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Windows and Words is a collection of seventeen essays that confirms
and celebrates the artistry of Canadian Children's Literature.
There are essays that survey a wealth of English language fiction,
from the internationally acclaimed work of Lucy Maud Montgomery,
the aboriginal adolescent novel, to the increasingly multi-cultural
character of children's books. Others examine book illustration,
visual literacy, and the creative partnership seen in the picture
book and its art design. With contributions by two Governor
General's Award winning authors, Janet Lunn and Tim Wynne-Jones,
and a final commentary by Elizabeth Waterson, the heart of this
collection offers a unique perspective on the artistry of writing
for children and claims a rightful place for Canadian children's
literature as literature.
Where do children travel when they read a story? In this
collection, scholars and authors explore the imaginative geography
of a wide range of places, from those of Indigenous myth to the
fantasy worlds of Middle-earth, Earthsea, or Pacificus, from the
semi-fantastic Wild Wood to real-world places like Canada's North,
Chicago's World Fair, or the modern urban garden. What happens to
young protagonists who explore new worlds, whether fantastic or
realistic? What happens when Old World and New World myths collide?
How do Indigenous myth and sense of place figure in books for the
young? How do environmental or post-colonial concerns, history,
memory, or even the unconscious affect an author's creation of
place? How are steampunk and science fiction mythically
re-enchanting for children? Imaginative geography means imaged
earth writing: it creates what readers see when they enter the
world of fiction. Exploring diverse genres for children, including
picture books, fantasy, steampunk, and realistic novels as well as
plays from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and
Ireland from the early nineteenth century to the present,
Children's Literature and Imaginative Geography provides new
geographical perspectives on children's literature.
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