why?

well, I just don't know. LOL (Don't ask I have no idea!) This blog is going to be hard because it isn't my book list and I still have one more post after it so I'm at a loss for what to do here. I think that I will talk about what I am glad has happend to Children's lit.
1) I am glad that there was the didactic movement of the 19th century. There are lots of great stories that came from that ear. All the "Lamplighter" books that I cherish are from that time period. Many great lessons are contained in those pages of beautiful stories.
2) I am really glad that we moved past the didactic 19th century. I do love those stories but what would our childhoods be like without Charlotte and her web, Winnie the Pooh, or the Sneeches? I think they would be significantly more dull and colorless.
3) I am really glad that fantasy came to be. I am not the biggest reader of this genre but it is my opinion that it is very stimulating to the imaginations of kids. I rememer my brother being lost in the Shire with the infamous Baggins clan. It is a great thing that it does to help kids think about things outside of their own world.

Well, there are my 3 things I love that have happened to children's Lit. What is your favorite thing that has happend to children's lit?