Critical Multicultural Analysis of Children's Literature

Bringing a critical lens to the study of multiculturalism in children's literature, this book prepares teachers, teacher educators, and researchers of children's literature to analyze the ideological dimensions of reading and studying literature.

Maria José Botelho, Ed.D., was a faculty member at the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education of the University of Toronto and is currently Assistant Professor of Literacy Education in the Language, Literacy, and Culture Concentration of School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Masha Kabakow Rudman, Ed.D., is Professor of Children's Literature and Multicultural Education in the Language, Literacy, and Culture Concentration of School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Foreword, Sonia Nieto Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1 The Metaphors We Read By: Theoretical Foundations Chapter 2 The Historical Construction of Children's Literature Chapter 3 Reading Literacy Narratives Chapter 4 Deconstructing Multiculturalism in Children's Literature Chapter 5 Theorizing Critical Multicultural Analysis of Children's Literature Chapter 6 Doors to the Diaspora: The Social Construction of Race Chapter 7 Leaving Poverty Behind: The Social Construction of Class Chapter 8 Genres as Social Constructions: The Intertextuality of Children's Literature Chapter 9 Cinderella: The Social Construction of Gender Chapter 10 Shock of Hair: The Endurance of Hair as a Cultural Theme in Children's Literature Chapter 11 Teaching Critical Multicultural Analysis Further Dialogue with Mingshui Cai, Patrick Shannon, and Junko Yokota APPENDICES Appendix A Children's Book Awards Appendix B Children's Book Publishers Appendix C Power Continuum: How Power is Exercised Appendix D Critical Multicultural Analysis Appendix E The Publishing Practices of the Mexican American Migrant Farmworker Text Collection Appendix F Children's Literature Journals Appendix G Online Resources