The New Republic of Childhood
A Critical Guide to Canadian Children's Literature in English
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Mar 1990
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780195405767
- Publish Date
- Mar 1990
- List Price
- $29.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
This critical guide to Canadian children's literature in English has been largely rewritten to take account of the enormous output of Canadian children's books since 1975. There is new emphasis on realistic fiction, fantasy, and picture-books.
About the authors
Sheila Egoff discovered the public library in her hometown of Galt, Ontario, at age eight, more than eighty years ago. Her love of books led to a life devoted to the promotion of children's literature and librarianship. Sheila was the first curator of the famous Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books, which she was also partly responsible for bringing to Canada. In 1962, she moved west to help set up the library school at the University of British Columbia. Many of today's children's librarians credit Sheila with instilling in them a philosophy of librarianship that values literary quality and bringing books to each and every child. Sheila is the author of several important books about Canadian children's literature. She passed away in May 2005.
Judith Saltman is an associate professor in the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies and the chair of the Master of Arts in Children's Literature Program a the University of British Columbia.