National Center for the Study of Children's Literature, at SDSU

Grad assistant Ashley shares her reflections at the end of her M.A. journey: https://sdsuchildlit.blogspot.com//looking-back-looking-fo

Marah Gubar, Rachel Bryant Davies, and Kiera Vaclavik chat about childhood agency. Deets at the link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/marah-gubar-how-to-think-abo

If you weren't able to make Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas's incredible lecture "We Have Always Dreamed of (Afro)futures," read a blog post about it here: https://sdsuchildlit.blogspot.com//we-have-always-dreamed-

Check out our graduate assistant's latest book review for The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore. This is such a magical and powerful book! Read the review here: https://sdsuchildlit.blogspot.com//review-of-mirror-season

All-of-a-Kind: Remembering June Cummins, edited by Michael Joseph, Lissa Paul, and Joseph T. Thomas, Jr. is now available on Amazon. Admired for her scholarship, mentorship and friendship, the collection of essaysand a poem by Katie Strodeassembled in June’s honour demonstrates how much she was loved, and how much she is missed. Based on a series of memorial talks organized by Joseph at San Diego State University in the spring on 2019 (a little more than a year after June’...s death at fifty-four from ALS in February 2018), the book also contains one of June’s lively, astute essays on Sydney Taylor’s All-of-a-Kind books, and an essay by Alexandra Dunietz who worked with June on her final project, her biography of Sydney Taylor, From Sarah To Sydney, to be published by Yale UP. With its inspiriting cover art by Barbara Henry, the book keeps June present in our minds and hearts. https://www.amazon.com/All-Kind-Remembering-J//ref=sr_1_1

The SDSU Library has an extensive list of resources on "Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive Representation in Children's and Young Adult Literature." Check it out! https://libguides.sdsu.edu/c.php?g=560436&p=7962526

Check out Anurima Chanda's new critical edition of Lewis Carroll's Alice. Friend of the Center Michael Heyman contributes a chapter, a revision of "Alice in Wonderland One Hundred Fifty Years Later: A New Magic Lantern Phantasmämphigory," his 2015 National Center for the Study of Children's Literature's Visiting Scholar's Lecture. Congratulations on what looks like a wonderful book, Anurima!

Check out this great opportunity. The YA Studies Association’s first biennial conference explores recent critical developments in YA Studies from around the world. Also the conference is free!

https://sdsuchildlit.blogspot.com//going-to-graduate-schoo Sofia wrote her most recent blog on the experience of going to graduate school during a pandemic. We'd love for you to take a look!

"For Native and Indigenous writers, #OwnVoices is vital in sharing authentic stories that don’t fall victim to tropes or stereotypes about Native peoplebut it’s also challenging." https://bookriot.com/native-childrens-literature/

Our newest blog post highlights a book that blends Vietnamese and English to play with the way language looks and works! https://sdsuchildlit.blogspot.com//du-not-ri-eo-cao-boi-be

"Boys Dance! was also shaped by surprising controversy. In August 2019, Good Morning America host Lara Spencer mocked Prince George after it was reported that the young royal had enrolled in ballet classes. Before long, the hashtag #BoysDanceToo took off on social media, with established dancers Robbie Fairchild and Travis Wall among those to express their frustration with Spencer’s on-air reinforcement of gender stereotypes."

Happy Banned Books Week!

Children's music with unfamiliar musical concepts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC8KT07m5aY

https://sdsuchildlit.blogspot.com//a-grad-students-experie Check out our most recent blog on Sofia's experience writing a limerick!