Myra Garces-Bacsal and Jesus Federico Hernandez. Beyond Folktales, Legends, and Myths: A Rediscovery of Children’s Literature in Asia. Singapore: AFCC Publications, 2013. 142 pages.

Authors

Michelle Guevara Paterno, Ateneo de Manila UniversityFollow

Abstract

Excerpt: In describing the place of fairy tales and children’s literature in society, J. R. R. Tolkien, in his essay “On Fairy-Stories,” writes how they have been relegated to the nursery like “shabby or old-fashioned furniture . . . because adults do not want it, and do not mind if it is misused.” Such an attitude probably explains why much of children’s literature tends to slip by the wayside, treated like an inferior and distant relative of more “serious” (adult) literature.

Recommended Citation

Paterno, Michelle Guevara (2014) "Myra Garces-Bacsal and Jesus Federico Hernandez. Beyond Folktales, Legends, and Myths: A Rediscovery of Children’s Literature in Asia. Singapore: AFCC Publications, 2013. 142 pages.," Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities Asia: Vol. 4: No. 2, Article 13.
Available at: https://archium.ateneo.edu/paha/vol4/iss2/13