Publisher description for Once upon a time in a different world : issues and ideas in African American children's literature / Neal Lester.


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This book offers a history and analysis of African American children’s literature from its beginnings to the present. Chapters explore issues surrounding race and representation, from the race and gender politics of African American hair to the absence of the N-word in children’s books.



Library of Congress subject headings for this publication:
American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
Children's literature, American -- History and criticism.
African American children -- Books and reading.
African American children in literature.
African Americans in literature.