''Children's Literature'' is an
academic journal
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and annual publication of the
Modern Language Association
The Modern Language Association of America, often referred to as the Modern Language Association (MLA), is widely considered the principal professional association in the United States for scholars of language and literature. The MLA aims to "str ...
and the
Children's Literature Association
The Children's Literature Association (ChLA) is a non-profit association, based in the United States, of scholars, critics, professors, students, librarians, teachers, and institutions dedicated to studying children's literature.Margaret W. Denman ...
Division on Children's Literature. The journal was founded in 1972 by Francelia Butler and promotes a scholarly approach to the study of
children's literature
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. In addition to conventional literary genres, modern children's literature is classified by the intended age of the reade ...
by printing theoretical articles and essays, as well as book reviews. The publication is currently edited by Amanda Cockrell, of
Hollins University
Hollins University is a private university in Hollins, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1842 as Valley Union Seminary in the historical settlement of Botetourt Springs, Virginia, Botetourt Springs, it is Timeline of women's colleges in the Un ...
in Roanoke, Virginia. The current editor in chief is R. H. W. Dillard.
''Children's Literature'' is published annually in May by the
Johns Hopkins University Press
Johns Hopkins University Press (also referred to as JHU Press or JHUP) is the publishing division of Johns Hopkins University. It was founded in 1878 and is the oldest continuously running university press in the United States. The press publi ...
. Each issue has an average length of 300 pages.
See also
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Children's literature criticism
A child () is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking countries, the legal definition of ''chil ...
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Children's literature periodicals
External links
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''Children's Literature'' on the Hollins University website''Children's Literature'' on the JHU Press website
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''Children's Literature''
at Project MUSE
Children's literature criticism
Literary magazines published in the United States
Academic journals established in 1972
Annual journals
English-language journals
Johns Hopkins University Press academic journals