9781419710544
AuthorTonatiuh
Edition
PublisherHarry N. Abrams
MSRP N/A

Brown Girl Dreaming (Required)
ISBN9780147515827
AuthorWoods
Edition
PublisherPuffin
MSRP N/A

A Bargain for Frances (Required)
ISBN9780064440011
AuthorRussell Hoban
Edition2023
PublisherHarperCollins
MSRP N/A

A Little Princess (Required)
ISBN9789916732366
AuthorFrances Hodgson Burnett
Edition2023
PublisherSky Publishing
MSRP N/A

Meeting Times:

  • 01/13/2025 - 05/03/2025 : TBD TBD - Hybrid Class (HYBRID )
  • 01/13/2025 - 05/03/2025 : TBD TBD - Online (ONLINE )

Instructor: Anna Shapland

Class Notes: Asynchronous Online

Textbooks have not been finalized for section.

Dates: 01/13/2025 - 05/03/2025

Location: Adlai E. Stevenson Hall 219 (STV 219)

Instructor: Nichol Brown

Textbook Special Instructions: Any editions (hardcover, paperback, or ebook) are acceptable for the texts below.

Book Title
ISBN
Author
Edition
Publisher
MSRP
Notes
Chapter Two is Missing (Required)
ISBN9781984835482
AuthorJosh Lieb
Edition
PublisherRazorbill
MSRP N/A
NotesTextbook/Material Note: For picture books, I’d recommend waiting until the first class, where we’ll talk about purchasing options!

Chloe and the Lion (Required)
ISBN9781423113348
AuthorBarnett
Edition
PublisherDisney
MSRP $13.89
NotesTextbook/Material Note: For picture books, I’d recommend waiting until the first class, where we’ll talk about purchasing options!

Honestly, Red Riding Hood was Rotten!: The Story (Required)
ISBN9781404870468
AuthorTrisha Speed Shaskan
Edition2012
PublisherPicture Window Books
MSRP N/A
NotesTextbook/Material Note: For picture books, I’d recommend waiting until the first class, where we’ll talk about purchasing options!

Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China (Required)
ISBN9780399216190
AuthorYoung, Ed
Edition
PublisherPhilomel Books
MSRP N/A
NotesTextbook/Material Note: For picture books, I’d recommend waiting until the first class, where we’ll talk about purchasing options!

Journey Under the Sea (Required)
ISBN9781933390024
AuthorR.A. Montgomery
Edition2006
PublisherChooseco
MSRP N/A

Ban This Book (Required)
ISBN9780765385581
AuthorGratz
Edition
PublisherStarscape
MSRP N/A

Dear Mothman (Required)
ISBN9781419764400
AuthorRobin Gow
Edition2023
PublisherAbrams Books
MSRP N/A

Ghost Boys (Required)
ISBN9780316262262
AuthorRhodes
Edition
Publisher
MSRP N/A

MATILDA (Required)
ISBN9780142410370
AuthorDAHL
Edition
PublisherPENGUIN
MSRP $6.99

PETER PAN (Required)
ISBN9780142437933
AuthorBARRIE
Edition
PublisherPENGUIN
MSRP $10.00

Dates: 01/13/2025 - 05/03/2025

Location: Adlai E. Stevenson Hall 233A (STV 233A)

Instructor: Eileen Bularzik

Book Title
ISBN
Author
Edition
Publisher
MSRP
Notes
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE (Recommended)
ISBN9780064431781
AuthorSENDAK
Edition
PublisherHARP/COLL
MSRP $8.95
NotesTextbook/Material Note: The instructor will supply a PDF of this book, so you are not required to buy it.

The Giving Tree (Recommended)
ISBN9780060256654
AuthorSilverstein
Edition
PublisherHarper & Row
MSRP N/A
NotesTextbook/Material Note: The instructor will supply a PDF of this book, so you are not required to buy it.

GOODNIGHT MOON (Recommended)
ISBN9780064430173
AuthorBROWN
Edition
PublisherHARP/COLL
MSRP $6.99
NotesTextbook/Material Note: The instructor will supply a PDF of this book, so you are not required to buy it.

Nine, Ten (Required)
ISBN9781442485075
AuthorBaskin
Edition
PublisherAtheneum
MSRP N/A

ESPERANZA RISING (Required)
ISBN9780439713344
AuthorRYAN
Edition
PublisherSCHOLASTIC
MSRP N/A

LIBERATION OF GABRIEL KING (Required)
ISBN9780545044615
AuthorGOING
Edition
Publisher
MSRP N/A

El Deafo (Required)
ISBN9781419712173
AuthorBell
Edition
PublisherAmulet
MSRP $6.99

Holes (Required)
ISBN9780439253222
AuthorLouis Sachar
Edition
PublisherScholastic
MSRP N/A

FRINDLE (Required)
ISBN9780689818769
AuthorCLEMENTS
Edition
PublisherS&S
MSRP $6.99

RAMONA QUIMBY, AGE 8 (Required)
ISBN9780380709564
AuthorCLEARY
Edition
PublisherAVON
MSRP $6.99

Summer 2025

  • 001 - Lecture (Internet): Online , Jeremy Johnston 3.00 hour(s)

Dates: 05/19/2025 - 06/13/2025

Location: Online

Instructor: Jeremy Johnston

Class Notes: Asynchronous Online

Textbooks have not been finalized for section.