Panel Discussion: Critical Thinking – The Role of the Critic in Promoting Books

Professional criticism of children’s literature would be a topic I’d follow with interest to the ends of the Earth. Alas, the sole panel I could find on this topic at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair was entirely based on American and English criticism and a mere half an hour long. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the panelists in question included our own esteemed homegrown critic Leonard Marcus, featured alongside author/critic Michele Roberts.

Here’s a quick rundown of the d...

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Published on March 22, 2022 09:48
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Ms. Yingling Interesting. Since I'm not really a professional reviewer like Marcus et al., I think of my reviews more as book reports for teachers who don't have time to read the books. Here's a book, here's what it's about, and here are students that would probably be interested.


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