CHARLES BUTLER is an experienced teacher and critic with special interests in children's and Renaissance literature. His most recent critical publication is Four British Fantasists, 2006. He is also the author of several fantasy novels for children and young adults, including Death of a Ghost, 2006.

'The Teaching the New English Series is a welcome and timely contribution to the changing canon, curriculum, and classroom practice of English in higher education. Imaginatively conceived and professionally edited, the series will be required reading for instructors in English studies worldwide.' - Professor Elaine Showalter, Professor Emerita of English, Princeton University, USA, and Author of Teaching Literature

• List of Figures Acknowledgements Series Preface (Series Editor) Notes on the Contributors Introduction; C.Butler Historical Studies; P.Pinsent Cultural Studies; D.Rudd Genre and Convention; J.Webb Looking in the Mirror: Pedagogy, Theory, and Children's Literature; R.McGillis Word and Picture; M.Nikolajeva Children as Readers; J.Elkin Children's Literature at Postgraduate Level in the United Kingdom; P.Pinsent & K.Reynolds Children's Literature at Postgraduate Level in the United States; R.Flynn Appendices Sample Undergraduate Syllabi; C.Butler Resources; K.Reynolds , P.Pinsent & C.Butler Children's Literature Criticism: Key Texts; C.Butler Teaching Children's Literature in Higher Education: A Select Bibliography; C.Butler Index