For the 100th anniversary of the publication of "Winnie-the-Pooh," Gyles Brandreth chronicles the writing of this belove......more

The Routledge Companion to Fairy Tales provides a comprehensive guide to fairy tales across literatures and cultures. It......more

Fairytales form a cornerstone of children’s and YA literature studies, and the tale of ’Hansel and Gretel’ has been tran......more

Risk in Children’s Adventure Literature examines the way in which adults discuss the reading and entertainment habits of......more

This book documents the findings of a one-year research project engaging the children’s publishing sector for feedback o......more

Theorising Oliver Jeffers’ Picturebooks examines semiotic, affective, and metafictive storytelling in Oliver Jeffers’ po......more

This book is grounded in the belief that every nation had its own ’Great War’, with children’s picture books being an im......more