Thirty children's books illustrate the result of the new attitude toward children

Children's literature is a rapidly expanding field of research which presents students and researchers with a number of practical and intellectual challenges. This research handbook is the first devoted to the specialist skills and complexities of studying children's literature at university level. Bringing together the expertise of leading international scholars, it combines practical advice with in-depth discussion of critical approaches. Wide- ranging in approach, Children's Literature Studies: A Research Handbook: - Considers 'children's literature' in its fullest sense, examining visual texts (such as picturebooks), films, computer games and other 'transformed' texts, as well as more traditional modes of writing for children - Offers a step-by-step guide to devising, starting and carrying out a research project (such as a dissertation or thesis), and advice on what kinds of research it is possible and profitable to undertake - Surveys the different methodologies and theoretical approaches used by children's literature scholars - Includes case studies, questions and exercises to reinforce ideas discussed in each chapter - Provides lists of further reading and a specialist glossary that will remain a useful reference resource This handbook will be an essential companion for those studying children's literature, whether as undergraduates, postgraduates, or beyond.

A beautifully illustrated collection of more than 50 Bible stories from the Old and New Testaments. Each story is crafted for reading aloud, so the whole family can share the experience.

Many of the richest examples of early books for children - story books and volumes of poetry and chapbooks, books of moral instruction, nursery rhymes and homilies - are gathered in the Toronto Public Library's celebrated Osborne Collection. From the hundreds of rare volumes there, Leonard de Vries has culled this unique, unusually handsome anthology. It illuminates the heritage of modern children's literature and will fascinate lovers of folklore and English history, librarians, bibliophiles, and students of children's literature, not to mention the children themselves.

The little girl in this story likes to wear red clothes all the time - no matter what she looks like Each day, she struggles with her mum to be allowed to wear her favourite clothes.