Chronology of French children's and youth literature

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This chronology of French children's and youth literature is intended to provide an overview of important events in the history of children's and youth literature in France .

It primarily covers publications of important books for children and young people, ie books that have received a lot of attention either from the public, from book critics or from literary studies . The term “children's and young people's books” is understood to mean not only those works that were intended from the outset for young readers, but also “child” and “youth-friendly” adaptations of books that were originally written for other target groups.

Individual events from the overall environment of French children's and youth literature, such as B. the establishment of important children's book publishers or the foundation of literary prizes .

Abbreviations used:
BB = picture book
KB = children's book
JB = youth book
SB = children's non-fiction book

17th century

  • 1697 - Charles Perrault : Les Contes de ma mère l'Oye (collection of fairy tales, written for children and adults)
  • 1699 - François Fénelon : Les Aventures de Télémaque , KB

18th century

19th century

20th century

1901-1918

  • 1904 - Théodore Cahu : Richelieu , SB
  • 1912 - Louis Pergaud : War of the Buttons ( La Guerre des boutons ; novel for children and adults)

1919-1945

1946-1968

1969-2000

Since 2001

Marc Cantin

See also