Children's & Teenage Literature Studies: General

Since the publication of the first children's periodical in the 1750s, magazines have been an affordable and accessible way for children to read an...

This work examines African American children's poetry through a variety of lenses: jazz poetics, the blues, nonsense verse, gender, and working ...

In March 2015, the eleventh edition of The Child and the Book Conference was organized at the University of Aveiro in Portugal. The conference was ...

Wild Visionary reconsiders Maurice Sendak's life and work in the context of his experience as a Jewish gay man. Maurice (Moishe) Bernard Sendak (19...

Didactics and the Modern Robinsonade examines modern and contemporary Robinsonade texts written for young readers, looking specifically at the ways...

Now in its tenth edition, this comprehensive and trusted professional resource helps librariansand patrons and teachersidentify and use the best fi...

Introduces key terms, global concepts, debates, and histories for Children's Literature in an updated edition Over the past decade, there has been ...

Given the long-standing belief that children ought to be shielded from disturbing life events, it is surprising to see how many stories for kids in...

A fast-growing area in fiction for the young, genre blends allow for new possibilities and ideas, stimulating childrens imaginations. This helpful ...

This is an innovative and comprehensive research-based approach to Australian literature for young people, within a literary, cultural, and educati...