Column examines how children’s literature nurtures radical hope and imaginative engagement in turbulent times.
In this column, we examine how recent works of children’s literature can function as tools to support radical hope in these turbulent times and to nurture what are called “wide-awake” encounters, that is, moments of heightened awareness and imaginative engagement that disrupt what’s often taken for granted.
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