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Tanja Nathanael and Olivia Bushardt
Sep 7, 202314 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...



ChLA International Committee
Jun 15, 20236 min read
ChLA 2023 International Panel Abstracts
The ChLA International Committee is pleased to present the abstracts for the 2023 International Panel focusing on Islands in Children’s...


Tanja Nathanael
Jun 9, 202310 min read
Islands in Children’s and Young Adult Literature
In anticipation of the ChLA international panel on “Islands in Children's and Young Adult Literature” held in Bellevue, WA, we present...


Shih-Wen Sue Chen & Sin Wen Lau
Jan 18, 20234 min read
Representations of Children and Success in Asia: Dream Chasers
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua, a law professor from Yale, was the topic of intense debate about different parenting styles...


ChLA International Committee
May 31, 20223 min read
2022 International Committee Panelists
The ChLA International Committee is pleased to announce the panelists for the 2022 sponsored panel, focusing on Dreams in Children's and...


Elizabeth L. Chapman & B.J. Epstein
Feb 3, 20224 min read
International LGBTQ+ Literature for Children & YA: Imports, Self-Publishing, & Good Intentions
In the autumn of 2021, International LGBTQ+ Literature for Children and Young Adults, an academic collection of essays that we edited...


Åse Marie Ommundsen, Gunnar Haaland, and Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer
Oct 12, 20216 min read
Exploring Challenging Picturebooks in Education
What should students read? The choice of texts in the classroom has important pedagogical implications for both novice and experienced...


Ellen Butler Donovan
Jun 1, 20218 min read
Teaching Sayantani DasGupta’s The Serpent’s Secret
In an effort to more thoroughly diversify the reading list for my adolescent literature course, I adopted Sayantani DasGupta’s middle...


Yusra Basit & Syed Muhammad Khalid
Mar 16, 202110 min read
Highlights from Delhi: LOGOS 2021 Literature and Childhood
This week we are pleased to share some highlights from LOGOS 2021, the annual literature festival hosted by The English Literary Society...


Tanja Nathanael
Oct 30, 202010 min read
Fear & Wonder in the Literature of Childhood
Arguably, childhood is the period of our lives in which we first experience sensations of fear and wonder. Often these emotions are...
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