Literature and the Child » (7th Edition)

After teaching in elementary and middle school classrooms for several years, Lee Galda received her Ph.D. in English Education from New York University. A former professor at the University of Georgia, she is now a professor at the University of Minnesota where she teaches courses in children's literature and language arts. Dr. Galda is a member of the National Reading Conference, the National Council of Teachers of English, the International Reading Association, the American Library Association, and the United States Board on Books for Young People. She also sits on the review boards of many professional journals. She was the Children's Books Department editor for THE READING TEACHER from 1989 to 1993, served as a contributing editor for THE RIVERBANK REVIEW, and was a Newbery Medal judge for the 2003 nomination. Author of numerous articles and book chapters, Dr. Galda recently co-authored a chapter on research in children's literature in the HANDBOOK OF READING RESEARCH, VOLUME III. Other recent chapters appear in the HANDBOOK OF RESEARCH ON TEACHING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, 2nd, and THEORETICAL MODELS AND PROCESSES OF READING, 5th. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her husband and two children.

Bernice E. Cullinan is known both nationally and internationally for her work in children's literature. She has written more than 30 books on literature for classroom teachers and librarians, including LITERATURE AND THE CHILD, 5E, POETRY LESSONS TO DAZZLE AND DELIGHT, and THREE VOICES: INVITATION TO POETRY ACROSS THE CURRICULUM. She also has written a book for parents, READ TO ME: RAISING KIDS WHO LOVE TO READ. Dr. Cullinan is editor in chief of Wordsong-the poetry imprint of Boyds Mills Press, a Highlights for Children company-and has collected poems written by the recipients of the National Council of Teachers of English Award for Poetry in A JAR OF TINY STARS. She served as president of the International Reading Association, was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame and The Ohio State University Hall of Fame, and selected as the recipient of the Arbuthnot Award for Outstanding Teacher of Children's Literature. Dr. Cullinan lives in New York City.

Lawrence R. Sipe is an associate professor in the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses in children's and adolescent literature and conducts research on young children's responses to picturebooks. He taught in primary and elementary classrooms for six years, including a two-year stint in an isolated one-room school in the province of Newfoundland, Canada. For 13 years, he served as coordinator of professional development for K-6 teachers for a school board in Newfoundland. Dr. Sipe's awards include Outstanding Dissertation of the Year from the International Reading Association, the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the College Reading Association, the Promising Researcher Award from the National Council of Teachers of English, and the Early Career Achievement Award from the National Reading Conference. He also has won several honors for teaching, including the Teaching Excellence Award for the Province of Newfoundland, the Graduate School of Education Teaching Award, and the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Sipe is the North American Editor of the journal CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN EDUCATION. His book STORYTIME: YOUNG CHILDREN'S LITERARY UNDERSTANDING IN THE CLASSROOM was published in 2008 by Teachers College Press. He earned a Ph.D. in Children's Literature and Emergent Literacy from The Ohio State University.

LITERATURE AND THE CHILD, 7th Edition, covers the two major topical areas of children's literature-the genres of children's literature (picture books, folklore, etc.) and the use of children's literature in the classroom. Deliberately concise, the book offers succinct yet beautifully written and illustrated discussions that reflect the tone and feel of children's books. Featuring discussions of the latest works of children's literature, the text includes coverage of the growing importance of young adult literature as well as expanded emphasis on upper-level children's literature and adolescent literature. The authors pay careful attention to diversity in children's literature and equip students with practical, research-based teaching ideas.