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Windows and Words A Look at Canadian Children's Literature in English

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This collection of essays confirms and celebrates the artistry of Canadian children's literature. Contributors include Janet Lunn and Tim Wynne-Jones.

Title Windows and Words A Look at Canadian Children's Literature in English / edited by Aïda Hudson and Susan-Ann Cooper.
Publisher Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press
Manufacture Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE
Creation Date 2003
Notes Seventeen papers from the Canadian Children's Literature Symposium, held May 1999 at the University of Ottawa.
Includes bibliographical references.
English
Content Contents
Introduction
The Apprehension of Audience: The Difference Between Writing for Adults and Children
Canadian Children's Literature at the Millennium
The Rise of the Aboriginal Voice in Canadian Adolescent Fiction 1970-1990
A Parliament of Stories: Multiculturalism and the Contemporary Children's Literature of Saskatchewan
Retelling ""Little Red Riding Hood"" Abroad and at Home
Secrecy and Space: Glenn Gould and Tim Wynne-Jones's The Maestro
Brian O'Connal and Emily Byrd Starr: The Inheritors of Wordsworth's ""Gentle Breeze""
The Eros of Childhood and Early Adolescence in Girl Series: L. M. Montgomery's Emily Trilogy""not one of those dreadful new women"": Anne Shirley and the culture of imperial motherhood
L. M. Montgomery: Canon or Cultural Capital?
L. M. Montgomery and Everybody Else: A Look at the Books
From Pagan to Christian: The Symbolic Journey of Anne of Green Gables
The Picture Book: A Commentary
Publishing Children's Picture Books: The Role of Design and Art Direction
The Changing Faces of Canadian Children: Pictures, Power, and Pedagogy
The Nature of Canadian Children's Literature: A Commentary
The Nature of Children's Literature: A CommentaryContributors
Series Reappraisals, Canadian writers, 1189-6787
25
Extent 1 online resource (200 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2003.
National Library system number 997010704331505171
MARC RECORDS
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