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Children’s Literature Review, a multi-volume reference source, compiles significant passages from published criticism of both contemporary and older works for children from multiple sources. Published annually and cross-referenced with Something About the Author, it contains articles about individual children’s authors, works of classic literature often read by young people and taught in high schools (e.g., To Kill a Mockingbird), and general topics of interest to teachers, librarians, and children’s literature scholars.
The list below, originally compiled by staff at the Mary L. Williams Education & Teaching Library at Oklahoma State University, highlights articles on special topics such as Australian children’s literature, children’s poetry, and the influence of Disney on children’s literature. Entries are arranged alphabetically by subject in the list. Articles marked with an asterisk (*) are available online only.
Browse volumes of Children’s Literature Review by going to the Gale Literature Criticism database and selecting “What’s Inside.” Select “Children’s Literature Review” to view the dropdown menu of all volumes. Select the volume of interest and choose the heading “Table of Contents” to view the contents of that volume and find links to that content when available.
To perform a general search across all published volumes of Children’s Literature Review, select the Advanced Search button from the home page of Gale Literature Criticism. Scroll down to the Publication Title box and type in Children’s Literature Review. Place your search terms in the boxes along the top. When searching for specific articles, you may want to search for the article name in quotes (e.g., “Translation Studies in Contemporary Children’s Literature”).
Children’s Literature Review is available in print through volume 150, 2010 (Oak Street S. 026.1 C537) and online.
Subject
*African Children’s Literature: Volume 157, pp.125-172 (2011)
Animal Stories: Volume 132, pp. 1-37 (2008)
*Arthurian Legends for Children: Volume 155, pp. 1-75 (2010)
Australian Children’s Literature: Volume 148, pp. 1-58 (2010)
The Bible and Children’s Literature: Volume 145, pp. 1-72 (2009)
Black Humor in Children’s Literature: Volume 104, pp. 76-145 (2005)
Censorship in Children’s Literature: Volume 118, pp. 29-87 (2007)
Children’s Biography: Volume 129, pp. 69-132 (2008)
Children’s Diaries: Volume 141, pp. 18-94 (2009)
Children’s Fantasy: Volume 150, pp. 21-95 (2010)
Children’s Literature Awards: Volume 139, pp. 1-52 (2009)
Children’s Literature Illustration: Volume 144, pp. 44-112 (2009)
Children’s Periodicals: Volume 138, pp. 25-125 (2009)
Children’s Poetry: Volume 120, pp. 15-100 (2007)
Cinderella in Children’s Literature: Volume 149, pp. 40-131 (2010)
Disabilities in Children’s Literature: Volume 126, pp. 34-106 (2007)
*Eighteenth Century Children’s Books: Volume 152, pp. 111-186 (2010)
Evolution of Fairy Tales: Volume 106, pp. 89-164 (2005)
Feminism in Children’s Literature: Volume 146, pp. 18-111 (2009)
Golden Age of Children’s Illustrated Books: Volume 113, pp. 93-156 (2006)
*Graphic Novels: Volume 165, pp. 1-79 (2011)
Hawaiian Children’s Literature: Volume 125, pp. 40-85 (2007)
Historical Fiction for Children: Volume 124, pp. 121-192 (2007)
Homosexuality in Children’s Literature: Volume 119, pp. 101-169 (2007)
Humor in Children’s Literature: Volume 147, pp. 65-133 (2010)
The Influence of Disney on Children’s Literature: Volume 143, pp. 20-102 (2009)
International Children’s Literature: Volume 114, pp. 55-120 (2006)
Irish Children’s Literature: Volume 123, pp. 77-127 (2007)
*Jewish Children’s Literature: Volume 154, pp. 1-49 (2010)
*Juvenile Detective Fiction: Volume 158, pp. 62-130 (2011)
Juvenile and Young Adult Science Fiction: Volume 116, pp. 135-189 (2006)
MAD Magazine: Volume 109, pp. 156-208 (2005)
Native American Children’s Literature: Volume 130, pp. 123-187 (2008)
Nonsense Verse: Volume 140, pp. 76-126 (2009)
Orbis Pictus: Volume 191, pp. 67-113 (2014)
Orphan Stories: Volume 137, pp. 90-167 (2009)
Penny Dreadfuls: Volume 105, pp. 123-193 (2005)
Picture Books: Volume 142, pp. 65-147 (2009)
Realism in Children’s Literature: Volume 136, pp. 45-98 (2008)
Religion in Children’s Literature: Volume 121, pp. 67-153 (2007)
Representations of the Holocaust in Children’s Literature: Volume 110, pp. 104-175 (2005)
School Stories: Volume 128, pp. 111-173 (2008)
Struwwelpeter: Volume 122, pp. 124-190 (2007)
Surrealism in Children’s Literature: Volume 103, pp. 129-202 (2005)
*Time-Slip Novels: Volume 151, pp. 155-194 (2010)
Translation of Children’s Literature: Volume 135, pp. 112-189 (2008)
The Treatment of Death in Children’s Literature: Volume 101, pp. 153-201 (2005)
The Unconventional Family in Children’s Literature: Volume 102, pp. 146-213 (2005)
*Utopian Children’s Literature: Volume 153, pp. 110-212 (2010)
War in Children’s Literature: Volume 127, pp. 149-197 (2007)
