Children's Picturebooks, Epiphanies, and the 1914 Christmas Truce
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Article Title | Children's Picturebooks, Epiphanies, and the 1914 Christmas Truce |
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ERA Journal ID | 34694 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Kerby, Martin (Author), Harmes, Marcus (Author) and Baguley, Margaret (Author) |
Journal Title | Bookbird: a journal of international children's literature |
Journal Citation | 60 (4), pp. 48-57 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2022 |
Publisher | The Johns Hopkins University Press |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0006-7377 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1353/bkb.2022.0059 |
Web Address (URL) | https://muse.jhu.edu/article/868137 |
Abstract | Given the widespread expectation that children's war literature should be morally instructive, it is not surprising that epiphanies are a regular plot device used in children's picture books. This article will analyze four children's picturebooks about the 1914 Christmas Truce that are framed by epiphanic experiences: Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914 (Hendrix; 2014), And the Soldiers Sang (Lewis; 2011), The Christmas Truce (Duffy; 2014), and The Christmas Truce: The Place Where Peace Was Found (Robinson; 2014). |
Keywords | Children's picture books, Christmas Truce, Epiphanies, Great War, World War 1 |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 430308. European history (excl. British, classical Greek and Roman) |
369999. Other creative arts and writing not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Education |
UniSQ College | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7w9v/children-s-picturebooks-epiphanies-and-the-1914-christmas-truce
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