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http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/07/12/specials/lurie-subversion.html
Author Alison Lurie writes about why subversive children’s literature is an important field of study. She also explains the differences between children’s literature and adult fiction.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40099066/ns/today-books/
The Today Show features the “9 most subversive children’s books ever written.”
http://library.syr.edu/digital/exhibits/r/RadicalChildLit/
Syracuse University Library presents a collection of titles of rebellious children’s literature. The introduction provides an overview of author Lois Lensky’s contributions to the genre.
http://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=2006900&fileOId=2006910
This essay analyzes L.M. Montgomery’s use of rebellious children and adult authority in Emily Climbs and Emily of New Moon.
http://www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/home/20001126mag-seuss.html
This article from the New York Times Magazine details the subversive nature of Dr. Seuss’ writings.
http://students.english.ilstu.edu/jmfrase/finalproject/finalprojecthome.html
This site contrasts didactic children’s literature with subversive children’s literature.
http://www.k-state.edu/english/nelp/childlit/seuss/index.html
Professor Philip Nel explores the impact of World War II on Dr. Seuss through Seuss’ political cartoons.
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/politicaldrseuss/
This site discusses the impact of political and social issues on Dr. Seuss’ work throughout his career. It also points to an Independent Lens documentary, The Political Dr. Seuss.
http://ttbook.org/book/julia-mickenberg-tales-little-rebels
Public Radio International’s Talk of the Nation host Steve Paulson interviews Julia Mickenberg, co-editor of Tales for Little Rebels. The segment includes clips from subversive children’s stories and a conversation about the political radicalism of many children’s book authors.
http://www.philnel.com/2011/06/25/rcln/
Philip Nel and Julia Mickenberg, editors of Tales for Little Rebels, share both a list of subversive children’s books organized by topic and a list of awards that honor exceptional subversive children’s books.
Author Alison Lurie writes about why subversive children’s literature is an important field of study. She also explains the differences between children’s literature and adult fiction.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40099066/ns/today-books/
The Today Show features the “9 most subversive children’s books ever written.”
http://library.syr.edu/digital/exhibits/r/RadicalChildLit/
Syracuse University Library presents a collection of titles of rebellious children’s literature. The introduction provides an overview of author Lois Lensky’s contributions to the genre.
http://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=2006900&fileOId=2006910
This essay analyzes L.M. Montgomery’s use of rebellious children and adult authority in Emily Climbs and Emily of New Moon.
http://www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/home/20001126mag-seuss.html
This article from the New York Times Magazine details the subversive nature of Dr. Seuss’ writings.
http://students.english.ilstu.edu/jmfrase/finalproject/finalprojecthome.html
This site contrasts didactic children’s literature with subversive children’s literature.
http://www.k-state.edu/english/nelp/childlit/seuss/index.html
Professor Philip Nel explores the impact of World War II on Dr. Seuss through Seuss’ political cartoons.
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/politicaldrseuss/
This site discusses the impact of political and social issues on Dr. Seuss’ work throughout his career. It also points to an Independent Lens documentary, The Political Dr. Seuss.
http://ttbook.org/book/julia-mickenberg-tales-little-rebels
Public Radio International’s Talk of the Nation host Steve Paulson interviews Julia Mickenberg, co-editor of Tales for Little Rebels. The segment includes clips from subversive children’s stories and a conversation about the political radicalism of many children’s book authors.
http://www.philnel.com/2011/06/25/rcln/
Philip Nel and Julia Mickenberg, editors of Tales for Little Rebels, share both a list of subversive children’s books organized by topic and a list of awards that honor exceptional subversive children’s books.
Other Resources
Dresang, Eliza T. Radical change: Books for Youth in a Digital Age. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1999. Print.
Lurie, Alison. Don’t Tell the Grown-Ups: The Subversive Power of Children’s Literature. Boston: Back Bay Books, 1998. Print.
Mickenberg, Julia L., and Philip Nel, eds. Tales for Little Rebels: A Collection of Radical Children’s Literature. New York: New York UP, 2008. Print.
Mickenberg, Julia L., and Philip Nel. “What’s Left?” Children’s Literature Association Quarterly 30.4 (2005): 349-353. Print.
Smith, Katharine Capshaw. “Reconceptualizations.” Children’s Literature Association Quarterly 36.2 (2011):121-123. Print.
Lurie, Alison. Don’t Tell the Grown-Ups: The Subversive Power of Children’s Literature. Boston: Back Bay Books, 1998. Print.
Mickenberg, Julia L., and Philip Nel, eds. Tales for Little Rebels: A Collection of Radical Children’s Literature. New York: New York UP, 2008. Print.
Mickenberg, Julia L., and Philip Nel. “What’s Left?” Children’s Literature Association Quarterly 30.4 (2005): 349-353. Print.
Smith, Katharine Capshaw. “Reconceptualizations.” Children’s Literature Association Quarterly 36.2 (2011):121-123. Print.