That’s proper. Identification – a bit of a boo-word in grown-up criticism of grown-up literature – is important in children’s ...

And there is no variety of books more embedded in them than children's literature – after all, whatever our pastimes as we grow older, many of us share in the joy of reading at a young age ...

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"Because we're dismissing kids," he said. "And if we think that children's books are anything less than real literature, it's because we think kids are something less than real people. If we ...

Asked by PW this spring about any trends in children’s literature that the CCBC has noted in the past year, Schmidt said that there is more representation of intersectional identities.

Cath Pound explores the enduring appeal of the best heroes and heroines of children's literature. What is it that makes a great hero or heroine in children's literature? The books in our poll ...

One of the earliest works of children’s literature, Margery Meanwell’s adventures offered a striking alternative to prevailing gender norms. Over the course of the novel, Margery teaches ...

To give an idea of the breadth of this sampling from children's literature through the ages, consider that the volume's "timeline" begins in the Eighth Century—B.C. The bulk of the material in ...

Skip to content viewer section. In this article, I have presented findings from survey data to describe elementary teachers' and teacher-librarians' use of various genres of children's literature and ...