Children's Literature: Approaches and Territories

JANET MAYBIN is Senior Lecturer in Language and Communication at The Open University, UK. She researches and writes on children's informal language and literacy practices and creativity in language. Recent publications include Children's Voices: Talk, Knowledge and Identity and Using English. NICOLA J. WATSON is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at The Open University. Her research over the last fifteen years has focussed upon the reception, adaptation, transformation, and consumption of historical and literary narratives. Her publications include Revolution and the Form of the British Novel, 1790-1825, England's Elizabeth: An Afterlife in Fame and Fantasy (with Michael Dobson) and The Literary Tourist.

'This is a challenging and rich collection of essays which students of children's literature in particular will find appealing and illuminating.' - NATE Journal English Drama Media 'This collection consists of dynamic and approachable essays and has been designed to be used by both teachers and students of Children's Literature...This is a book that challenges the old whilst exploring the new. It is, I would suggest, an ideal book, either as an introduction to, or as a further exploration of, the field of Children's Literature, particularly as it has a companion volume. I would also suggest that those who study how to write for children would also benefit from this book.' - Vanessa Harbour, Journal of Children's Literature

• List of figuresList of platesAcknowledgementsIntroduction; J.Maybin & N.WatsonPART I: PURPOSES AND HISTORIES Introduction; H.MontgomeryInstruction and Delight; P.HuntOrigins: Fairy Tales and Folk Tales; J.ZipesChildren's Literature: Birth, Infancy, Maturity; M.GrenbyThe First Golden Age; H.CarpenterThe Same But Different: Conservatism and Revolution in Children's Fiction; P.HuntMulticultural Agendas; L.PaulTransformative Energies; K.ReynoldsPART II: PUBLISHING, PRIZES AND POPULARITYIntroduction; J.MaybinBoys' and Girls' Reading, 1884; E.SalmonEmpire Boys; J.Bristow20th Century British Publishing; N.TuckerPrizes! Prizes! Newbery Gold; K.KiddIn Defence of the Indefensible? Some Grounds for Enid Blyton's Appeal; D.RuddMarketing at the Millennium; C.SquiresPART III: POETRY Introduction; N.Watson'From the Garden to the Street': The History of Poetry for Children; M.StylesThe Language of Poems for Children: A Stylistic Case Study; L.Jeffries'From the Best Poets?' Anthologies for Children; M.StylesPART IV: STORY-TELLING, STAGE AND SCREEN Introduction; N.WatsonStories in Performance; J.SwannDrama; S.GreenhalghScreen Classics; D.CartmellPART V: WORDS AND PICTURESIntroduction; S.GoodmanTexts and Pictures: A History; J.WhalleyPicturebook Codes W.MoebiusPostmodern Experiments; B.GoldstonePART VI: CONTEMPORARY TRANSFORMATIONSIntroduction; A.HewingsIn Praise of Adaptation; L.HutcheonHarry Potter Goes to China; S.Gupta with C.XiaoReading Transformations; R.FlewittCross-reading and Crossover Books; R.FalconerIndex.