A LIMITLESS CIRCLE OF QUESTIONS. BOOK REVIEW OF: CHILDREN’S READING: PROBLEMS OF RECEPTION AND INTERPRETATION (2020); MARIA CHERNYAK, ELENA TSVETKOVA DETLIT IN A GROWN-UP WAY: BIBLIOVIGATOR ON CONTEMPORARY CHILDREN’S LITERATURE (2022)

Abstract

In a review of the collective monograph “Children’s Reading: Problems of Reception and Interpretation” (2020, eds. by V. D. Chernyak and M. A. Chernyak) and the book by Maria Chernyak and Elena Tsvetkova “DETLIT in an Adult Way: Biblionavigator for Contemporary Children’s Literature” (2022) characterizes these publications and reveals their thematic and substantive connections. The author of the review emphasizes the relevance of the problems posed and ways to solve them, and notes the current trends in literary literature for children identified by researchers. The reviewer discusses some positions and conclusions with the authors, but, in general, has a positive assessment of the result of their research. The authors of the collective monograph introduce into scientific circulation meaningful observations about the language of children’s literature, its perception by child readers and interpretation of texts, and draw attention to comments on works included in the range of children’s reading. In the book by Maria Chernyak and Elena Tsvetkova, the emphasis is placed on the ability to navigate the latest in modern children’s literature, which, according to the reviewer, lies in the productivity and scientific significance of the publication. The author of the review emphasizes the successful structure and composition of the library navigator and draws attention to the originality of the material.

Keywords: children’s literature, children’s reading, commented reading