Prizing Children's Literature: The Cultural Politics of Children's Book Awards

This is the first scholarly volume to analyze Anglophone children's book awards in historical and cultural context. With attention to both political and aesthetic concerns, it offers original and diverse scholarship on prizing practices and their consequences in Australia, Canada, and especially the US.

Author: Kenneth Kidd
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 05/21/2019
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780367346560

About the Author

Kenneth B. Kidd is Professor of English at the University of Florida, USA.

Joseph T. Thomas, Jr, is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University, USA where he also serves as Director of the National Center for the Study of Children's Literature.