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The original storyline for Road Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” contained some stunning parallels to the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Here are six books from Australian writers and illustrators that can help parents and carers look at issues related to climate change with children from preschool to late primary years.
A lecturer in English literature gets her students to examine children’s books through the lens of race, class and sexuality.
Sensitivity edits benefit copyright holders, who wish to keep less tasteful elements of the works they control out of the public eye.
Let Dahl’s books be seen for what they are: things of the past, to be appreciated as such.
Abridged family versions of classic works aimed at children were published throughout the 20th century.
Children’s books implicitly shape the minds of young readers - and are covertly censored in many ways. But revising occasional words will usually not shift the values regarded as outdated in the text.
Science fiction books can inspire more children to become scientists if authors and illustrators do a better job of depicting characters from diverse backgrounds.
There is no such thing as “too young” to start the conversation about consent and children’s literature can help.
A scholar of literature for children and young adults shares her insights on how to better connect children with literature and libraries with their communities.
The US is seeing more campaigns to ‘protect’ children by barring controversial books. But research shows children’s reading experiences are complex and unpredictable, explains a literature professor.
Much of his work was imbued with a sense of the end, so it is fitting to look back at three of his best works to mark the illustrator’s passing
Jacqueline Wilson is reinventing a Enid Blyton’s classic, but can new authors do justice to old favourites?
Enid Blyton’s books made for great plays, offering children an alternative to star-studded pantomimes for the first time.
The fraught history of the Oompa-Loompas captures the irresolvable tension at the heart of children’s literature and theatre: it is impossible to separate these stories from the ideological fabric of our world.
Whether in defeat or victory, each Olympian’s story is one of dedication and perseverance. Children’s authors have long cottoned on to their literary potential
Children need to connect with Australia’s bountiful variety of trees. New picture books are helping them to do so.
Eric Carle’s famous book about a caterpillar was originally about a book worm.
From talking about death to understanding grief, these picture books can help parents start a difficult conversation about death with young children.
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Senior Lecturer in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor in Literary Studies, Monash University
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Professor of Reading and Children’s Development, The Open University
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Assistant Professor, University of The Fraser Valley
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Lecturer in English Literature, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor of Youth Literature and Culture, University of Glasgow
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Senior Lecturer in English Literature, De Montfort University
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Senior Lecturer in Children's and Adolescent Literature, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Writing and Liberal Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design
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Associate professor, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Communication & Creative Arts, Deakin University
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Deakin University
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Professor of Children's Literature & Childhood Culture, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies, University of East London
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Research associate, University of York