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Solving the Case of the Childlike Adult in Detective Pikachu
Pokémon—with their diminutive size, bright colors, and exaggerated features—seem to be the epitome of cute, specifically Japan’s notion of

Rebecca Rowe
Dec 10, 20247 min read


The Epic Fantasy of the Colonization of Latin America: Logos & Knowledge in Liliana Bodoc’s Saga of the Borderlands
Young adult literature in Latin America (and particularly in Chile) has largely silenced the level of violence that the processes of coloniz

Isabel Ibaceta
Nov 20, 20249 min read


International Highlights of the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection
The de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection began in 1966, when Dr. Lena Y. de Grummond came to the University of Southern Mississippi
Karlie Herndon
Sep 24, 20244 min read


Why is the Jar Purple?
There are stories that you love to read, and then there are stories that you love to teach. I love teaching Maria Edgeworth’s The Purple Jar
Katharine Kittredge
Aug 20, 20244 min read


Countering Narratives of a Muted Past with Caribbean Children's Literature
Children’s literature coming out of the Caribbean region and the Caribbean diaspora exists dynamically in today’s world. Yet more...
Melissa L. García & Betsy Nies
Nov 28, 20235 min read

Freire & Children’s Literature
Before we read the word, we read the world (Freire, 1970). Before children set foot in formal school settings, they are immersed in...
Ernest & Jodene Morrell
Oct 31, 20236 min read


Disability, Death, and Temporality in Le Petit Prince and Thomas et l’infini
Content Warnings: Discussions of child death, disability, and suicide follow. Thomas et L’infini has not been translated into English....
Yvonne Medina
Oct 24, 20234 min read


Should Children be Taught to Question Adult Authority? Keeping social learning on Sesamstrasse
Der, die, das [He, she, it] wer, wie, was [who, how, what] wieso, weshalb, warum [wherefore, for what reason, why] wer nicht fragt,...
Helle Strandgaard Jensen
Oct 17, 20237 min read


Places Where Dreams Grow: Toward an Ecofeminist Analysis of L.M. Montgomery’s Emily of New Moon
Epekwitk (Prince Edward Island)—where Montgomery was born and set most of her novels—is located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded...
Michaela Wipond
Sep 26, 20236 min read


The possibilities of climate fiction: Makoto Shinkai's Tenki no Ko / Weathering with You
In this post, I explore the possibilities of climate fiction by focusing on a Japanese animated film and its novelization, Tenki no Ko /...
Hiroko Kawatani
Sep 19, 20235 min read
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