Windows and Words

A Look at Canadian Children's Literature in English

Edited by Aïda Hudson & Susan-Ann Cooper
Series: Reappraisals: Canadian Writers
Publisher: Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press
Paperback : 9780776605562, 200 pages, August 2003
Ebook (PDF) : 9780776617435, 200 pages, August 2003

Description

This collection of essays confirms and celebrates the artistry of Canadian children's literature. Contributors include Janet Lunn and Tim Wynne-Jones. Windows and Words is a collection of seventeen essays that confirms and celebrates the artistry of Canadian Children's Literature. There are essays that survey a wealth of English language fiction, from the internationally acclaimed work of Lucy Maud Montgomery, the aboriginal adolescent novel, to the increasingly multi-cultural character of children's books. Others examine book illustration, visual literacy, and the creative partnership seen in the picture book and its art design.
With contributions by two Governor General's Award winning authors, Janet Lunn and Tim Wynne-Jones, and a final commentary by Elizabeth Waterson, the heart of this collection offers a unique perspective on the artistry of writing for children and claims a rightful place for Canadian children's literature as literature.
Published in English.