A Study on Chun Hwa Children’s Books: Literature Category – Fairy Tales

• Main Authors: CHUN LING HUANG, 黃君玲
• Other Authors: WEN BAO LIN
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/04950023258365476909

碩士 === 國立臺東大學 === 兒童文學研究所 === 93 === A Study on Chun Hwa Children’s Books: Literature Category – Fairy Tales Abstract Chun Hwa Children’s Books was published for eight issues. Although it was no longer in publishing, it has significant influence on the children’s literature and children’s books in Taiwan. Its ratio of fairy tales to literatures was as high as 27% in the seventh issue; the fact should be valued. This study reviewed the first issue to eighth issue of Chun Hwa Children’s Books: Literature Category – Fairy Tales, a total of 76 volumes and 84 articles. The findings are as follows: 1. In 76 volumes of Chun Hwa Children’s Book: Literature Category – Fairy Tales, 51% were written for first and second graders, and at least 13% for fifth and sixth graders. 2. The amount of fair tales in the fifth issue was as high as 13%. The ratio of fairy tales to literatures in the fifth issue was as high as 27%. The number of volumes of fairy tales in the fifth issue was 19, 25% of all fairy tales. 3. Half of the writers were male, and half were female. The ratio of teachers in all writers was 32%. The painters were mostly male, about 67%. 4. The most common subject matter was “expectation for children to develop ideal characters and social skills” (43%). The most common theme was “kindness” (43%). The most common presentation was “exposure” (63%). The most common role was “personified” role (65%). 5. The most common approach was “coincidence” (52%). The most common technique of expression was “personification” (76%). The most common media was “water-based” (68%). The most common ratio of picture to text was “more pictures than texts” (48%). The most common picture-text interaction was “pictures and texts both as the main body” (93%).