Children's Literature
Language and Control in Children's Literature
Children's literature has in the past received little serious linguistic analysis despite its widely acknowledged influence on the development and socialisation of young people.
International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
The Encyclopedia offers comprehensive and international coverage of children's literature from a number of perspectives - theory and critical approaches, types and genres, context, applications and individual country essays.
Comparative Children's Literature
Emer O'Sullivan traces the history of children's literature studies, from the enthusiastic internationalism of the post-war period - which set out from the idea of a world republic of childhood - to modern comparative criticism.
Children's Literature and Computer Based Teaching
'This stellar book extends teachers' thinking well beyond 'book spaces' and into 'digital spaces' by offering theorized approaches to analyzing children's literature across media, and careful descriptions of effective learning activities that are rich in detail and practical advi
Representing Africa in Children's Literature
Representing Africa in Children’s Literature explores how African and Western authors portray youth in contemporary African societies, critically examining the dominant images of Africa and Africans in books published between 1960 and 2005.
Critical History of French Children's Literature, 1600-1830
These books are the first full-length, comprehensive study written in English of French children’s literature.