Contributions by Frederick Luis Aldama, T. Jackie Cuevas, Alexander Lalama, Angel Daniel Matos, Regina Marie Mills, Jose......more

Many Disney films adapt works from the Victorian period, which is often called the Golden Age of children’s literature. ......more

Contributions by Frederick Luis Aldama, T. Jackie Cuevas, Alexander Lalama, Angel Daniel Matos, Regina Marie Mills, Jose......more

Speech and Silence in Contemporary Children’s Literature brings a fresh perspective to a central literary question-Who s......more

Investigating the widespread but understudied presence of the Persephone myth within 21st-century young adult literature......more

A timely and significant contribution to Palestinian children’s literature from 1967 to the present day, Palestinian Mem......more

Contributions by Sara Austin, Robert Bittner, J. Bradley Blankenship, Gabriel Duckels, Caitlin Howlett, Isabel Millán, J......more

In recent decades, age studies has started to emerge as a new approach to study children’s literature. This book builds ......more

In his 1908 cultural and historical study of homosexuality titled The Intersexes: A History of Similisexualism as a Prob......more

In contemporary Western society, childhood appears more protected than ever to the casual onlooker. Yet, we are increasi......more

The Child Gaze: Narrating Resistance in American Literature theorizes the child gaze as a narrative strategy for social ......more

The Child Gaze: Narrating Resistance in American Literature theorizes the child gaze as a narrative strategy for social ......more

Gender by the Book investigates the gender representations that French children’s literature transmits to readers today.......more

Drawing on a wealth of material from children’s periodicals from the Victorian era to the early twentieth century, Krist......more

Maybe, when you are small and very different, you must be bolder and braver and more daring than your brothers and siste......more

This book presents a range of perspectives on the way language, diversity and identity are reflected in New Zealand chil......more

This book presents a range of perspectives on the way language, diversity and identity are reflected in New Zealand chil......more

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Contemporary children’s literature in Bangla celebrates irreverent and deviant boys whose subversive doings critique how......more

Join a heartfelt journey as a boy navigates the pain of losing his beloved dog, discovering love, comfort, and healing a......more

Lewis Carroll’s "Jabberwocky" stands as the most famous nonsense poem of all time. Frequently seen as untranslatable, it......more

The work of Scottish authors writing for children has often been subsumed into the category of British or even ’English’......more

Originally published in 1992, Music in English Children’s Drama of the Later Renaissance is the first book-length study ......more

"Simply superb" - Jack Zipes Griffins, wizards, dryads and fairies; banished kings, misguided queens and mysterious bee-......more

In this study, the engaging art created by children’s author Margaret Wise Brown receives the critical attention it dese......more

Many of the best-known and most popular children’s stories of the 20th and early 21st century were written by veterans o......more

Detective Fiction for Young Readers is an examination of contemporary mystery stories for children and young adults....more

Dr. Seuss’s imaginative, whimsical children’s tales are in fact packed with insights on national security and military s......more

The heroic romance is one of the West’s most enduring narratives, found everywhere, from religion and myth to blockbuste......more

This comprehensive guide explores the importance of age-appropriate content and demonstrates how children’s books can sh......more

Dr. Seuss’s imaginative, whimsical children’s tales are in fact packed with insights on national security and military s......more

How are breasts and breastfeeding shown in literature? Why does the depiction of breastfeeding in literature matter? Wha......more

This book compares the interrelationship of Irish writer James Joyce’s literary works and specific Nordic literature in ......more

This important study affirms that Latinx children and young adults are uniquely positioned to change the world. Using Gl......more

How the young adult book market has shifted in favor of transgender inclusivity...more

Historical and Cultural Transformations of Russian Childhood is a collection of multidisciplinary scholarly essays on ch......more

By focusing on a selection of women working across all aspects of the book production process, this book demonstrates th......more

This book examines representations of precocity in Victorian textual culture - canonical literature, children’s fiction,......more

How the young adult book market has shifted in favor of transgender inclusivity...more

Contributions by Yoshiko Akamatsu, Carol L. Beran, Rita Bode, Lesley D. Clement, Allison McBain Hudson, Kate Lawson, Jes......more

Contributions by Yoshiko Akamatsu, Carol L. Beran, Rita Bode, Lesley D. Clement, Allison McBain Hudson, Kate Lawson, Jes......more

During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, children’s media use increased (Mesce et al. 2021) while a decrease in print-boo......more

Liminal Spaces in Children’s and Young Adult Literature: Stories from the In Between brings together a collection of ess......more

Contributions by Kristopher Alexander, Amanda K. Allen, Brianna Anderson, Catherine Burwell, Katharine Capshaw, Negin Da......more

Contributions by Kristopher Alexander, Amanda K. Allen, Brianna Anderson, Catherine Burwell, Katharine Capshaw, Negin Da......more

Join Artie and Friends in A to Zoo: 26 Teachable Animal Tales that your kids will want to read again and again. Each fun......more

This book takes up the task of mapping discursive shifts in the representation of disability in dystopian youth texts ac......more

Children’s Literature in Place: Surveying the Landscapes of Children’s Culture is an edited collection dedicated to indi......more

Exploring a history of activists writing for and about children of colour from abolition to Black Lives Matter, this ope......more

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made" draws its inspiration from the timeless scripture, Psalm 139:14 - "I praise you because ......more

Neo-Victorian Young Adult Narratives examines the neo-Victorian themes and motifs currently appearing in young adult fic......more

Shakespearean Spaces in Australian Literary Adaptations for Children and Young Adults offers a comprehensive examination......more

This open access book is a unique study of the impact of lived experience on literate life, exploring how children’s rea......more

The first survey of Leo Lionni’s extraordinary career as a graphic designer, children’s book creator, and fine artist...more

In many popular depictions of Black resistance to slavery, stereotypes around victimization and the heroic efforts of a ......more

This book provides a wealth of fascinating information about many significant and lesser-known nineteenth-century Christ......more

The publication of the Harry Potter series in the United States coincided with the coming-of-age of its main target audi......more