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Children's writings

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us: Children's writings


  • Here are entered collections of literary works or individual literary works written by children under 15 years of age. Works on child authors as a class of persons are entered under [Child authors.] Collections of works published for children, including literary works, nonliterary works, or both, are entered under [Children's literature.] Works on books for children considered as physical objects are entered under [Children's books.] Works on the reading interests of children or books recommended for children, are entered under [Children--Books and reading.]

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  • Variants

    • us: Writings by children

  • Narrower Terms

  • Sources

    • found: 97122054: Subject guide to Australian children's books in print, 1995.
    • found: RBMS controlled vocabularies: genre terms, via WWW, June 11, 2011 (Juvenilia. Scope note: Use for works produced by children and young people. UF: Children's books (By children); Children's writings)
    • found: Wikipedia, June 11, 2011 (Juvenilia is a term applied to literary, musical or artistic works produced by an author during his or her youth)
    • found: The free online dictionary, June 11, 2011 (Juvenilia: works, particularly written or artistic works, produced in an author's or artist's youth; works of art, literature, or music produced in youth or adolescence, before the artist, author, or composer has formed a mature style; literary compositions produced in an author's youth; literary productions intended for the young)

  • LC Classification

    • PN6066

  • General Notes

    • Here are entered collections of literary works or individual literary works written by children under 15 years of age. Works on child authors as a class of persons are entered under [Child authors.] Collections of works published for children, including literary works, nonliterary works, or both, are entered under [Children's literature.] Works on books for children considered as physical objects are entered under [Children's books.] Works on the reading interests of children or books recommended for children, are entered under [Children--Books and reading.]

  • Example Notes

    • Notes under [Child authors; Children--Books and reading; Children's books; Children's literature]

  • Change Notes

    • 1986-02-11: new
    • 2011-08-30: revised

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