Paperback Books by Judith Saltman

The study of children''s illustrated books is located within the broad histories of print culture, publishing, the book trade, and concepts of childhood. An interdisciplinary history, Picturing Canada provides a critical understanding of the changing geographical, historical, and cultural aspects of Canadian identity, as seen through the lens of children''s publishing over two centuries. Gail Edwards and Judith Saltman illuminate the connection between children''s publishing and Canadian nationalism, analyse the gendered history of children''s librarianship, identify changes and continuities in narrative themes and artistic styles, and explore recent changes in the creation and consumption of children''s illustrated books. Over 130 interviews with Canadian authors, illustrators, editors, librarians, booksellers, critics, and other contributors to Canadian children''s book publishing, document the experiences of those who worked in the industry. An important and wholly original work, Picturing Canada is fundamental to our understanding of publishing history and the history of childhood itself in Canada.

The Republic of Childhood was first published in 1967. This new edition, an extensively rewritten version of the 1975 edition, is completely expanded and brought up-to-date with extensive coverage of titles published in the 1980s. Spanning the full spectrum of Canadian children''s literature, the volume discusses such topics as realistic fiction, fantasy, science fiction, picturebooks, historical fiction, folk and fairy tales, poetry and verse, and the growth of Canadian publishing.

An anthology of nursery tales and rhymes, nonsense verse, poetry, folklore, mythology epics, fiction, and non-fiction from a variety of sources.

Determined to find the ocean, nine-year-old Goldie sets out with her cat, Foss, and her parrot, Jake.