A COMPANION TO CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
A collection of international, up-to-date, and diverse perspectives on children's literary criticism
A Companion to Children's Literature offers students and scholars studying children's literature, education, and youth librarianship an incisive and expansive collection of essays that discuss key debates within children's literature criticism. The thirty-four works included demonstrate a diverse array of perspectives from around the world, introduce emerging scholars to the field of children's literature criticism, and meaningfully contribute to the scholarly conversation.
The essays selected by the editors present a view of children's literature that encompasses poetry, fiction, folklore, nonfiction, dramatic stage and screen performances, picturebooks, and interactive and digital media. They range from historical overviews to of-the-moment critical theory about children's books from across the globe.
A Companion to Children's Literature explores some of the earliest works in children's literature, key developments in the genre from the 20th century, and the latest trends and texts in children's information books, postmodern fairytales, theatre, plays, and more. This collection also discusses methods for reading children's literature, from social justice critiques of popular stories to Black critical theory in the context of children's literary analysis.
| ISBN: | 9781119038238 |
| Publication date: | 21st May 2026 |
| Author: | Karen Coats, Deborah Stevenson, Vivian S YenikaAgbaw |
| Publisher: | Wiley Blackwell an imprint of Wiley |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 608 pages |
| Series: | Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture |
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Language: reference and general |
A COMPANION TO CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
A collection of international, up-to-date, and diverse perspectives on children's literary criticism
A Companion to Children's Literature offers students and scholars studying children's literature, education, and youth librarianship an incisive and expansive collection of essays that discuss key debates within children's literature criticism. The thirty-four works included demonstrate a diverse array of perspectives from around the world, introduce emerging scholars to the field of children's literature criticism, and meaningfully contribute to the scholarly conversation.
The essays selected by the editors present a view of children's literature that encompasses poetry, fiction, folklore, nonfiction, dramatic stage and screen performances, picturebooks, and interactive and digital media. They range from historical overviews to of-the-moment critical theory about children's books from across the globe.
A Companion to Children's Literature explores some of the earliest works in children's literature, key developments in the genre from the 20th century, and the latest trends and texts in children's information books, postmodern fairytales, theatre, plays, and more. This collection also discusses methods for reading children's literature, from social justice critiques of popular stories to Black critical theory in the context of children's literary analysis.
A Companion to Children's Literature features in the following genres: Language: reference and general
A Companion to Children's Literature is available in Paperback, Hardback
A Companion to Children's Literature was written by Karen Coats, Deborah Stevenson, Vivian S YenikaAgbaw and published by Wiley Blackwell an imprint of Wiley
A Companion to Children's Literature has 608 pages
Yes it is part of Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture series
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