Children's Literature in Education

Aims & Scope

Features stimulating articles and interviews on noted children's authors Presents incisive critiques of classic and contemporary writing for young readers Describes successful classroom reading projects Offers timely reviews on a variety of reading-related topics for teachers and teachers-in-training, librarians, writers, and interested parents Contains articles on prose, fiction, poetry, as well as picture books Children's Literature in Education has been a key source of articles on all aspects of children's literature for more than 40 years.

It covers classic and contemporary material, the highbrow and the popular, and ranges across works for infants through to material for young adults.

It features analysis of fiction, poetry, drama and non-fictional material (plus studies in other media: film, TV, computer games, online works); visual narratives from picture books and comics to graphic novels; interviews with writers and artists; textual analysis and interpretation from differing theoretical perspectives; historical approaches to the area; reader-response work with children; ideas for teaching children's literature; adaptation, translation and publishing.

CLE is a peer-reviewed journal covering children's literature worldwide, suitable for professionals in the field (academics, librarians, teachers) and any other interested adults.

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Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• How Picture Books Work: A Semiotically Framed Theory of Text-Picture Relationships

  Citation: 215

  Authors: Lawrence R.

• The Dynamics of Picturebook Communication

  Citation: 128

  Authors: Maria, Carole

• Reading Multimodal Texts: Perceptual, Structural and Ideological Perspectives

  Citation: 109

  Authors: Frank

• Red in Tooth and Claw? Images of Nature in Modern Picture Books

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Stuart

• Picturebook Endpapers: Resources for Literary and Aesthetic Interpretation

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Lawrence R., Caroline E.

• Revisiting the Relationships Between Text and Pictures

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Lawrence R.

• “One Day We Had to Run”: The Development of the Refugee Identity in Children’s Literature and its Function in Education

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Julia

• What is an ebook? What is a Book App? And Why Should We Care? An Analysis of Contemporary Digital Picture Books

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Betty

• Towards a Culturally Situated Reader Response Theory

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Wanda, Susan

• Reading Other People’s Minds Through Word and Image

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Maria