Bibliography

Password-protected readings: Readings/pp/.

note: this page is subject to revision; new items after the semester starts indicated in blue

General Creativity Research (latest editions of research-oriented compilations)

• Kaufman, James C., Sternberg,Robert J.,. (2006). The international handbook of creativity. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press.
• Kaufman, James C., Sternberg,Robert J.,. (2010). The cambridge handbook of creativity. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press.
• Kaufman, James C..,Baer, John.,. (2005). Creativity across domains. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. , Especially Chapter 2: Perry, Flow and the Art of Fiction
• Nussbaum, B.,. (2013). Creative intelligence : Harnessing the power to create, connect, and inspire. New York: HarperBusiness.
• Runco, M. A.,. (2007). Creativity theories and themes : Research, development, and practice.
• Stokes, P. D.,. (2006). Creativity from constraints : The psychology of breakthrough. New York: Springer Pub. Co. Especially: Chapter 1: The Creativity Problem, Chapter 2: Constraints and First Choruses, Chapter 3: Constraints for Creativity in Literature

Others that may have value re: creativity and education:

• Csikszentmihalyi, M.,. (1990). Flow : The psychology of optimal experience. New York: Harper & Row.
• Kelly,Robert W.,,. (2012). Educating for creativity : A global conversation. Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Brush Education.
• Richards, R.,. (2007). Everyday creativity and new views of human nature : Psychological, social, and spiritual perspectives. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Storytelling

• Bateson, M. C. (2010). Composing a further life: The age of active wisdom (1st ed.). New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
• Dennis, Rea., Griffith University., School of Vocational,Technology and Arts Education.,. (2004). Public performance, personal story a study of playback theatre
• MacDonald,Margaret Read,,. (1993). The storyteller's start-up book : Finding, learning, performing, and using folktales including twelve tellable tales. Little Rock, Ark.: August House.
• Salas, Jo., Gauna, Leslie.,Hudson River Playback Theatre.,. (2007). Half of my heart : True stories told by immigrants in dutchess county, new york = la mitad de mi corazón : Historias verídicas por immigrantes del condado de dutchess, new york. New Paltz, NY: Hudson River Playback Theatre.
• Salas, J.,. (1999). Improvising real life : Personal story in playback theatre. New Paltz, N.Y.: Tusitala, c1996.

Connecting Children/Literature/Creativity/Life Design

• Botelho, Maria José,, Rudman,Masha Kabakow.,. (2009). Critical multicultural analysis of children's literature : Mirrors, windows, and doors. New York: Routledge.
• Davis,Robin Works,,. (1996). Art and children : Using literature to expand creativity. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press.
• Developing creative thinking: A cognitive approach to the teaching of literature. (2009).
• Isbell, Rebecca T., Raines,Shirley C.,. (2003). Creativity and the arts with young children. Clifton Park, NY: Thomson/Delmar Learning.
• Yaqoob M., . (2012). Developing creative thinking: Using a cognitive teaching model in literature classroom. Int.J.Learn.International Journal of Learning, 18(6), 71-82. database.

Fiction

• Fleischman, Paul.,Pedersen, Judy.,. (2004). Seedfolks. New York: HarperTrophy.

From CCT 630: Denise Patmon’s reading list:

REQUIRED TEXTS:

• Botelho, M. & M. Rudman. 2009. Critical Multicultural Analysis of Children’s Literature: Mirrors, Windows, and Doors. NY: Routledge
• Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Frameworks

RECOMMENDED TEXTS:

• Wood. C. 2007. Yardsticks. Turner Falls. MA: Northeast Foundation for Children, Inc.

REQUIRED LITERATURE:

• Adewumi, Oluwatoyin. 2009. Inside Ojo’s Shed. booksurge.com
• Alexie, S. 2009. The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian. NY: Little, Brown
• Anzaldua, Gloria. 1987. “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” IN Borderlands: La Frontera.
• San Francisco: Aunt Lute Books
• Applegate, K. 2007. Home of the Brave. NY: Feiwel & Friends/Holtzbrinck Publishers
• Dorros, A. 1991. Abuela. NY: Dutton Children’s Books
• Endo, Shusaku. 1958. The Sea and the Poison. Tokyo: Bungei Shunju Co. Ltd.
• Fox, Mem. 2001. Whoever You Are. NY: Harcourt, Inc.
• _ 1989. Night Noises. NY: Harcourt Brace & Co.
• _ 1988. Koala Lou. NY: Harcourt Brace & Co.
• _ 1983. Possum Magic. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
• Jordan-Fenton, C. & M. Pokiak-Fenton. 2010. Fatty Legs. NY: Firefly Books
• Lasky, Kathryn. 1997. She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head! NY: Hyperion
• Morrison, Toni. 1999. The Big Box. NY: Hyperion Books for Children
• Patmon, Denise. 1992. Carnival. Cleveland, OH: Modern Curriculum Press, Inc.
• _ 1992. Imani’s Gift at Kwanzaa. Cleveland, OH: Modern Curriculum
• Press, Inc.
• Wiesel, Ellie. 2006. Night. NY: Hill and Wang a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux