This paper attempts to chart the landscape in literature for children and young people by examining data such as subject matter, first-person and third-person narration, characters (gender, age), year of initial publication, re-issues, gender of author, age of author at initial publication, place of issue, illustration, originality and parody (adaptations). Based on the data collected, this paper proposes a classification for the body of Greek literature for children and young people that is being investigated