Learning curriculum content through literature can be defined as literary learning. Having not previously engaged with the term specifically, I was intrigued by it. The emphasis upon using fiction to teach content is not new to me, however, my understanding of its power of it has increased greatly over the course of this summer course. […]

Do you have a vision for the future of children’s literature?  Who will be the drivers of change? In order to look forward, we must look back. The history of children’s literature lies in spiritually improving texts, manners, poetry, saints and legends (Burke, 2008). Fairytales were written as commentary on society behind the guise of […]