Children’s Literature Association

2006 Conference

Manhattan Beach, California

June 8-10, 2006

Hosted by

California State University, Northridge

Join us in Manhattan Beach to hear the latest in scholarship relating to children’s and young adult literature and culture. We’ll be talking about Pollyanna, Harry Potter, Lyra and Will, animal transformations, folk and fairy tales and much more. The program includes the Phoenix award panel, discussing the works of Diana Wynne Jones, Philip Pullman and Margaret Mahy. At the syllabus exchange panel, we’ll discuss integrating children’s literature across the curriculum and on the international panel, scholars will present work on Iranian children’s literature. We hope you will join us!

FEATURED CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

JAMES KINCAID, Aerol Arnold Professor of English at the University of Southern California, will deliver the Francelia Butler Memorial Lecture. Best known in children’s literature circles for his ground-breaking work in childhood studies, particularly his 1992 text on representations of childhood, Child-Loving: The Erotic Child and Victorian Culture, he is also internationally renowned for his work on Victorian literature and culture, literary theory, and queer studies. His lecture will engage with the latest insights regarding representations of childhood.

CYNTHIA KADOHATA, keynote speaker at our Saturday night banquet, won the 2005 Newbery Medal for Kira-Kira. This heart-wrenching yet hope-filled novel explores the complex interpersonal dynamics of a loving family facing intense pressures. Her earlier novels also depict young people in difficult situations. In the Heart of the Valley of Love, set in a dystopian future Los Angeles, has been described as “a chilling vision” and as a “a masterful evocation of physical, spiritual, and cultural displacement." Her latest book, Weedflower (2006), delves into relationships between Native Americans and Japanese Americans during World War II.

Events and Exhibits

New Members’ Reception

Thursday, June 8, 5:30-7 p.m.

Howl's Moving Castle

Friday, June 9, 7:30 p.m

Booksale

Every Picture Tells a Story…

Children’s Books and Prints

Scholar’s Choice:

Academic Texts

Awards Banquet

Saturday, June 10 at 7 p.m.

Presentation of article and book awards, Anne Devereaux Jordan award, Phoenix award and others.