Chris Todd
Hollie Webster
Intertextuality
of Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes in Modern ChildrenŐs Literature.
The objective of this web
page is to educate about the importance of children having prior knowledge and
understanding of traditional fairy tales and nursery rhymes when reading
modern intertextual childrenŐs literature. This post-modern style of
writing is becoming more popular and therefore the importance of having a
sound prior knowledge is crucial to fully appreciate and understand what is
occurring in the story. The following texts are examples of intertextuality
with in childrenŐs literature.
á The Jolly Postman or Other
PeopleŐs Letters
á
The
Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
By Chris Todd and Hollie Webster.