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Book SynopsisLearn how to create effective illustrations to match children's stories for different age groups. The art of illustration for children has a long and rich tradition, and for generations has been loved by countless readers. Illustrating Children's Books shows you how to create beautiful artwork for children, examines the approaches taken by advanced-level students and leading artists and describes how their ideas evolve from start to finish through step-by-step sketches. - Identify the techniques used by successful children's illustrators and get advice on how to tackle fantasy, fairy tale, realism and nature drawings - Learn tips on working in a wide variety of media and receive professional advice on illustrating for different age groups and types of publication - Discover how to interpret and enrich the text, build consistent character identities, and create vibrant settings that will stir readers' imaginations - Find out how to create storyboards and layouts, work to brief, and present your work professionally - Explore specific examples such as picture books for little ones, storybooks for older children and educational books, with the final chapters devoted to design and typography and the business of getting publishedTrade ReviewFollow Martin Salisbury's tips and instructions and, if you have the aptitude, you could find yourself producing pictures good enough for printing. * Writing Magazine *Table of ContentsA Brief History Drawing Media, Materials, and Techniques Character Development The Picture Book Illustration for Older Children Non-fiction Illustration Design and Typography Getting Published Glossary Resources Index and Credits

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Book SynopsisFrom Pinocchio to The Chronicles of Narnia to Charlotte''s Web, classic children''s tales have shaped generations of young people. In recent years, homeschoolers and new classical schools have put these masterpieces of children''s literature at the center of their curricula. And these stories continue to be embraced by parents, students, and educators alike. In Tending the Heart of Virtue, Vigen Guroian illuminates the power of classic tales and their impact on the moral imagination. He demonstrates how these stories teach the virtues through vivid depictions of the struggle between good and evil, while he also unveils components of the good, the true, and the beautiful in plot and character. With clarity and elegance, Guroian reads deeply into the classic stories. He demonstrates how these stories challenge and enliven the moral imaginations of children. And he shows the reader how to get inside of classic stories and communicate their lessons to the child. For more than two decades Tending the Heart of Virtue has been embraced by parents, guardians, and teachers for whom the stories it discusses are not only beloved classics but repositories of moral wisdom. This revised and expanded second edition includes three new chapters in which Guroian inteprets such stories as Hans Christian Andersen''s The Ugly Duckling, the Grimms'' Cinderella, and John Ruskin''s The King of the Golden River. The concluding bibliographicsal essay has also been expanded.Trade ReviewWe need this book because we need children's books, but we have forgotten how to read them. Guroian writes for humbled giants who want to understand how stories develop the virtues and nurture the souls of children—and their parents * Andrew Kern, President, CiRCE Institute *It's hard not to treasure this book. Guroian conveys profound moral and spiritual truths with impressive scholarship and startling insight in prose as pure and lovely as a child's tale. * David V. Hicks, author of The Emperor's Handbook *Not only is this book a delight to read, it will also help educators and parents navigate the principles that make reading the classic stories to children so vital to their development. This is a must-read for religious or secular educators and parents. * Carroll Smith, Founder, Charlotte Mason Institute *Tending the Heart of Virtue...promises the surest fruits for Christian teachers and parents, although his focus on mythopoeic writers (including C.S. Lewis and George MacDonald) and the moral imagination will draw a larger audience. * Sarah O'Dell, Mythopoeic Society *Guroian's book remains a must-read for those interested in children's literature. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface to the Second Edition Introduction 1 Awakening the Moral Imagination 2 On Becoming a Real Human Child: Pinocchio 3 Love and Immortality in The Velveteen Rabbit and The Little Mermaid 4 Friends and Mentors in The Wind in the Willows, Charlottes Web, and Bambi 5 Evil and Redemption in The Snow Queen and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 6 Heroines of Faith and Courage: Princess Irene in The Princess and the Goblin and Lucy in Prince Caspian 7 The Triumph of Beauty in The Nightingale and The Ugly Duckling 8 The Goodness of Goodness: The Grimms' Cinderella and John Ruskin's The King of the Golden River 9 Obedience and the Path to Perfection in George MacDonald's The Wise Woman: A Double Story Conclusion: A Bibliographical Essay Notes Index

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Book Synopsis''Oh grandmama, what great big teeth you have!''Charles Perrault''s versions gave classic status to the humble fairy tale, and it is in his telling that the stories of Little Red Riding-Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and the rest have been passed down from the seventeenth century to the present day. Perrault''s tales were enjoyed in the salons of Louis XIV as much as they were loved in the nursery, and it is their wit, humour, and lively detail that capture the imagination of adult and child alike. They transmute into vivid fantasies the hidden fears and conflicts by which children are affected: fears of abandonment, or worse, conflicts with siblings and parents, and the trials of growing up. In addition to the familiar stories, this edition also includes the three verse tales - the troubling account of patient Griselda, the comic Three Silly Wishes, and the notorious Donkey-Skin. This new translation by Christopher Betts captures the tone and flavour of Perrault''s world, and the dTrade ReviewBett's new edition positions Perrault in relation to the many other tales in circulation before and after, offering helpful comparisions. * Margaret ReynoldsThe Times *Bett's new translation of the tales is subtle and clever. * Margaret Reynolds, The Times *Table of ContentsThe History of Griselda ; Three Silly Wishes ; Donkey-Skin ; The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood ; Little Red Riding-Hood ; Bluebeard ; Puss in Boots ; The Fairies ; Cinderella ; Ricky the Tuft ; Hop o'my Thumb

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Book SynopsisIf there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. This book presents a provocative theory about why fairy tales were created and retold - and why they became such an indelible and infinitely adaptable part of cultures around the world.Trade ReviewCo-Winner of the 2012 Wayland D. Hand Prize, History and Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2012 "Zipes is a powerful defender of folklore and succeeds in exploring its role in cultural history as well as its influence today."--Maria Taylor, Times Literary Supplement "Zipes is the undisputed 'king' of the literary criticism of fairy tales kingdom... A rich, persuasive, magical brew, graced by seven illustrations."--Choice "Zipes is considered one of the true experts on fairy tales. He brings considerable erudition to the book which covers some broad issues in fairy-tale analysis, such as how they spread ... and the role of women collectors and narrators."--Nidhi Mathur, Organiser "In showing how and why fairy tales have become a core part of our central being, Zipes reveals his extensive scholarship in the field, as well as his skill in expounding profoundly about his key interests and concerns relating to the fairy tale genre. This scholarly masterpiece, which has emerged from decades of thought on the subject, deserves a place in all literary collections, as well as consideration by all those concerned with this particular genre."--Lois Henderson, Book Pleasures "Zipes is one of a handful of today's true experts on the fairy tale. Needless to say, he brings considerable erudition to this book, which covers some broad issues in fairy tale analysis such as how they spread (he takes his lead from Richard Dawkins's theory of cultural memes) and the role of women collectors and narrators... General readers with an interest in fairy tales will definitely enjoy what Zipes has to say."--David Azzolina, Library Journal "From Sumerian fables to Catherine Breillat's cinematic interpretations, fairy tales have traveled far. Professor Jack Zipes follows the evolution of a genre of folklore that serves to discretely communicate knowledge and experience. Reaching beyond our childhood memories of Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast, he explores the characters and tales that have thrived over the centuries, detailing especially French and Russian tales that have endured, albeit sometimes with a change of focus... This is not a book for the beach but the fruits of a study researched over several decades and offered especially to an academic readership. As such, the considerable chapter notes, bibliography, provocative illustrations, and index are all fitting."--Jane Manaster, Sacramento Book Review "Zipes traces the origin of storytelling back to a primal past... The reason they survive to this day, Zipes suggests, is because the classic fairy tales--such as Snow White, Cinderella, and Rapunzel, which all have analogues in cultures throughout the world--are perfect examples of 'memetic' engineering."--Adam Kirsch, Prospect "Zipes spends much of The Irresistible Fairy Tale pointing out the hidden gems in the fairy tale's history and present--the ignored fabulists and movements that better embodied the revolutionary spirit of fable-telling."--Max Ross, Open Letters Monthly "The Irresistible Fairy Tale establishes a greater link with the social and natural sciences to explain the appeal of the fairytale. Zipes puts fairytales centre stage in Western culture, in a series of chapters that focus on lesser-known stories and authors. Zipes shows how fairytales mutate to ensure that the stories remain relevant to contemporary audiences, such as the feminist overturning of the traditional patriarchal fairytales in new interpretations of stories such as Little Red Riding Hood. The Irresistible Fairy Tale will appeal to both the academic and the general reader."--Colin Steele, Canberra Times "The Irresistible Fairy Tale strikes gold in giving due attention to a number of neglected female storytellers and collectors. In truth, Zipes could have written an entire book on Laura Gonzenbach, Bozena Nemcova, Nannette Levesque, and Rachel Busk."--Belinda Webb, Review 31 "Zipes is, of course, the undisputed dean of fairy tale studies in the US... In The Irresistible Fairy Tale, Zipes draws on and extends is prior work. He both celebrates the fairy tale as a subversive form and analyzes it as a nearly living creature, evolving from a dim past into the multifarious forms it takes today."--Elisabeth Rose Gruner, Children's Literature "The Irresistible Fairy Tale follows the theoretical trajectory established in [Zipes's] earlier works with a broad range of well-researched, lucidly-written chapters that are supported by informative notes, a bibliography divided into literary and critical works, and a detailed index. Each chapter can stand alone, but read together they offer compelling testimony to Zipes's sheer range of expertise and analytical insight."--Kirsten Mollegaard, Folklore "Zipes is as always impressively erudite but wears his knowledge like a linen suit."--Richard Marshall, 3AM Magazine "The Irresistible Fairy Tale is another informative contribution from this prolific and influential scholar."--Martha P. Hixon, Children's Literature Association Quarterly "[This book presents] a broad range of well-researched, lucidly-written chapters that are supported by informative notes, a bibliography divided into literary and critical works, and detailed index. Each chapter can stand alone, but read together they offer compelling testimony to Zipes's sheer range of expertise and analytical insight."--Kirsten Mollegaard, Folklore "Zipes gives a masterful and hopeful description of the genre and its inclinations."--Jill Terry Rudy, Marvels & TalesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xvii Chapter 1: The Cultural Evolution of Storytelling and Fairy Tales: Human Communication and Memetics 1 Chapter 2: The Meaning of Fairy Tale within the Evolution of Culture 21 Chapter 3: Remaking "Bluebeard," or Good-bye to Perrault 41 Chapter 4: Witch as Fairy/Fairy as Witch: Unfathomable Baba Yagas 55 Chapter 5: The Tales of Innocent Persecuted Heroines and Their Neglected Female Storytellers and Collectors 80 Chapter 6: Giuseppe Pitre and the Great Collectors of Folk Tales in the Nineteenth Century 109 Chapter 7: Fairy-Tale Collisions, or the Explosion of a Genre 135 Appendix A: Sensationalist Scholarship: A "New" History of Fairy Tales 157 Appendix B: Reductionist Scholarship: A "New" Definition of the Fairy Tale 175 Notes 191 Bibliography 209 Index 227

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Book SynopsisBruno Bettelheim was Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago from 1944 to 1973. He died in 1990.

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Book SynopsisThe two 'Alice' books are masterpieces of carefree nonsense for children and also embody layers of satire and allusion and mathematical, linguistic, and philosophical jokes. This new edition explores their complex status and the many interpretations of them, taking account of the most recent research and critical opinion.Trade ReviewOUP's edition makes a decent fist of contextualising and explaining a book that appeals to adults and children. * Colin Waters, Sunday Herald *

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Book SynopsisStep-by-step essay plans to help achieve higher grades in the closedbook AQA English Literature examination. With hints and tipsto plan and structure 'great answers' this title will help studentsto see how a great answer meets the required Assessment Objectivesand to perfect their own technique.

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Book SynopsisFitzsimonsâs eye-opening biography brings new light to the life and works of famed literary icon E. Nesbit, in whom pragmatism and idealism, tradition and modernity worked side-by-side to create a remarkable writer and woman.Trade Review'A terrific book' Neil Gaiman'A very well-researched biography' Kate Atkinson'Excellent' Irish Times'Readable and thorough' Guardian'Eleanor Fitzsimons' painstaking research gives us a new insight into the bizarre Bohemian life of the groundbreaking children's author E. Nesbit. It's a fantastic read' Jacqueline Wilson'Absolutely superb!' Hilary McKay, author of Costa Book award-winning The Skylarks War'In this long-overdue new biography, Eleanor Fitzsimons gives us a nuanced yet compelling portrait of E. Nesbit's many-facetted personality, life and works, as well as of the politically and culturally vibrant milieu in which she lived' Fiona Sampson, author of In Search of Mary Shelley'What a stirring and unexpected story Eleanor Fitzsimons tells and what a subject she has found. I can't think of a single writer who doesn't owe something to Edith Nesbit's glorious books for children. The extraordinary woman who wrote them proves to be every bit as brave, funny and imaginative as her own intrepid characters' Miranda Seymour, author of In Byron's Wake'One of the greatest children's writers, and an acknowledged much loved influence on Joan Aiken E. Nesbit is celebrated in this wonderful new biography by Eleanor Fitzsimons' Lizza Aiken'An exceptional biography about an absolutely fascinating individual' Adam Roberts, Vice-President of the H.G. Wells Society'A fascinating, thoughtfully organized, thoroughly researched, often surprising biography' Kirkus Review'Fitzsimons delivers a sprightly and highly readable life of a writer who deserves even wider recognition' Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisContributors: Lauren Berlant, U of Chicago; Andre Furlani, Concordia U; Judith Halberstam, U of California, San Diego; Ellis Hanson, Cornell U; Paul Kelleher; Kathryn Kent, Williams College; James Kincaid, U of Southern California; Richard Mohr, U of Illinois, Urbana; Michael Moon, Johns Hopkins U; Kevin Ohi, Boston College;.

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Book SynopsisThe fairy tales collected by the brothers Grimm are among the best known and most widely-read stories in western literature. In recent years commentators such as Bruno Bettelheim have, usually from a psychological perspective, pondered the underlying meaning of the stories, why children are so enthralled by them, and what effect they have on the developing child. In this book, Ronald Murphy takes five of the best-known tales (Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty) and shows that the Grimms saw them as Christian fables. Murphy examines the arguments of previous interpreters of the tales, and demonstrates how they missed the Grimms'' intention. His own readings of the five so-called magical tales reveal them as the beautiful and inspiring documents of faith that the Grimms meant them to be. Offering an entirely new perspective on these often-analyzed tales, Murphy''s book will appeal to those concerned with the moral and religious educatioTrade ReviewMurphy had done the Brothers Grimm a great service ... But he has done more than that. He has brought home to us the essentially hospitable nature of the stories ... admirable. The TabletMurphy has added several dazzling layers of meaning to the tales. * First Things *

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Book SynopsisA sensitive and gently humorous look at a little boy's imaginings of where his Grandpa goes after he dies.Trade Review'The illustrations are wonderful, and the book has a brilliantly creative approach to its subject' - Absolutely Mama

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Book SynopsisPerrault's fairy tales in a scintillating translation, including the less familiar verse tales and with illustrations by Gustave Doré. The introduction explores the imaginative power of the stories and the many interpretations to which they have been subject.Trade ReviewPerrault's tales capture the myth and magic of the fairy tale ... It is extraordinary to revisit stories so familiar from childhood and see within their bounds savagery, deceit and dire warnings about predators and even puberty. The hidden symbolism of Perrault's tales is explained in the erudite introduction by Christopher Betts, who has translated the 1697 edition, the only complete translation in both verse and prose. The fairy tale is a rite of passage. Read yours aloud, share it with a small or re-read these tales and wonder at the depth that Disney never did. * The Field *Betts gives the stories the sense of humour ... The Gustave Doré illustrations in the Oxford editions add to the baroque feel of the thing as well. These are fairy tales that are as much a pleasure to read now as they were to be told once upon a time ago. * Desperate Reader *This Oxford University Press treatment of Perrault's fairy tales is a lovely edition for the discerning collector who likes pretty books that contain intellectual insight and commentary along with meticulously translated prose and verse. It may also be a nice edition for bedtime stories. * Allen Stroud, Science Fact & Science Fiction Concatenation *Bett's new edition positions Perrault in relation to the many other tales in circulation before and after, offering helpful comparisions. * Margaret ReynoldsThe Times *Bett's new translation of the tales is subtle and clever. * Margaret Reynolds, The Times *Table of ContentsIntroduction Tales in Verse Preface The History of Griselda Three Silly Wishes Donkey-Skin Stories or Tales of Bygone Times, With Their Morals The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood Little Red Riding-Hood Bluebeard Puss in Boots The Fairies Cinderella Ricky the Tuft Hop o' my Thumb

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Book SynopsisThis eBook+ version includes the following enhancements: interactive features and links to the up-to-date Companion Website, with more strategies and examples of practice and student work. This book's unique and engaging voice, supported by its many resources, will help future and in-service teachers bring the language arts to life in their own classrooms.This book helps readers envision their future classrooms, including the role technology will play, as they prepare to be successful teachers. Comprehensively updated, the second edition addresses new demands on teaching in traditional and virtual ELA classrooms, and the new ways technology facilitates effective instructional practices. Organized around the receptive language artsthe way learners receive informationand the expressive language artsthe way leaners express ideaschapters cover all aspects of language arts instruction, including new information on planning and assessment; teaching reading and writingTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1. Language Arts and Creating a Supportive Learning SpaceChapter 2. Planning and Assessment in the Language ArtsChapter 3. Reading FundamentalsChapter 4. Reading to Enhance MeaningChapter 5. Listening and ViewingChapter 6. Assessing the Receptive ModesChapter 7. Writing as A ProcessChapter 8. Writing Tools for Enhancing MeaningChapter 9. Speaking and Visually RepresentingChapter 10. Assessing the Expressive Modes

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Book SynopsisThe Wind in the Willows has its origins in the bedtime stories that Kenneth Grahame told to his son Alastair and then continued in letters (now held in the Bodleian Library) while he was on holiday. But the book developed into something much more sophisticated than this, as Peter Hunt shows. He identifies the colleagues and friends on whom Grahame is thought to have based the characters of Mole, Rat, Badger and Toad, and explores the literary genres of boating, caravanning and motoring books on which the author drew. He also recounts the extraordinary correspondence surrounding the book’s first publication and the influence of two determined women – Elspeth Grahame and publisher’s agent Constance Smedley – who helped turn the book into the classic for children we know and love today, when it was almost entirely intended for adults. Generously illustrated with original drawings, fan letters (including one from President Roosevelt) and archival material, this book explores the mysteries surrounding one of the most successful works of children’s literature ever published.Trade Review'How did a famous book come to be written by a man with no interest in it and how did it become a children's classic when it was almost entirely intended for adults? This splendid book gives the answers to both these curious conundrums.' * This England Magazine *'This lovingly-illustrated book is full of archival material and explores the mysteries surrounding one of the most successful works of children's literature.' * Countryside Magazine *'Well laid out and thoroughly readable book … Read this book for the tale of how 'The Wind in the Willows' took shape is equally as fascinating.' * The Field *'An elegant, attractively-tactile, visually-enhancing volume that should fly off bookshop shelves with the speed of Toad behind the wheel of his "shiny new motor-car, of great size, painted a bright red".' * Children's Books History Society *'If you have never read Kenneth Grahame's fantastic children's book, before you do please read this. … The timeless illustrations and their real locational inspirations all give a super insight into the creation of this wonderful tale. As Toad would say of this charming volume: "Poop! Poop!"' * Let's Talk! 'Books of the Month' *

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Book SynopsisReading Children’s Literature: A Critical Introduction offers insights into the major discussions and debates currently animating the field of children's literature. Informed by recent scholarship and interest in cultural studies and critical theory, it is a compact core text that introduces students to the historical contexts, genres, and issues of children’s literature. A beautifully designed and illustrated supplement to individual literary works assigned, it also provides helpful apparatus that makes it a complete resource for working with children’s literature both during and after the course.The second edition includes a new chapter on children's literature and popular culture (including film, television, and merchandising) and has been updated throughout to reflect recent scholarship and new offerings in children’s media.Trade Review“I am not a fan of textbooks. I make an exception, however, for Reading Children’s Literature, which I assign every time I teach a children’s literature course. More importantly, my students are also fans: the book allows them to join important conversations in the field from the very beginning. The introduction addresses common dismissive attitudes about children’s literature, provides tools for becoming a careful critical reader, and sets up key terms. I highly recommend this book to any instructor of children’s literature.” — Meghan Sweeney, University of North Carolina Wilmington“My deep dismay when Reading Children’s Literature went out of print increases my delight at what the new edition of the textbook has to offer. This second edition includes new material on popular culture and children’s literature, racism and racialization in children’s literature, and sustained attention to dis/ability in children’s literature. I cannot wait to dive into this text with students!” — Mary Juzwik, Michigan State University“There’s much to like about this book. Throughout, there is an awareness of difficult issues unique to children’s literature, such as audience and selection, as well as issues like race, ability, and gender. The writing is accessible and informed by theory, but not mired in it. The new edition includes a new chapter on children’s literature and popular culture that provides language for analyzing film and television.” — Rhonda Brock-Servais, Longwood University“Carrie Hintz and Eric Tribunella have updated this text by adding brand new content and by building on compelling existing material from the first edition. With new features like review questions and a brand new glossary of the whole book, this new edition will be sure to please those who are already familiar with the first edition as well as those who are reading this textbook for the very first time.” — Lance Weldy, Francis Marion UniversityTable of Contents PREFACE What Distinguishes this Book? How this Book Is Organized What’s New INTRODUCTION FOR STUDENTS Common Assumptions about Children’s Literature What It Means to Read Critically Reading Closely Considering Literary History and Forms Examining Historical and Cultural Contexts Using Critical and Theoretical Concepts and Approaches Why Read Children’s Literature Critically? Dual Address and Complexity Linguistic and Narrative Complexity Didacticism and the Lessons of Children’s Literature The Transmission of Cultural Values Subversive or Hegemonic? Pleasure and Unpleasure CHAPTER 1: HISTORICIZING CHILDHOOD Historical Models of Childhood The Romantic Child The Sinful Child The Working Child The Sacred Child The Child as Radically Other The Developing Child The Child as Miniature Adult Using Models of Childhood to Read Critically The Uncertain Boundaries of Childhood Child Crime Child Sex Child Soldiers Child Embodiment and Disability Child Privilege and Race Children’s Literature and the History of Childhood Reading Critically: The History of Childhood Anne of Green Gables Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching Anne of Green Gables CHAPTER 2: THE EARLY HISTORY OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE Questions of Definition Defining Literature Defining Children’s Literature Children’s Literature as Genre The “Birth” of Children’s Literature? John Newbery Newbery’s Contemporaries: Thomas Boreman and Mary Cooper Sarah Fielding and the First Children’s Novel? General-Audience and Crossover Works Aesop’s Fables Chapbooks Folk and Fairy Tales Mixed-Age Works as Children’s Classics Instructional Works and Didactic Literature Textbooks Religious Works The Sunday School and Evangelical Movements The Rational Moralists Didactic Poetry and Fiction The Golden Age The Growth of the Children’s Literature Industry The Crossover Appeal of Golden Age Books The Tensions that Define Children’s Literature The Second Golden Age Reading Critically: The History of Children’s Literature Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland CHAPTER 3: POETRY Nursery Rhymes, Verse, and Poetry A History of Poetry for Children Bunyan and Watts Mother Goose The Romantic Poets and Nineteenth-Century Children’s Poetry Forgotten Children’s Poets of the Nineteenth Century Nineteenth-Century Humorous and Nonsense Poetry Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Poetry Contemporary Poetry as a Reflection on Self and Other An Expanded Canon Poetry Picturebooks, Concrete Poetry, and Verse Novels Children’s Popular Culture and Poetry Poetry Written by Children The Separate Tradition of Poetry for Children Questions to Ask When Approaching a Poem for Children Common Figures of Speech Typical Patterned Poetry for Children Typical Metrical Forms for Poetry in English Reading Critically: Poetry “Escape at Bedtime” from A Child’s Garden of Verses Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching “Escape at Bedtime” CHAPTER 4: FAIRY TALES Definition of the Fairy Tale Fairy Tales and Revision Fairy Tales Worldwide Fairy Tales and Ancient Myth A History of the Literary Fairy Tale in the Western World The Early Modern Roots of the Literary Fairy Tale Fairy Tales in the Nineteenth Century Oral Tales versus Literary Fairy Tales Fairy Tales: Mass Media and Film The Social Function of Fairy Tales Fairy Tales and Unhappy Endings Interpreting Fairy Tales Psychoanalytical Approaches Sociohistorical Approaches Feminist Responses to Fairy Tales Fairy-Tale Revision as Critical Practice Queer Fairy Tales Fairy Tales and Disability Race in Disney’s Fairy Tale Films and Television Race in Fairy Tales and Folk Tales Reading Critically: Fairy Tales Trina Schart Hyman’s Retelling of “Little Red Riding Hood” Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching “Little Red Riding Hood” CHAPTER 5: PICTUREBOOKS, GRAPHIC NOVELS, AND DIGITAL TEXTS Defining the Picturebook A History of Picturebooks Precursors to Picturebooks The Picturebook as a Commercial Form Twentieth-Century Picturebooks How Words and Images Relate Wordless Picturebooks The Relationship of Authors and Illustrators Artistic Choices in the Production of Picturebooks The Size of the Book The Size of the Picture against the Page The Composition of Objects on the Page The Use, Amount, and Quality of Color The Strength of Line The Medium Used Some Media Used in the Production of Picturebooks Mixed Media Setting Text within the Pictures Concerns about Picturebooks Availability and Cost of Picturebooks Books as Toys New Frontiers for Visual Texts Reinventing the Concept Book Graphic Novels A Brief History of the Graphic Novel Graphic Narratives and the Child and YA Reader Reading Graphic Novels Critically Terms for the Analysis of Graphic Novels Digital Media for Children Forking Path Storylines Print and Online Combinations and Relationships Reading Critically: Picturebooks There Is a Bird on Your Head! Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching There Is a Bird on Your Head! CHAPTER 6: DOMESTICITY AND ADVENTURE Defining Domesticity and Adventure Domestic Fiction for Children Realism and Everyday Life The Home as a Dangerous Place Illness and Disease Power Relations Social Class Psychological Complexity Adventure Fiction for Children Power Relations and Superheroics Escaping Civilization or Home Colonialism and Imperialism Hybridity: Domestic Adventures and Adventurous Domesticity Questions of Audience: Boy and Girl Readers of Domestic Fiction and Adventure Contemporary Domestic and Adventure Stories Contemporary Examples Reimagining Adventure and Domestic Fiction Adventure and Domesticity in Picturebooks Reading Critically: Domesticity and Adventure Holes Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching Holes CHAPTER 7: HISTORICAL FICTION Defining the Historical Novel Common Moments or Events in Historical Fiction for Children The Use of Historical Settings in Children’s Literature Trauma and Historical Children’s Fiction Nostalgia and Nationalism Popular Culture and Series Books Awards for Historical Children’s Literature Fiction versus History Rethinking the Writing of History The Strengths of Historical Fiction Problems with Representing the Past Accuracy Authenticity Presentism Artistic Freedom and Historical Responsibility Controversy and Historical Fiction The Use of Afterwords, Authors’ Notes, and Epilogues Time-Travel and Time-Slip Narratives Reading Critically: Historical Fiction Johnny Tremain and My Brother Sam Is Dead Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching Johnny Tremain CHAPTER 8: NONFICTION—HISTORY, SCIENCE, LIFE WRITING Nonfiction and Informational Books: Some Distinctions Conduct Literature Nineteenth-Century Conduct Books Reinventing the Boy’s Own Book and Girl’s Own Book Tradition Contemporary Health and Sexual Education Books Life Writing: Biography, Autobiography, Memoir, Diaries Life Writing for Children Autobiographies, Memoirs, and Diaries Picturebook and Graphic Autobiographies, Biographies, and Memoirs History Writing Exploring the Past in Nonfiction Innovative Approaches to Historical Nonfiction Science and Discovery Early Science Books: A Sense of Wonder Contemporary Science Books Experimentation in Science Writing for Children Critical Issues in Nonfiction Fictional Stories in Nonfiction Simplification and Complexity Accuracy and New Research Reading Critically: Nonfiction We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching We Are the Ship Approaches to Teaching We Are the Ship Some Fiction–Nonfiction Pairs and Group Historical Fiction and Nonfiction World War II Books Science, the Natural World, and Technology Books Additional Resources CHAPTER 9: FANTASY AND REALISM Genre Genre as a Guide for Readers Fantasy Early Roots of Fantasy Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Fantasy Postwar Twentieth-Century Fantasy Recent Children’s and YA Fantasy Types of the Fantastic Anthropomorphic Fantasy Secondary Worlds and High Fantasy Fantasy that Inhabits Our World Experiencing the Fantastic Fantasy as a Reversal of Expectations Fantasy Literature and Responsibility The Fantastic and the Natural World Realism Defining Realism and the “New Realism” Early New Realism and the Problem Novel Contemporary New Realism Diversity in New Realist Fiction New Realism and Series Books New Realism and Trauma Fantasy and Realism in Picturebooks Authors Working in Both Fantasy and Realism Literary Genres as a Response to Children’s Needs Fantasy Elements in Realistic Texts, Realistic Elements in Fantasy Texts Magical Realism Reading Critically: Fantasy and Realism Shadowshaper Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching Shadowshaper CHAPTER 10: RACE, ETHNICITY, AND CULTUREThe History of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Children’s LiteratureThe Early History of Racial Representation in Children’s LiteratureAfrican American Children’s LiteratureJewish Children’s LiteratureLatinx Children’s LiteratureAsian American Children’s LiteratureNative Americans and First Nations in Children’s LiteratureA Word about Ethnicity and CultureThe Need for Diverse BooksAwardsKey Terms and ControversiesAuthorship and OwnershipAudiencePerspectiveReclamationAuthenticity and AccuracyArtistic Freedom and Ethical ResponsibilityReading Critically: Race in Children’s LiteratureThe Snowy DayExplorationsReviewReflectInvestigateSuggested ReadingsApproaches to Teaching The Snowy DayCHAPTER 11: GENDERS AND SEXUALITIESThe Significance of Gender and Sexuality in Children’s CultureGender and Sexuality in ChildhoodToys, Clothes, and BathroomsDisneyGender and Sexuality in Children’s LiteratureDefining Sex/GenderSex and GenderGender as PerformanceGender as IdentityGender and ClassChildhood GenderBoys and GirlsTomboys and SissiesBoys and Boyhood in Children’s LiteratureThe Boys’ School StoryBoys’ Adventure FictionThe Bad-Boy BookThe Feral TaleThe Unconventional Boy in Children’s LiteratureBoys and Popular LiteratureGirls and Girlhood in Children’s LiteratureThe Girls’ School StoryDomestic and Family StoriesGirls’ Adventure FictionOrphans and Good GirlsRealist Fiction and Problem Novels for and about GirlsGirls’ Contemporary Series FictionThe Diverse Girlhoods of Children’s LiteratureSexuality in Children’s LiteratureDefining SexualityThe Sexuality of ChildrenQueering the Classics of Children’s LiteratureLGBT Representation in Picturebooks and Fiction for Younger ReadersLGBT Representation in Young Adult LiteratureAwards for LGBT Children’s and Young Adult LiteratureReading Critically: Gender and Sexuality in Children’s LiteratureA Little PrincessExplorationsReviewReflectInvestigateSuggested ReadingsApproaches to Teaching A Little PrincessCHAPTER 12: CENSORSHIP AND SELECTIONCensorship: Definitions and Key TermsCensorshipChallengesSelectionPrizing and CensorshipThe First Amendment and Freedom of SpeechChildren’s Vulnerability versus Children’s ResilienceKey Moments in the Censorship of Children’s LiteratureSpecific Reasons for CensorshipSelf-Censorship/Subtle CensorshipIndividuals versus GroupsSelection and a Parent’s Rights Critical Reading as Anti-Censorship Activity Reading Critically: Censorship and Selection The Harry Potter Series Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone CHAPTER 13: CHILDREN’S LITERATURE AND POPULAR CULTURE Popular Culture Defining Popular Culture Popular Culture, Ideology, and the Culture Industry Popular Genres and Genre Fiction Science Fiction Utopian and Dystopian Fiction Detective and Mystery Fiction Horror Fiction Romance Fiction Formula Fiction Adaptations of Children’s Literature as Popular Culture Children’s Literature as Inspiration Stage Adaptations Film Adaptations Race in Children’s Adaptations Children’s Television Adaptations Theorizing Adaptation and Transformation Defining Adaptation Transformation and Intertextuality Fanfiction: The Pleasures and Possibilities of Adaptation and Subversive Repetition Analyzing Children’s Film The Gaze The Semiotics of Film Common Terms for Film Analysis Reading Critically: Children’s Literature and Popular Culture The Fault in Our Stars Explorations Review Reflect Investigate Suggested Readings Approaches to Teaching The Fault in Our Stars Glossary Works CitedChildren’s Book Awards The Caldecott Medal (since 1970) The Newbery Medal (since 1970) Phoenix Award Phoenix Picture Book Award Acknowledgments Permissions Acknowledgments Index

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Book Synopsis'Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking-Glass' are two of the most famous, translated and quoted books in the world. But how did a casual tale told by Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll), an eccentric Oxford mathematician, to Alice Liddell, daughter of the Dean of Christ Church, grow into such a phenomenon? Peter Hunt cuts away the psychological speculation that has grown up around the ‘Alice’ books and traces the sources of their multi-layered in-jokes and political, literary and philosophical satire. He first places the books in the history of children’s literature – how they relate to the other giants of the period, such as Charles Kingsley – and explores the local and personal references that the real Alice would have understood. Equally fascinating is the rich texture of fragments of everything from the ‘sensation’ novel to Darwinian theory – not to mention Dodgson’s personal feelings – that he wove into the books as they developed. Richly illustrated with manuscripts, portraits, Sir John Tenniel’s original line drawings and contemporary photographs, this is a fresh look at two remarkable stories, which takes us on a guided tour from the treacle wells of Victorian Oxford through an astonishing world of politics, philosophy, humour – and nightmare.Trade Review"This attractive and ingeniously illustrated little volume. . .will add much enjoyment to reading and thinking about this remarkable book." * Kimberley Reynolds, Newcastle University *Table of ContentsContentsCharles and Lewis: ‘With a name like yours, you might be any shape, almost.’Prelude: ‘Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?’ 1 Two Men and Three Girls in a Boat2 Before Alice3 What Alice Knew4 Outside Charles Dodgson 5 Inside Charles Dodgson 6 From Oxford to the WorldNotesBibliographyPicture CreditsIndex

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Book SynopsisContaining forty-eight chapters, The Routledge Companion to Picturebooks is the ultimate guide to picturebooks. It contains a detailed introduction, surveying the history and development of the field and emphasizing the international and cultural diversity of picturebooks. Divided into five key parts, this volume covers: Concepts and topics â from hybridity and ideology to metafiction and emotions; Genres â from baby books through to picturebooks for adults; Interfaces â their relations to other forms such as comics and visual media; Domains and theoretical approaches, including developmental psychology and cognitive studies; Adaptations. With ground-breaking contributions from leading and emerging scholars alike, this comprehensive volume is one of theTrade Review"The articles in the companion are indeed carefully anchored in compelling picturebook material, and each chapter offers a volu-minous list of references, which makes the volume perfect for teach-ing purposes. The generous lists of references also provide excellent sources for further research. It is evident that this well-written and pedagogical companion will inspire new studies and help diversify this manifold, complex and growing field of research further."- Mia Österlund, Åbo Akademi University, BarnbokenTable of Contents Introduction: Picturebook Research Comes of Age Bettina Kümmerling-MeibauerPART I: Concepts and Topics1. Author-Illustrator Kerry Mallan 2. Picture-Text-Relationships in Picturebooks Nathalie op de Beeck 3. Layout of Picturebooks Megan Lambert 4. Paratexts in Picturebooks Sylvia Pantaleo5. Montage and Collage in Picturebooks Elina Druker 6. Materiality in Picturebooks Ilgim Veryeri Alaca7. Picturebooks and Metafiction Cecilia Silva-Díaz 8. Hybridity in Picturebooks Helma van Lierop-Debrauwer 9. Interpictoriality in Picturebooks Beatriz Hoster Cabo, Maria José Lobato Suero, and Alberto Manuel Ruiz Campos 10. Seriality in Picturebooks Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer 11. Emotions in Picturebooks Maria Nikolajeva 12. Picturebooks and Gender Karen Coats 13. Canon Processes and Picturebooks Erica Hateley 14. Picturebooks and Ideology John Stephens PART II: Picturebook Categories15. Early Concept Books and Concept Books Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer and Jörg Meibauer 16. Wimmelbooks Cornelia Rémi 17. ABC Books Marie-Pierre Litaudon18. Pop Up and Movable Books Ann Montanaro Staples 19. Wordless Picturebooks Emma Bosch 20. Postmodern Picturebooks Cherie Allan 21. Crossover Picturebooks Sandra Beckett 22. Picturebooks for Adults Åse Marie Ommundsen 23. Informational Picturebooks Nikola von Merveldt24. Poetry in Picturebooks Donelle Ruwe 25. Multilingual Picturebooks Nancy Hadaway and Terrell Young 26. Digital Picturebooks Maria Nikolajeva and Ghada Al-Yaquot PART III: Interfaces27. Picturebooks and Illustrated Books Elizabeth Bird and Junko Yokota 28. Artists’ Books and Picturebooks Johanna Drucker 29. Picturebooks and Photography Jane Wattenberg 30. Picturebooks and Comics Lara Saguisag 31. Picturebooks and Movies Tobias Kurwinkel PART IV: Domains32. The Education of a Picturebook-Maker Martin Salisbury33. Research in Picturebooks: The Wider Path William Moebius 34. Picturebooks and Representations of Childhood Nina Christensen 35. Picturebooks and Literacy Studies Evelyn Arizpe, Jennifer Farrar, and Julie McAdam36. Picturebooks and Developmental Psychology Elaine Reese and Jessica Johnston37. Picturebooks and Cognitive Studies Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer and Jörg Meibauer 38. Picturebooks and Linguistics Eva Gressnich 39. Picturebooks and Narratology Smiljana Narancic Kovac 40. Multimodal Analysis of Picturebooks Clare Painter 41. Art History and the Picturebook Marilynn Olson 42. Picture Theory and Picturebooks Lukas Wilde and Nikolas Potysch 43. Picturebooks and Media StudiesMargaret Mackey 44. Picturebooks and Translation Riitta Oittinen PART V: Adaptations and Remediation45. Picturebooks as Adaptations of Fairy Tales Vanessa Joosen 46. Picturebooks as Adaptations of World Literature Marlene Zöhrer 47. Film Versions of Picturebooks Johanna Tydecks 48. Picturebooks, Merchandising, and Franchising Naomi Hamer

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Book SynopsisFeaturing a timely and diverse cross-section of frequently targeted titles, complete with many quotes and comments from authors whose works have been challenged, this book will be an important tool for library managers, children's and YA librarians, and teachers.

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Book SynopsisFrom The Hobbit to Harry Potter, how fantasy harnesses the cultural power of magic, medievalism, and childhood to re-enchant the modern world Why are so many people drawn to fantasy set in medieval, British-looking lands? This question has immediate significance for millions around the world: from fans of Lord of the Rings, Narnia, Harry Potter, and Game of Thrones to those who avoid fantasy because of the racist, sexist, and escapist tendencies they have found there. Drawing on the history and power of children’s fantasy literature, Re-Enchanted argues that magic, medievalism, and childhood hold the paradoxical ability to re-enchant modern life.Focusing on works by authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Susan Cooper, Philip Pullman, J. K. Rowling, and Nnedi Okorafor, Re-Enchanted uncovers a new genealogy for medievalist fantasy—one that reveals the genre to be as important to the history of English studies and literary modernism as it is to shaping beliefs across geographies and generations. Maria Sachiko Cecire follows children’s fantasy as it transforms over the twentieth and twenty-first centuries—including the rise of diverse counternarratives and fantasy’s move into “high-brow” literary fiction. Grounded in a combination of archival scholarship and literary and cultural analysis, Re-Enchanted argues that medievalist fantasy has become a psychologized landscape for contemporary explorations of what it means to grow up, live well, and belong. The influential “Oxford School” of children’s fantasy connects to key issues throughout this book, from the legacies of empire and racial exclusion in children’s literature to what Christmas magic tells us about the roles of childhood and enchantment in Anglo-American culture.Re-Enchanted engages with critical debates around what constitutes high and low culture during moments of crisis in the humanities, political and affective uses of childhood and the mythological past, the anxieties of modernity, and the social impact of racially charged origin stories.Trade Review"Re-Enchanted is essential for the study of the fantastic. While other recent critical studies have focused on fantasy’s origins before 1900 or the genre’s place in the contemporary literary landscape, Maria Sachiko Cecire focuses the reader on the influence of the Oxford School fantasists, also known as the ‘Inklings,’ who mapped the world of story through perspectives influenced by their times. Thus, fantasy was left behind while the rest of the world changed. Re-Enchanted reminds us of the ways that English-language fantasy is, was, and can continue to be an instrument of empire. Engaging, thorough, and absolutely necessary."—Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, author of The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games"Full of revelatory scholarship on J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Phillip Pullman, and their heirs, Re-Enchanted makes the case for scholarship itself at the heart of fantasy. No one will read The Lord of the Rings or His Dark Materials again without realizing just how much Oxford itself—its libraries and its landscape—scripted their imaginations and how its syllabi inspire, to this day, Harry Potter, The Magicians, and beyond."—Seth Lerer, author of Children's Literature: A Reader's History, from Aesop to Harry Potter"In the twenty-first century, fantasy has become a way of speaking, in fiction (adults or children's) and outside it. Here Maria Sachiko Cecire interrogates the Oxford roots of something that has become, like wallpaper, part of our world, and helps us to see the landscape of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, of Diana Wynne Jones and Philip Pullman, and understand how that landscape became universal, the ways it buoys us up and the ways that it fails us."—Neil Gaiman "Cecire calls upon readers to acknowledge the dangers of the Oxford School’s project while recognizing the cultural power its members harnessed. She encourages us to embrace and explore new ways of expanding the scope of the tropes of children’s fantasy to become more inclusive in the ways it reaches into the past to find magic in a difficult contemporary world."—Medievally Speaking"Effectively, Cecire proves that in terms of modern children’s fantasy literature, all roads lead to the Oxford School."—CHOICE"Cecire illustrates brilliantly how Tolkien and Lewis took the building blocks of medieval literature and historical linguistics and created alternative worlds."—Times Literary Supplement"An important and endlessly engaging book that will provoke much further thought and discussion."—Mythlore"A compelling case both for training our critical attention on medieval and medievalist literature and for expanding the texts we read, teach, study, and share."—The Medieval Review"Re-Enchanted reveals how magic mystifies ideologies, embedding antimodernist, nationalist, colonialist ideas in children’s fantasy, concealing them in an invisibility cloak of (white) childhood innocence. It’s an essential book for anyone who wants to unlearn the hidden assumptions of our own childhood reading and find better stories for the next generation. "—ALH Online Review

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewEssentials of Young Adult Literature has become the best text for blending the online instruction world with the traditional classroom world through its careful discipline. While brief, the text has focused upon key issues and illustrated the practice of 7-12 classroom English teachers without drifting into personal reminiscence or academic fluff. Its structure allows for creative development of online mediums while its cautious and concise chapters set the stage for traditional classroom interaction, giving this text the versatility to engage in several learning environments. Its approach is such that it offers insights for the classroom English teacher while still providing background for the literature major planning on teaching college literature, or the creative writer with an eye on the young adult market. Essentials of Young Adult Literature has gleaned the key elements that present young adult literature as a gateway toward more advanced reading of “classical literature” by demonstrating that young adult literature connects young readers to a wider literary world. —- Dr. Thomas Eaton, Southern Missouri State University This text is the perfect one for college students. It is engaging, accessible, and informative. This text is a smart combination of genre study and author biography and self-identity. I believe my students welcome using a text that is inviting, informative, and relevant to their teaching lives. The authors beckon their readers to learn so much through its many ancillaries and critical thinking questions and activities. This is the perfect text for college students and teachers eager to learn about good books for teens and how best to motivate lifelong readers. -- Jeffrey Stuart Kaplan, University of Central Florida This text is excellent for providing an overview of young adult literature. It offers comprehensive recommended reading lists organized in meaningful ways to assist students in selecting appropriate materials in the young adult genre. The organization of the text itself makes it very useful because novice readers of young adult novels can easily familiarize themselves with the subgenres simply by looking at the Table of Contents and skimming the chapters. By using this text, students have a balance between reading about young adult novels and reading young adult novels for themselves. -- Dr. Charlotte Pass, SUNY CortlandTable of ContentsBrief Table of Contents Preface Part One: Young Adults and Young Adult Literature CHAPTER ONE: Understanding Young Adults and Their Literature CHAPTER TWO: Learning about Literature Part Two: Genres of Literature CHAPTER THREE: Realistic Fiction CHAPTER FOUR: Fantasy and Science Fiction CHAPTER FIVE: Historical Fiction CHAPTER SIX: Nonfiction: Biography and Informational Books CHAPTER SEVEN: Poetry and Plays CHAPTER EIGHT: Literature for a Diverse Society Part Three Literature in the Schools CHAPTER NINE: Literature in the Curriculum CHAPTER TEN: Experiencing Literature APPENDIX A: Book Awards APPENDIX B: Magazines Index to Books and Authors &nbs

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Book Synopsis''A landmark, bringing together a lifetime''s work on Lewis Carroll by writer and mathematician Martin Gardner. He dazzles on Carroll''s puzzles and games of logic and entertains on everything from Alice''s influence on the Beat poet Jack Kerouac to howmercury in hat linings turned hatters mad...it is unsurpassed'' - Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times ''The indispensable guide to a classic of English literature...no one who has ever wondered about the meaning of ''Jabberwocky'' should fail to include on their Christmas list'' - Robert McCrum, ObserverTrade Review'A landmark, bringing together a lifetime's work on Lewis Carroll by writer and mathematician Martin Gardner. He dazzles on Carroll's puzzles and games of logic and entertains on everything from Alice's influence on the Beat poet Jack Kerouac to how mercury in hat linings turned hatters mad...it is unsurpassed' - Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times 'The indispensable guide to a classic of English literature...no one who has ever wondered about the meaning of 'Jabberwocky' should fail to include on their Christmas list' - Robert McCrum, Observer

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Book SynopsisUsing the figure of the monster as an interpretive lens across a wide range of fiction, this book shows how young adult fiction contributes to the cultural conversation by offering new ways of thinking about climate change and definitions of citizenship.Trade ReviewA rich exploration of YA literature as a category of books. * , School Library Journal *offers some provocative nuggets * , Kirkus Reviews *The Necessity of Young Adult Fiction is a strong introduction to some of the most pressing issues in contemporary YA speculative fiction. It is balanced, carefully argued, and unafraid to deal with difficult topics. * Michelle Deininger, International Journal of Young Adult Literature *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Children of the Book 2: Loving the Monsters 3: Making Bridges 4: Reading Harry Potter in Abu Dhabi Conclusion

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Book SynopsisHow to raise children to be moral, responsible, and productive citizens is one of the most debated issues in society today. In this elegantly written and passionate book, Vigen Guroian argues that our most beloved fairy tales and classic and contemporary fantasy stories written for children have enormous power to awaken the moral imagination.

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Trade Review...remarkable thesis... * Tom Wright, Times Literary Supplement *Michael Ward has written a book whose 'donegality' is the medieval scholarship, the poetic craftsmanship, the philosophical acumen and the imaginative genius of the self-conciously Jovial Lewis himself. * Tom Wright, Times Literary Supplement *'Planet Narnia' is a valuable and excellently argued contribution to our understanding and enjoyment of the Nariad.Revelatory book. * Peter Costello, The Irish Catholic *Brilliant study. * Murrough O'Brian, Independent On Sunday. *

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Book SynopsisThe tales gathered by the Grimm brothers are familiar, fantastic, and frightening. This selection includes fables, morality, comic stories, and their best known 'fairy' tales, as well as variant stories that were deemed unsuitable for children.Trade ReviewThe book that afforded me deepest pleasure is 'Selected Tales' by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (trans Joyce Crick). What a joy to meet Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel and Ashypet again in these sparkling new versions. * Paul Bailey, The Independent *terrific new edition...forcefully translated and brilliantly analysed, by Joyce Crick. * The Independent *Joyce Crick, a fine scholar of German literature, has set out here to rescue Grimm's Tales both from children and folklorists and to help us see it as a major work of literature... she has done a magnificent job, and both she and OUP are to be congratulated. * TLS *As always the OWC have treated the stories with respect and the translator, Joyce Crick, has done an excellent job of using standard modern English, making the stories easily approachable and enjoyable, while still retaining the sense of antiquity which gives them part of their charm. * FictionFan *Definitely a collection aimed at adults and students, but with all the pleasure of story telling flourishes which make it a joy to read. I'm delighted with this edition. * Desperate Reader *

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1871, Alice Through the Looking-Glass describes Alice's further adventures. A masterpiece of carefree nonsense for children which embodies layers of satire, mathematical, linguistic, and philosophical jokes.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Note on the Text Select Bibliography A Chronology of Lewis Carrol THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Explanatory Notes

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Book Synopsis''Once upon a time in mid-winter, when the snowflakes were falling from the sky like down, a queen was sitting and sewing at a window ...''The tales gathered by the Grimm brothers are at once familiar, fantastic, homely, and frightening. They seem to belong to no time, or to some distant feudal age of fairytale imagining. Grand palaces, humble cottages, and the forest full of menace are their settings; and they are peopled by kings and princesses, witches and robbers, millers and golden birds, stepmothers and talking frogs.Regarded from their inception both as uncosy nursery stories and as raw material for the folklorist the tales were in fact compositions, collected from literate tellers and shaped into a distinctive kind of literature. This new translation mirrors the apparent artlessness of the Grimms, and fully represents the range of less well-known fables, morality tales, and comic stories as well as the classic tales. It takes the stories back to their roots in German RomanticisTrade ReviewThe book that afforded me deepest pleasure is 'Selected Tales' by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (trans Joyce Crick). What a joy to meet Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel and Ashypet again in these sparkling new versions. * Paul Bailey, The Independent *terrific new edition...forcefully translated and brilliantly analysed, by Joyce Crick. * The Independent *Joyce Crick, a fine scholar of German literature, has set out here to rescue Grimm's Tales both from children and folklorists and to help us see it as a major work of literature... she has done a magnificent job, and both she and OUP are to be congratulated. * TLS *

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Book SynopsisThe Water-Babies is an extraordinary children's book that combines fantasy, satire, social comment, and evolutionary theory to create a fairy tale like no other. This attractive new edition reprints the original complete text and illustrations with a lively introduction and notes that reveal the full richness of Kingsley's exuberant story.Trade ReviewThis new OUP edition has splendid notes, which should guide you through the abstruse references if you want them too. Theres also a learned introduction for those who like a bit of background information. * Harriet Devine, Shiny New Books *

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Book SynopsisIn Beasts at Bedtime, scientist (and father) Liam Heneghan examines the environmental underpinnings of children's stories.

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Book SynopsisWith so many new children's books published each year, how can children learn to choose good books, and how can adults help them? This guide is designed to aid adultsparents, teachers, librariansin selecting from the best children's literature published in recent years. By encouraging reading and ownership of books, by suggesting better books, and by discussing good books with enthusiasm and understanding, adults may help children to acquire discrimination in reading. This guide contains 1,400 reviews of the best children's literature published between 1966 and 1972.

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Book SynopsisDesigned to aid adultsparents, teachers, librariansin selecting from the best of recent children's literature, this guide provides 1,400 reviews of books published between 1979 and 1984. This volume carries on the tradition established by Zena Sutherland's two earlier collections covering the periods from 1966 to 1972 and 1973 to 1978. Her 1973 edition of The Best in Children's Books was cited by the American SchoolBoard Journal as one of the outstanding books of the year in education.

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Book SynopsisCYNTHIA J. HALLETT is an independent scholar and was formerly Associate Professor of English and Foreign Languages at Bennett College for Women, North Carolina, USA. Her previous publications include Scholarly Studies in Harry Potter (2005). PEGGY J. HUEY is an Assistant Professor at Colorado Technical University Online, USA, and an Instructor for DeVry University Online, USA. She has taught at a number of colleges and universities in the USA and has published a range of articles on the Harry Potter books.Trade Review'I wanted this collection to be accessible but stretching, engaging but rigorous and to offer multiple entry points leading to lots of 'threads' for students to pursue. It offers all this and more. The variety of disciplines covered is simply extraordinary: it includes philosophy, religious studies, medicine and politics alongside the more obvious literary and cultural studies...Every essay, without exception is exquisitely written...collectively these essays inspire students to revisit the texts with new critical perspectives.' - THE Textbook GuideTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations Series Editor's Preface Notes on Contributors Introduction; C.Hallett Glorious Food? The Literary and Culinary Heritage of the Harry Potter Series; S.Harris A Fairy Tale Crew? J.K. Rowling's Characters Under Scrutiny; A.Klaus The Way of the Wizarding World: Harry Potter and the Magical Bildungsroman; R.T.Tally, Jr. Bewitching, Abject, Uncanny: Other Spaces in the Harry Potter Films; F.Pheasant-Kelly Free Will and Determinism: A 'Compatibilist' Reading of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series; C.M.Fouque Dumbledore's Ethos of Love in Harry Potter; L.Guanio-Uluru Harry Potter and the Origins of the Occult; E.McAvan Wizard's Justice and Elf Liberation: Politics and Political Activism in Harry Potter; M.Schulzke What It Means To Be A Half-Blood: Integrity Versus Fragmentation in Biracial Identity; T.Stockslager Magic, Medicine and Harry Potter; C.Partin Harry Potter and the Myriad Mothers: The Maternal Figure as Lioness, Witch and Wardrobe; R.Weaver & K.McMahon-Coleman 'I knew a girl once, whose hair…': Dumbledore and the Closet; J.Daems 'Neither can live while the other survives': Harry Potter and the Extratextual (After)life of J.K. Rowling; P.Ingleton Further Reading Index.

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Book SynopsisA close colleague of Tolkein for many years, Zettersten offers here a personally informed analysis of his fiction. In light of his unusual life experience and enthusiasm for the study of languages, Zettersten finds in Tolkein's fiction the same animating passions that drove that great author as a youth, a soldier, a linguist, and an Oxford Don.Trade Review"This is a remarkable book - part memoir, part biography, part literary appreciation. It offers a fascinating perspective on Tolkien s life, scholarship, and fiction by someone uniquely placed to understand and connect them. As a philologist of international standing, Zettersten presents valuable insights into Tolkien s academic career; he reminds us of the immense contributions Tolkien made to the study of medieval language and literature, and how his scholarly life intertwined and interacted with his imaginative fiction. The whole exposition is grounded in Zettersten s vivid recollections of his friendship with the ageing Tolkien in Oxford, and what emerges is a deeply affectionate, personal portrait of a master storyteller and his work." - Richard Dance, Senior Lecturer in Old English, University of Cambridge "Zettersten's new biography of Tolkien is specially enlivened by the author's personal knowledge of him as a man and a scholar, through meetings in Oxford between 1959 and 1972;a common knowledge of the Scandinavian languages so important to Tolkien in his experiments with invented languages; and an extraordinary coincidence of interest in the same particular medieval text. This scholarly affinity gives to Zettersten an insider's view of the fruitful connection between philological research and myth-based, language-rich fiction. The writing is personal, and conveys a deep affection for Tolkien and a perhaps unusual insight into his absorption, in his later years, while ostensibly talking to his friend about philology, in his mythical, yet 'real' worlds." - Derek Pearsall, Gurney Professor Emeritus, Harvard University "A fascinating personal perspective on one of the most creative authors of the twentieth century. Zettersten draws on recollections of his Oxford encounters with the aged Tolkien to portray a man obsessed with an inner world of fantasy that, for him, was almost as tactile as daily life. Well-written and intellectually stimulating, especially in regard to Tolkien s 'code switching' between different languages and realities." - John D. Niles, President, International Society of Anglo-Saxonists "Many have written about the life and works of J.R.R. Tolkien, but Zettersten's brilliant and enlightening book assesses Tolkien through the eyes of a fellow philologist. Both worked on the Middle English Ancrene Wisse, meeting frequently in the 60s and early 70s, Zettersten as a young scholar in his twenties and Tolkien after retirement. He calls their relationship 'some kind of father-son spirit or community of interests'. Zettersten brings to life the figure of Tolkien as a sympathetic colleague and congenial host, enthusiastic about ancient languages, gifted at creating private languages and an inspiring story-teller. Although it was historical philology which brought them together, Zettersten admirably demonstrates the close connection between Tolkien's philological research and his creative writing. Both are ardent 'word lovers' and what emerges as we read this book is that the words, or the invention of languages, create the vessel into which the fiction is poured - indeed the etymology of every word is a story. Altogether a stimulating, exciting and perceptive assessment of Tolkien's academic and fictional writing, and, above all, the values of friendship and loyalty which Tolkien held so dear." - Graham Caie, Vice Principal, University of GlasgowTable of ContentsForeword Our First Meeting Language Like Lightning from a Clear Sky Tolkien's Double Worlds Middle-earth From Bloemfontein to Birmingham From Sarehole to Shire An Orphan Drawn to Reading Student Life in Oxford Soldier at the Front Experience of War in Tolkien's Fiction Research as Motor Interlude at Leeds Interplay between Research and Fiction A Don on a Sidetrack The AB Language - A Unique Discovery Fantasy for Children and Adults The Final Years Facts and Fiction On the Truth of Myths The Reception of The Lord of the Rings in the World New Media Epilogue

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Book SynopsisPresents over 200 selected original artworks from the collection Betsy Beinecke Shirley bequeathed to the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Yale University. This volume offers to study the reading lives of children throughout American history. It invites reader to recollect images from the treasured books of his or her own childhood.

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Book SynopsisAccessible and engaging, this methods textbook provides a roadmap for improving reading instruction. Leland, Lewison, and Harste explain why certain ineffective or debunked literacy techniques prevail in the classroom, identify the problematic assumptions that underly these popular myths, and offer better alternatives for literacy teaching. Grounded in a mantra that promotes critical thinking and agencyâEnjoy! Dig Deeply! Take Action!âthis book presents a clear framework, methods, and easy applications for designing and implementing effective literacy instruction.Numerous teaching strategies, classroom examples, teacher vignettes, and recommendations for using childrenâs and adolescent literature found in this book make it an ideal text for preservice teachers in elementary and middle school reading, and English language arts methods courses as well as a practical resource for professional in-service workshops and teachers.Key features include: Instructional engagements for supporting students as they read picture books, chapter books, and news articles, and interact with social media and participate in the arts and everyday life; Voices from the field that challenge mythical thinking and offer realworld examples of what effective reading and language arts instruction looks like in practice; Owl statements that alert readers to key ideas for use when planning reading and language arts instruction. Table of ContentsDedication Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Disrupting Commonplace Knowledge 3. Classroom Practices that Help Students Disrupt Commonplace Knowledge 4. Interrogating Multiple Perspectives 5. Classroom Practices that Help Readers Interrogate Multiple Perspectives 6. Focusing on Sociopolitical Issues 7. Classroom Practices that Help Students Focus on Sociopolitical Issues 8. Taking Action to Promote Social Justice 9. Classroom Practices that Support Taking Social Action About the Authors Bibliography of Children’s and Adolescent Literature Bibliography of Professional Publications Index

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Book SynopsisChildren are the future architects, clients and users of our buildings. The kinds of architectural worlds they are exposed to in picturebooks during their formative years may be assumed to influence how they regard such architecture as adults. Contemporary urban environments the world over represent the various stages of modernism in architecture. This book reads that history through picturebooks and considers the kinds of national identities and histories they construct.Twelve specialist essays from international scholars address questions such as: Is modern architecture used to construct specific narratives of childhood? Is it taken to support negative' narratives of alienation on the one hand and positive' narratives of happiness on the other? Do images of modern architecture support ideas of community'? Reinforce family values'? If so, what kinds of architecture, community and family? How is modern architecture placed vis-à-vis the promotion of diversity (ethnic, rTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Modernity 1.Building for the future - Children as future citizens in Swedish Picturebooks of the 1930s 2. A Modern Utopia: Architecture, Modernity and Ladybird Books in postwar Britain 3. Reading as Building: Modernist Architecture and Book Space in Picturebooks 4. Representations of modern architecture and urbanism in Colombian children's literature from the mid-20th century Part 2: Domestic Space 5. Domestic Architecture and Environmental Design in Australian Picture Books 6. The house, where everything begins 7. Architecture and Interior Design in Italian Picturebooks: A case study of Bruno Munari 8. Representations of architecture in children’s picture books in Australia, Singapore and China 9. Building Diversity in British and American Children’s Picturebooks (2000-present) Part 3: Urban Space 10. Highly Modern Ideal Homestead 11. Architecture and Magic: Mapping the London of Children’s Fantasy Fiction 12. Ordinary cityscapes and architecture in Jörg Müller’s picturebook oeuvre

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Book SynopsisThis collection offers a thorough treatment of the ways in which the verbal and visual semiotic modes interrelate toward promoting gender equality and social inclusion in children's picture books.Drawing on cutting-edge theoretical work in multimodality, including multimodal cognitive linguistics, multimodal discourse analysis, and visual social semiotics, the book expands on descriptive-oriented studies to offer a more linguistically driven perspective on children's picture books. The volume explores the choice afforded to and the lexico-semantic and discursive strategies employed by writers and illustrators in conveying representational, interpersonal, and textual meanings in the verbal and non-verbal components in these narratives in order to challenge gender stereotypes and promote the social inclusion of same-sex parent families.This book will be of particular interest to students and scholars in multimodality, discourse analysis, social semiotics, and children's Table of ContentsList of TablesList of FiguresList of ContributorsAcknowledgementsChapter 1. Picture books, gender and multimodality. An introduction. A. Jesús Moya-Guijarro and Eija VentolaPART I.Stories portraying boys who challenge gender stereotypes.Chapter 2. Julián is a Mermaid. Challenging Gender Stereotypes: A Qualitative Multimodal Content Analysis. Danielle Kachorsky and Alexandria PerezChapter 3. Ideational Construal of Male Challenging Gender Identities in Children’s Picture Books. Izaskun ElorzaChapter 4. At the Heart of it: Once There Was a Boy. Brooke Collins-GearingChapter 5. Gender Assumptions in Picture Books about Boys in Dresses. Perry NodelmanPART II.Picture books featuring princesses and girls who do not conform to female gender stereotypes.Chapter 6. Queering the Princess: On Feminine Subjectivities and Becoming Girl in Contemporary Picture books. Angela Thomas and A. Jesús Moya-GuijarroChapter 7. A Clever Paper Bag Princess, a Fearless Worst Princess and an Empowered Little Red. A Critical Multimodal Analysis. Verônica Constanty and Viviane M. HeberleChapter 8. A Semiotic and Multimodal Analysis of Interactive Relations in Picture Books that Challenge Female Gender Stereotypes. Carmen Santamaría GarcíaChapter 9. Communicative Functions of Part-Whole Representations of Characters in Picture Books which Challenge Gender Stereotypes. A. Jesús Moya-GuijarroPART III.Visual narratives portraying and challenging the concept of traditional family.Chapter 10. Gender Stereotypes in Children’s Picture Books: A Systemic Functional Multimodal Discourse Analysis. Xinchao Zhai, Kay L. O’Halloran, Lyndon Way and Tan Sabine.Chapter 11. Linguistic and Visual Trends in the Representation of Two-Mum and Two-Dad Couples in Children’s Picture Books. Mark McGlashan.Chapter 12. The Depiction of Family and Self in Children’s Picture Books: A Corpus-Driven Exploration. Coral Calvo-Maturana and Charles Forceville.Chapter 13. The Moomin Family: An Elastic Permeable Multi-Dimensional Construct in Semiotic and Social Space. Christian Matthiessen.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides in-depth coverage of children''s literature with integrated reading methods in a concise, accessible format. Johnson emphasizes that reading, writing, discussing, and finding pleasure in children''s books are essential tools in being able to recognize and recommend literature, and being able to share the joy of children''s literature with children themselves. This fully updated third edition includes up-to-date research, new book titles within each chapter, a greater focus on diversity and inclusion, and new sections on Activities for Professional Development and Print and Online Resources.Table of ContentsPart 1: An Introduction to Literature, Children, and Literacy – 1. The Books: Children’s Literature; 2. Literacy: How Children Become Good Readers; Part 2: The Good Books Themselves – 3. Picturebooks: Beyond Words and Illustrations; 4. Traditional Literature; 5. Modern Fantasy; 6. Realistic Fiction; 7. Historical Fiction; 8. Poetry; 9. Nonfiction: Biographies and Informational Books; 10. Diverse Perspectives; 11. The New Literacies: The World of Online Children’s Literature; Part 3: Children’s Literature in the Classroom – 12. How Children Respond to Literature; 13. Reading to and With Children: Reading and Writing Aloud, Shared Reading and Writing, and Small-Group Reading; 14. Reading by Children: Independent Reading and Writing and Literature Circles.

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Book SynopsisWinner of the Pulitzer Prize for BiographyTrade Review"Matteson…tells his story so clearly and attractively that no previous acquaintance with the remarkable Alcott clan and their various, equally remarkable friends is needed to relish their world as he re-creates it. Vividly, affectingly, Matteson describes one family’s struggle to live their lives with meaning, without taint or exploitation." -- Philip McFarland - Boston Globe"A double biography is a difficult thing to bring off but Matteson does it beautifully, giving a vivid but delicate account of two complicated characters inextricably entwined." -- Rosemary Hill - The Guardian"A splendid new dual biography…Compassionate and compelling." -- Daniel Dyer - San Diego Union-Tribune"One of the pleasures of the book is to be taken back to a time and place of intellectual and moral grandeur…In producing such a rounded, detailed and compelling portrait of Louisa, [her father] Bronson, their family and their times, Matteson has provided us with a valuable context for appreciating that enduring masterpiece Little Women." -- Martin Rubin - Los Angeles Times"Matteson’s engrossing biography of the Alcotts achieves a rare fusion of intellectual precision and emotional empathy." -- Madeleine B. Stern, author of Louisa May Alcott"Matteson’s portrait of Bronson and Louisa is painted on a large canvas, capturing an era when ideals and practice collided as never before in the history of the American nation." -- Megan Marshall, author of The Peabody Sisters"Matteson tells the odd, fascinating story of the über idealistic Bronson Alcott and the impact of his life decisions on his daughter, beloved children’s book authoress Louisa May Alcott…Particularly for those unfamiliar with the Alcott story, this is a journey of much interest." -- Christian Science Monitor"In Eden’s Outcasts John Matteson represents father and daughter as fallible, fascinating, and lovable people who in the dramatic interplay of their lives came to accept and appreciate themselves and each other. Against the backdrop of Transcendentalism, Abolitionism, and the Civil War, peopled by the leading lights of their times, theirs is a family romance full of incident and surprise, told by Matteson with skill, erudition, and insight." -- Harriett Reisen, author and codirector of The Louisa May Alcott Project

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Book SynopsisFairy tales shape our cultures and enrich our imaginations; their narrative stability and cultural durability are incontestable.

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Monsters Under the Bed is an essential text focussing on critical and contemporary issues surrounding writing for âearly yearsâ children. Containing a critically creative and a creatively critical investigation of the cult and culture of the child and childhood in fiction and non-fictional writing, it also contains a wealth of ideas and critical advice.This text dynamically explores the issue of picture books, literacy and writing for early years children with a wider view on child-centred culture, communication and media. Internationally recognised as an expert in the field, Andrew Melrose encourages academics, researchers and students to examine the fundamental questions in writing for and addressing âearly yearsâ children, through an exploration of text and images. Accessibly written and lively in its approach, this book includes: an accessible and critically important challenge to the latest international academic research and debates in th

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