The Court of the Stone Children Resources & Further Study

This Study Guide consists of approximately 11 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Court of the Stone Children.

The Court of the Stone Children Resources & Further Study

This Study Guide consists of approximately 11 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Court of the Stone Children.
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Cameron, Eleanor. The Green and Burning Tree: On the Writing and Enjoyment of Children's Books. Boston: Little, Brown, 1969. In this book of critical essays, Cameron discusses her personal experiences with children's literature, as reader and as writer. There is also a lengthy bibliography of works for children, as well as critical material.

"Into Something Rich and Strange: Of Dreams, Art, and the Unconscious." In The Openhearted Audience: Ten Authors Talk about Writing for Children, edited by Virginia Haviland. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1980. In this article, Cameron discusses the role which the writer's unconscious mind plays in developing the material of a novel, including character, setting, and organization.

Wersba, Barbara. Review of The Court of the Stone Children. The New York Times Book Review (November 4, 1973): 28. The writer praises Cameron's "luminous" style and takes note of the novel's melancholy mood.

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