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Rogers, Rebecca; Calle-Díaz, Luzkarime; Vasser-Elong, Jason; Pacheco, Stefani – Journal of Children's Literature, 2023
This article asks: How is peacemaking represented in the Jane Addams Children's Book Award (JACBA) collection of children's book awardees (2015-2021)? The authors sought to build on previous scholarship that has examined JACBA, including Taber's (2015) study of JACBA for older readers and Colabucci and Napoli's (2017) study of JACBA's books for…
Descriptors: Peace, Childrens Literature, Awards, Content Analysis
Andrea Lemahieu Glaws; Emily Johns-O'Leary; Sarah Leonhart – Journal of Children's Literature, 2023
When we considered how current sociopolitical events may impact experiences of girlhood today and remembered our own lived girlhood experiences, we came to the collective realization that we often turned to books as a way to make sense of our liminal experiences during girlhood. Given the sociopolitical moment in which we are living and…
Descriptors: Fiction, History, Awards, Females
Davis, Jill M.; Pearce, Nicole; Mullins, Mychaelon – Journal of Children's Literature, 2021
Integrating children's literature that represents diverse populations into the classroom is a key part of a culturally relevant pedagogy. Several benefits emerge when children read culturally relevant books. This research focused on the representation of Black males as characters and creators of Caldecott books through a critical multicultural…
Descriptors: African Americans, Males, Childrens Literature, Books
Chung, Sunah; Chaudhri, Amina – Journal of Children's Literature, 2021
In the realm of modern children's literature, biographies of women showcase lives of exceptional talent, perseverance, civic engagement, and more: lives meant to inspire young readers. Since its inception in 2001, the Robert Sibert Informational Book Medal and Honor award has included a biography (or two) every year, with the exception of 2004 and…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Biographies, Females, Awards
Shimek, Courtney – Journal of Children's Literature, 2021
Access to green space has always been a social inequity, but the recent global pandemic has exacerbated this injustice for lower-income families even more. Environmental access strengthens mental health, encourages exercise and healthy social habits, and reduces pollution. Many have argued that children not only need play, but they need play in…
Descriptors: Natural Resources, Play, Picture Books, Child Development
Sciurba, Katie; Jenkins, Jerry Rafiki – Journal of Children's Literature, 2019
The year 2019 marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of Eve Bunting's "Smoky Night" (Harcourt, 1994; illustrated by David Diaz). As a Caldecott medal winner, "Smoky Night" is the highest profile picturebook centered on an incident related to police brutality and the profiling of Black citizens--the Los Angeles riots,…
Descriptors: Novels, Awards, Childrens Literature, Picture Books
Lo, Rachel Skrlac – Journal of Children's Literature, 2019
This critical content analysis of 116 award-winning English language picture storybooks explores depictions of families in order to identify and question dominant family models. Representations of families must be considered in any diversity analysis to ensure all children are capable of seeing families as they appear in communities. The objective…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Diversity, Family (Sociological Unit), Picture Books
Koss, Melanie D.; Johnson, Nancy J.; Martinez, Miriam – Journal of Children's Literature, 2018
The Randolph Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). Charged with identifying and honoring the most distinguished American picturebooks annually, the ALSC Board of Directors first awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1938. This article presents a…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Picture Books, Diversity, Content Analysis
Colabucci, Lesley; Napoli, Mary – Journal of Children's Literature, 2017
This study examines trends across recent Jane Addams Children's Book Award (JACBA) winners, with a focus on selection criteria and portrayals of social justice issues. The JACBA is administered by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom's educational affiliate, the Jane Addams Peace Association. Established in 1953, the award serves…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Awards, Social Justice, Trend Analysis
Rohloff, Rebecca; May, Laura – Journal of Children's Literature, 2017
Teachers report using trade books in the science classroom to humanize the subject matter, appeal to student interests, and aid with understanding (Fang, 2014). Trade books are deemed easier to read aloud and more appealing to younger readers, while some teachers also believe that trade books add an emotive element to the field of science (Donovan…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Student Interests