Children's Literature and Imaginative Geography

Aïda Hudson

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Wilfrid Laurier University Press
11 March 2025

Children's literature studies: general; Age groups: children; Geography

Where do children travel when they read a story? In this collection, scholars and authors explore the imaginative geography of a wide range of places, from those of Indigenous myth to the fantasy worlds of Middle-earth, Earthsea, or Pacificus, from the semi-fantastic Wild Wood to real-world places like Canada’s North, Chicago’s World Fair, or the modern urban garden.

What happens to young protagonists who explore new worlds, whether fantastic or realistic? What happens when Old World and New World myths collide? How do Indigenous myth and sense of place figure in books for the young? How do environmental or post-colonial concerns, history, memory, or even the unconscious affect an author's creation of place? How are steampunk and science fiction mythically re-enchanting for children?

Imaginative geography means imaged earth writing: it creates what readers see when they enter the world of fiction. Exploring diverse genres for children, including picture books, fantasy, steampunk, and realistic novels as well as plays from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland from the early nineteenth century to the present, Children’s Literature and Imaginative Geography provides new geographical perspectives on children’s literature.

Edited by: Aïda Hudson
Imprint: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 490g
ISBN: 9781771126731
ISBN 10: 1771126736
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 11 March 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Aïda Hudson is a lecturer specializing in Children's Literature at the University of Ottawa and co-editor of Windows and Words: A Look at Canadian Children’s Literature in English (2003).

Reviews for Children's Literature and Imaginative Geography

a fascinating examination of the imaginative landscapes of children's fiction.-- ""British Journal Of Canadian Studies, Vol. 32"" Each of the contributors offers a fresh perspective on how descriptions of specific places stimulate children's imaginations. This is a worthy exploration for both those familiar with the literature on this topic and those new to the concepts. Hudson did a fine job in selecting essays that examine the subject from a range of perspectives.-- ""CHOICE 57, No. 1 (Sept. 2019)"" This text represents a particularly useful way of considering imaginative geographies more generally, and the exploration of this within the context of Children's Literature looks to expand a new, exciting area of scholarship in future.-- ""Fantastika, Vol. 4, Issue 1""