The Edinburgh Companion to Children's Literature

A collection of newly-commissioned essays tracing cutting-edge developments in children’s literature research Time has passed since ‘having a PhD in children’s literature’ was a funny joke in You’ve Got Mail . Children’s literature research is now one of the most dynamic fields of literary criticism and of education, and has a bright future ahead – as children’s writers and publishers invent yet more forms of literature for young people, and researchers find yet more sophisticated ways of explor