Children category: 1253 books
Ideologies of Identity in Adolescent Fiction
The Dialogic Construction of Subjectivity
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Ideologies of Identity in Adolescent Fiction examines the representation of selfhood in adolescent and children's fiction, using a Bakhtinian approach to subjectivity, language, and narrative. The ideological frames within which identities are formed are inextricably bound up with ideas about subjectivity,...
How Harry Cast His Spell
The Meaning behind the Mania for J. K. Rowling's Bestselling Books
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2009
More than any other book of the last fifty years (and perhaps ever), the Harry Potter novels have captured the imagination of children and adults around the world. Yet no one has ever been able to unlock the secret of Harry's wild popularity . . . until now. Updated and expanded since its original...
by Debra Collett
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
Little Lou the caterpillar loves her world. She lives in a big garden with her best friend, Ladybug. As spring grows into summer, Little Lou munches away on the green leaves. But a chat with a butterfly makes her afraid. She discovers shes going to change, and little Lou doesnt want to change. She...
Heavenly Magic
The Unforgettable Journey of Cassidy, the Valiant
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2013
When Cassidy found out that she was going to die, she wasexcited! Thats right, excited. I know, I knowit is not what I would have expected either, but Cassidy was an extraordinary, courageous little princess.
And thus begins the unforgettable journey of Cassidy, the Valiant. Join her on this...
Reading Christopher Smart in the Twenty-first Century
"By Succession of Delight"
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
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Poet, essayist, actor, hymn-writer, wit, magazine editor, transvestite stage performer: Christopher Smart, Georgian don-turned-writer, was all of these. He was, and remains, a mercurial individual, an idiosyncratic yet strangely familiar writer of spiritual heights and material...
Seriality and Texts for Young People
The Compulsion to Repeat
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2014
Seriality and Texts for Young People is a collection of thirteen scholarly essays about series and serial texts directed to children and youth, each of which begins from the premise that a basic principle of seriality is repetition.
Roar!
A Christian Family Guide to the Chronicles of Narnia
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2010
Can You Tell Me How to Get to Narnia?
You don’t actually have to journey all the way to Narnia to find everything you need to know in one spot (though you might want to anyway)! Roar! A Christian Family Guide to the Chronicles of Narnia is a beautiful volume that unveils a fun-filled world...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
J. R. R. Tolkien is arguably the most influential and popular of all fantasy writers. Although his position and status have long been controversial, his popularity has not faded. His best-loved works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, have sold millions of copies around the world and continue...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (Book Analysis)
Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2016
In this clear and detailed reading guide, we’ve done all the hard work for you!Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dhal is a world-renowned children’s novel, in which a poor and famished young boy is rewarded for his virtue. It depicts the wondrous world of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory...
The God of the Fairy Tale
Finding Truth in the Land of Make-Believe
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2009
What Treasures Are Hidden in the Enchanted Woods?
More than just bedtime traditions, more than simple children’s literature, the most enduring stories are echoes of the greatest of all stories, the Gospel. God of the Fairy Tale is a collection of spiritual reflections on the truths found...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
This compelling New Casebook is the first essay collection devoted to the work of groundbreaking American author Robert Cormier. Written by a team of international children's literature experts, the volume offers a variety of critical and theoretical approaches to the range of Cormier's controversial...
Astrid Lindgren
The Woman Behind Pippi Longstocking
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
The first English†‘language biography of Astrid Lindgren provides a moving and revealing portrait of the beloved Scandinavian literary icon whose adventures of Pippi Longstocking have influenced generations of young readers all over the world. Lindgren’s sometimes turbulent life as an unwed...
Postmodern Fairy Tales
Gender and Narrative Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2010
Postmodern Fairy Tales seeks to understand the fairy tale not as children's literature but within the broader context of folklore and literary studies. It focuses on the narrative strategies through which women are portrayed in four classic stories: "Snow White," "Little Red Riding...
by Tari White
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2015
An inspirational story of a young girl who is not so common. She can communicate with plants, animals and beings that not everyone can see. She helps others to feel good about themselves by sharing her abilities. With her heart full of compassion, she shows us that we are all connected to one another,...