Call for Book Proposals: Children’s Picture Books Series
NEW book Series : "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle: Children’s Picture Books and Their Contribution to Political, Educational, and Cultural Attitudes"
Description: This book series delves into the profound influence of children's picture books on shaping societal, educational, and political beliefs. It underscores that these books, predominantly selected by adults, mirror our perceptions of childhood and literature's role in a child's evolution. The series aims to explore how such books are not mere reflections of societal values but are instrumental in transmitting them. Led by a research group with members from Australia, Germany, and Switzerland, this series brings a broad international perspective to the discussion on children’s literature.
Send your interest and one-page proposal to: A/Prof Martin Kerby, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, e-mail: Martin.Kerby@usq.edu.au
Tentative Titles in the Series:
- Joseph Campbell’s ‘Hero’s Journey" and Modern Children’s Picture Books
- Trauma in Children’s Picture Books
- Visual Analysis of Illustrations in Children’s Picture Books
- Post-Colonialism and the Representation of European Explorers in the Pacific in Children’s Picture Books
- Flora and Fauna, Fantastic Worlds, and Children’s Picture Books
- Shadow and Substance: Afro-American Experience in Contemporary Children’s Fiction
- Representations of Genocide in Children’s Picture Books
- Animals in Children’s Picture Books About the First World War
- The Generic Figure of the ‘Refugee’ as a Heroic Victim in Children’s Picture Books
- Conflict and National Identity in Children’s Picture Books
- Representations of Gender in Children’s Picture Books
- Informational Picture Books in the Early Years’ Classroom
