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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


Mischief Managed: Rule Breaking as Resistance in the Harry Potter Novels
Young Harry Potter readers, according to the findings of Anthony Gierzynsk, Loris Vezzali, and their teams, are more empathetic and open...
Beth Sutton-Ramspeck
Sep 12, 20236 min read


School in Children's & Young Adult Literature
For many, September means “Back to School!” In recent years, September has also been designated “World Kid Lit Month.” In celebration of...
Tanja Nathanael and Olivia Bushardt
Sep 7, 202314 min read


Call for Papers 2024
International Committee Themed Panel Session on "Memory" Deadline: September 30, 2023 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) Children's...
ChLA International Committee
Aug 14, 20233 min read


Disney’s Zany Pinocchio: Adapting Pinocchio to Film
Pinocchio seems to be having a “moment.” The stringless puppet with the growing nose, created by Italian author Carlo Collodi in 1881,...
Maria Truglio
Jul 18, 20236 min read


ChLA 2023: Thank You!
The International Committee’s focus panel on Islands in Children's and Young Adult Literature at the 49th Annual Children’s Literature...
ChLA International Committee
Jul 11, 20231 min read
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