This collection gives sustained attention to the literary dimensions of children’s poetry from the eighteenth century to the present. While reasserting the im

As undergraduate and graduate courses in children's literature become more established and numerous, there is an intense need for a textbook that offers aesthet

The study of children’s literature and culture has been experiencing a renaissance, with vital new work proliferating across many areas of interest. Mapping t

The connection between childhood and poetry runs deep. And yet, poetry written for children has been neglected by criticism and resists prevailing theories of c

History is constantly evolving, and the history of children’s literature is no exception. Since the original publication of Emer O’Sullivan’s Historical D