Children, Deafness, and Deaf Cultures in Popular Media
An essential study on portrayals of D/deaf experiences in children’s literature and popular culture
Containing Childhood
Space and Identity in Children’s Literature
A critical exploration of space in children’s literature and how those spaces affect child characters and readers
A Centennial Celebration of The Brownies’ Book
A celebration of the beloved and consequential children’s magazine
Harry Potter and the Other
Race, Justice, and Difference in the Wizarding World
A fascinating reconsideration of the depictions and implications of race and diversity in the Harry Potter franchise
The Transformative Potential of LGBTQ+ Children’s Picture Books
A foundational look at the way children’s books shaped views of the LGBTQ+ world
Equipping Space Cadets
Primary Science Fiction for Young Children
A scholarly exploration of how children’s books embrace and wrestle with the science fiction genre
The Green Mister Rogers
Environmentalism in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
An in-depth exploration of the environmentalism in the beloved children’s television program
Little Women at 150
A new exploration of the lasting affection and appreciation of the beloved children’s novel
The School Story
Young Adult Narratives in the Age of Neoliberalism
Through the lens of literature and film for and about students, a critique of what neoliberalism unleashed in schools
From Wallflowers to Bulletproof Families
The Power of Disability in Young Adult Narratives
How young adult stories interrogate and enrich our understandings of what disability means
Transforming Girls
The Work of Nineteenth-Century Adolescence
A study of nineteenth-century young adult literature that refocuses the history of girls’ books and female adolescence in the United States and Germany
Positioning Pooh
Edward Bear after One Hundred Years
A delightful journey into the heart of the many meanings behind that silly old bear
At Arm’s Length
A Rhetoric of Character in Children’s and Young Adult Literature
A theory of how authors position readers in relation to literary character through empathy, awe, and indifference
Race in Young Adult Speculative Fiction
A wrestling with the faults and possibilities of the portrayals of race in this powerful genre
Side by Side
US Empire, Puerto Rico, and the Roots of American Youth Literature and Culture
A groundbreaking study on the impact of Puerto Rican children’s literature and culture