Category: Literature
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Counting Down to Christmas with Children’s Literature
The Christmas season has started! These five Advent calendar books will help you joyfully count…
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The Forest of Fear: Teaching Kids to Read Fear (Gently)
Fear shows up all across children’s culture—from picturebooks to audio books and games. This piece…
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Rethinking Child Agency Through Relational Ontologies: A Reading of “Into the Uncut Grass” by Trevor Noah
This study examines how Into the Uncut Grass (Noah, 2024) reconfigures child agency through a relational ontology…
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Read-Aloud of Mac Barnett’s “The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse”
Introducing children to agency can take as many forms as agency itself. Sometimes it can…
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Knitting, Agency and Community-Building in “Extra Yarn”
Knitting has traditionally been depicted as an old, white grandma’s cosy activity. Anabelle, an assertive…
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Children’s Rights and Agency in India: History, Literature, and the Road Ahead (?)
This article explores the development of children’s rights and agency in India through history, law,…
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The Agentic Child: The Dichotomy of Curiosity and Safety in Van de Vendel’s Vosje (2018)
While Van de Vendel and Tolman’s Vosje (2018) is widely praised for its luminous illustrations…
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The Inn at Mavis Pierre?
A woman returns to a secluded inn from her past, only to discover that time…
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“I Kill Giants”: a book review
How does the action comic series I Kill Giants fit into horror? This book review…
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Read-Aloud of Jon Klassen’s “The Skull”
Join us for a spooky read-aloud of Jon Klassen’s … picturebook The Skull. Make yourself…
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From Wicked Witch to Odd Friend: Witches in Children’s Literature
From evil, child-eating women in candy houses to friends and healers. Witches have been covered…
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The Many Lights of Diwali: Stories, Celebrations, and Reflections
This article examines Diwali’s diverse celebration, its mythological roots, and regional practices across India. It…
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