Beckett (modern languages, literature, and culture, Brock U., Canada) and Nikolajeva (comparative literature, Stockholm U.) present this collection of 12 essays with the intention of expanding
the canon of commonly-studied European children's literature to include 11 notable non-English language novels. Of interest primarily to literary scholars and professors of children's
literature, and secondarily to librarians and teachers, the essays offer a variety of theoretical perspectives on children's novels from Poland, Norway, France, Italy, Sweden, Germany, Belgium,
and Denmark. The texts discussed include the Pippi Longstocking series, The Little Prince, The Neverending Story, and the novel-cum-introduction to philosophy's history Sophie's World. In the
concluding essay, Nikolajeva discusses approaches, challenges, and lessons of translation into English. Annotation 穢2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
