Children's Legends

Children's Legends is a genre of traditional narrative within children's folklore that consists of purportedly true stories transmitted among children, distinguished by their grounding in specific contemporary or historical contexts and their function in negotiating social norms, group identity, and belief systems among peer cultures.

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1.3K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Children's Folklore

Children

Bogeyman LegendsCampfire LegendsChildren's Fear NarrativesFolk HeroesInitiation LegendsLegend BeliefMetropolitan LegendsScary Stories For ChildrenSchoolyard Legends

Publications

The meaning of folklore: the analytical essays of Alan Dundes

Choice Reviews Online · 2008 · 130 citations · Full text

Humanities, Folklore Studies, Literature +11

The Study of American Folklore: An Introduction

Kenneth Laine Ketner, Jan Harold Brunvand · Western Folklore · 1980 · 118 citations · Full text

Humanities, Anthropology, Folklore Studies +17

Children's Folklore: A Source Book

Elizabeth Wein, Brian Sutton‐Smith, Jay Mechling et al. · Journal of American Folklore · 1997 · 104 citations

Humanities, Folklore Studies, Children's Folklore +4

Whispers on the color line: rumor and race in America

Choice Reviews Online · 2002 · 96 citations

Humanities, Cultural Studies, Folklore Studies +13

Abraham Lincoln and Harry Potter: Children’s differentiation between historical and fantasy characters

Kathleen H. Corriveau, Angie L. Kim, Courtney E. Schwalen et al. · Cognition · 2009 · 80 citations

Humanities, History, Literature +13

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Authors

JH
Jan Harold Brunvand
University of Utah, United States
3 publications · 185 citations
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Gary Alan Fine
Northwestern University, United States
2 publications · 109 citations
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Patricia A. Turner
Teesside University, United Kingdom
2 publications · 109 citations
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Brian Sutton‐Smith
Bowling Green State University, United States
2 publications · 138 citations
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Bill Ellis
Pennsylvania State University, United States
1 publications · 33 citations
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Institutions

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Venues

Western Folklore
5 publications · 193 citations
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Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 3 publications · 245 citations
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Journal of American Folklore
JAF · 3 publications · 177 citations
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School Psychology Quarterly
SPQ · 1 publications · 45 citations
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Journal of Folklore Research Reviews
1 publications · 28 citations
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