Certificate in Children’s Literature

The Children's Literature program is a special feature of the Department of English at PLU. Students, regardless of major, who earn a grade of B or better in Children's Literature (English 333) and in any of its related courses (Writing for Children, Special Topics in Children's Literature, and Fairy Tales & Fantasy) will receive a notation of special competence in Children's Literature on their transcripts.

This program is supported by a special research collection of children's books housed in PLU's Mortvedt Library; it is the second largest such collection in the Pacific Northwest. Changing exhibitions in the collection highlight individual authors or themes of special interest. Children's films and other visual media related to children's literature are also available through the library's Multimedia Services department.

For more information, contact the Advisor for Children's Literature:

Dr. Nathalie op de Beeck
Department English
Phone: (253) 535-8773
eMail: opdebena@plu.edu