Children's & Teenage Literature Studies: General

Fairy Tales, Natural History and Victorian Culture examines how literary fairy tales were informed by natural historical knowledge in the Victorian...

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...

Jane Addams (18601935) was an inspired activist who struck at the roots of social injustice through persistent and thoughtful action, advocating fo...

Young adults often struggle with confusion or guilt because they perceive themselves as different from others, especially their peers. For some of ...

In the 1920s, with the end of the revolution, the Soviet government began investing resources and energy into creating a new type of book for the f...

What is The Tiger Who Came to Tea really about? How is Meg and Mog related to Polish embroidery? And why does death in picture books involve bein...

It wasnt so long ago that the fairy tale was comfortably settled as an established and respectable part of childrens literature. Since the fairy ta...

For her gorgeously illustrated and deeply researched contribution to the prestigious Grolier Hundred series, Chris Loker has assembled one hundred ...

This collection brings together scholars from disciplines including Childrens Literature, Classics, and History to develop fresh approaches to chil...

The Harlem Renaissance was the most influential single movement in African American literary history. The movement laid the groundwork for subseque...

Fantasy has been an important and much-loved part of children's literature for hundreds of years, yet relatively little has been written about it. ...

Representing Agency in Popular Culture: Children and Youth on Page, Screen and In-Between addresses the intersection of childrens and youths agency...