The Bloomsbury handbook of children's and young adult literature in education / edited by Katrina Bartow Jacobs and Patricia A. Crawford.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Crawford, Patricia, active 2025, editor.

Jacobs, Katrina Bartow, editor.

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Bloomsbury handbooks.

Bloomsbury handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's literature.

General education.

Reading (Elementary).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (484 pages)

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.

Summary:

This handbook covers the content, form, and implications of children's and young adult literature within the sphere of education.

Contents:

Section 1: Learning For the Field. 1. Literature, Children, and Expansive Understandings of Global Identities, Vicky Macleroy & Sara Shahwan

2. Growing Diversity in Children's Literature, Denise Dávila

3. Global Perspectives on Children’s Literature: Constructing Bridges or Walls to Cultural Understanding, Kathy Short

4. Comics Matter: Meaningful Engagement with Comics as Enjoyable, Critical, and Complex Texts, Ashley Dallacqua

5. Researching the Multimodal Nature of Children’s and Young Adult Literature, Frank Serafini & Stephanie Reid

6. Unpacking Intersectionality: A Look at Middle Grade Graphic Novels, Danielle Sachdeva & Westry Witaker

7. Transactional Theories of Reading Response: Underpinnings, Critiques, and Expansions, Desirée Cueto, Wanda Brooks, Laurie Esposito, & Lindsey Metzker

8. A Consideration of the Multimodal Complexity of Metafictional Picturebooks, Sylvia Pantaleo

9. A Historical Look at the Role of Picturebooks in The Classroom, Katrina Bartow Jacobs

10. Trauma-Informed Approaches to Children's Literature: A Review of the Research, Angela Wiseman, Bethany P. Lewis, & Amber Moore

11. Engaging Anti-Racism with Children’s Literature, Aisha White & Shannon Wanless

12. Immigrant Experiences in Transnational Literature: More than a Mention, Ruth McKoy Lowery & Zutella Vea Holmes

13. Visual Voices: The Nature, Development, and Potential of Wordless Picturebooks, Patricia Crawford

14. Reading Across the Rainbow: LGBTQ+ Affirming Children’s Literature and its Existence and Use in Elementary Schools, Adam Crawley

15. Dialogic Reading of Children’s Literature: Developing Children’s Literate Identities, Alyson Simpson

Section 2: Learning From the Field. 16. Poetry and Language Play for the Early Years, Sylvia Vardell

17. Literature Learning in Families and Communities, Lesley Colabucci, Sarah Jackson & Mary Napoli

18. Folktales as Initial Socioemotional Supports for Children, Sherron Killingsworth Roberts

19. Exploring Language and Translingualism through Children’s Picturebooks, Angie Zapata, Mary Adu-Gyamfi & Sarah Reid

20. The Past, Present, and Future of Graphic Novels, Carla Meyer & Elizabeth Hughes

21. Evolution of Comics as Children’s Literature, Jason D. DeHart, Suriati Abas, René M. Rodrígues-Astacio, David Low & Karly Marie Grice

22. A Tale of Two Media Specialists: Series Books, Vicky Cardullo & Amy Fitchett

23. Text Sets as a Bridge for Disciplinary Content and Literacy Integration in the Elementary Grades Literacy Block, Vicky Zygouris-Coe

24. Reading and Writing Informational Texts to Enhance Readers’ Comprehension, Interpretation, and Critical Engagement with Historical Fiction, Linda Kucan

25. Bridging Digital Literacy and Disciplinary Literacy for Transnational Multilingual Adolescent Learners, Kwangok Song & Byeong-Young Cho

26. Texts as Social Support for Life’s Challenges, Rachel Skrlac Lo & Susan Cole Dahlstrom

27. Integrating Children’s Literature across Teacher Education Programs – From Learning to Read and Reading for Pleasure to Multimodal, Jon Callow, Alyson Simpson, & Deb Brosseuk

28. Picturebooks and Mathematical Learning in Early Years Classrooms: A Story from an Australian Classroom, Sharyn Livy & Tracey Muir

29. Teaching with Children’s Literature, April Mattix Foster & Michelle Sobolak

30. Picturebooks for Teenage English Language Learners, Sissil Lea Heggernes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-350-38312-0

1-350-38311-2

9781350383111

OCLC:

1559239760