1st Edition
Children’s Literature to Read Our World Text Selection and Strategies for Critical Reflection
Part I: Reading Our World to Embrace All Children
Chapter 1: Reading Our World to Embrace All Children
Jan Lacina
Chapter 2: Significance of African American Children’s Literature
Jonda C. McNair, Charmaine Campbell, Violet J. Harris, and Sandra Santos
Chapter 3: Significance of Latinx Children’s Literature
Claudia Peralta
Chapter 4: Significance of Indigenous Children’s Literature
Shelley Stagg Peterson, Bev Dachuk, and Jennifer Brant
Chapter 5: Significance of Asian Children’s Literature
Yoo Kyung Sung
Chapter 6: Significance of LGBTQ+ Children’s Literature
Aimee Papola-Ellis and Adam S. Kennedy
Chapter 7: Significance of International Children’s Literature
Ruth McKoy Lowery and Doricka L. Menefee-Ezemuoka
Part II: Reading Our World Through Critical Literacy Topics
Chapter 8: Understanding Economic Diversity
Sherron Killingsworth Roberts and Patricia A. Crawford
Chapter 9: Welcoming Refugees and Immigrants: Representing Holistic Familial Langauging Practices and Life Experiences in Books
Steve Daniel Przymus, Melissa E. Mendoza, Omar Serna-Gutiérrez, Suzanne García, and Martha Samaniego Calderón
Chapter 10: Teaching About the Holocaust
Jan Lacina, Amanda Slowey, Deja Muñoz, Wendy Warren, and Tiffany Nakamura
Chapter 11: Using Children’s Literature to Support Social and Emotional Learning
Robin Griffith
Chapter 12: Exploring Racial Issues Through Children's Literature: Strategies for Text Selection and Critical Discussion
Endia J. Lindo
Chapter 13: How Could Smells and Scents Elevate Picturebook Reading
Petra Vackova and Natalia I. Kucirkova
Chapter 14: Windows, Mirrors, and Wings to Dream
Jan Lacina
Biography
Jan Lacina holds the Bezos Family Foundation Endowed Chair of Early Childhood Education and is Senior Associate Dean for Research, Graduate Studies & Strategic Partnerships within the College of Education at Texas Christian University. She began her career as a Texas public school teacher.
