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Little Rebels, Little Conservatives, and Occupy Wall Street

October 19, 2011Philip NelAudience, Children's Literature, Occupy Wall Street, Radical Children's LiteratureAudience, Children's Literature, Occupy Wall Street, Radical Children's Literature10 Comments

The headline reads “Occupying children’s minds: ‘Radical children’s literature at Wall Street protests.’” Â Featured prominently is Julia Mickenberg’s and myÂ Tales for Little Rebels. Â After reading the piece (though, not, I suspect, the book itself), one commenter, writing under the name ofÂ “forcerecon2,”Â worrries thatÂ Tales for Little RebelsÂ represents “the indoctrination of our children.” Â Coming from the left but

Radical Children’s Literature Now! (video)

July 30, 2011Philip NelChildren's Literature, Radical Children's LiteratureChildren's Literature, Radical Children's Literature1 Comment

The 2011 Francelia Butler Lecture: “Radical Children’s Literature Now!” by Julia Mickenberg and Philip Nel

Radical Children’s Literature Now!

June 25, 2011Philip NelChildren's Literature, Radical Children's LiteratureChildren's Literature, Radical Children's Literature12 Comments

Many folks who attended Julia Mickenberg’s and my “Radical Children’s Literature Now!” lecture today at the Children’s Literature Association Conference in Roanoke asked: “I didn’t get a handout. Â Could I have one?” Â Since we only made 200 copies, here is that handout. Â (The entire lecture will be on the Children’s Literature Association’s website in the