Once Upon a Time in a Different World: Issues

Once Upon a Time in a Different World, a unique addition to the celebrated Children's Literature and Culture series, seeks to move discussions and treatments of ideas in African American children's literature from the margins to the forefront of literary discourse. Looking at a variety of topics, including the moralities of heterosexism, the veneration of literacy, and the "politics of hair," Neal A. Lester provides a scholarly and accessible compilation of essays that will serve as an invaluable resource for parents, students, and educators.

Neal A. Lester is Professor and Chair of the Department of English at Arizona State University

Series Editor's Foreword	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Introduction: Moistening the Desert Landscapes	p. xix
A "Call-and-Response" Conversation
(Un)Happily Ever After: Fairy Tale Morals, Moralities, and Heterosexism in Children's Texts	p. 3
"Life for Me Ain't Been No Crystal Stair": Readin', Writin', and Parental (Il)Literacy in African American Children's Books	p. 33
"Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones": Airbrushing the Ugliest of Ugly in African American Children's Books	p. 55
Nappy Edges and Goldy Locks: African American Daughters and the Politics of Hair	p. 79
Roots That Go Beyond Big Hair and a Bad Hair Day: Nappy Hair Pieces	p. 99
Don't Condemn White Teacher over Nappy Hair (An Editorial)	p. 113
Angels of Color: Divinely Inspired or Socially Constructed?	p. 119
"Do You See What I See? Do You Hear What I Hear?": Becoming Better Adults through Toni Morrison's The Big Box and The Book of Mean People	p. 135
Dialoguing Reviews
Reviews of Anne Schraff's Lost and Found	p. 161
Reviews of Anne Schraff's A Matter of Trust	p. 165
Reviews of Anne Schraff's Until We Meet Again	p. 169
Review of Eliza A. Comodromos's Teacher's Guide to the Bluford Series	p. 173
Review of Walter Dean Myers's The Beast	p. 177
Reviews of Angela Johnson's The First Part Last	p. 179
Reviews of Kelly McWilliams's Doormat	p. 183
Response to "Dialoguing Reviews": Parents, It's 10:00-Do You Know What Your Children Are Reading?	p. 187
Extending Discourses
Unlocking the Beauty of Hair: A Review of Joyce Carol Thomas's Crowning Glory	p. 197
Nappy Happy: A Review of bell hooks's Happy to Be Nappy	p. 203
"Shake It to the One that You Love the Best": A Review of Juba This & Juba That	p. 211
Response to "Extending Discourses"	p. 217
Afterword	p. 221
Notes	p. 225
About the Contributors	p. 253
Works Cited	p. 255
Children's Literature and Culture	p. 269
Index	p. 271
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Once Upon a Time in a Different World: Issues and Ideas in African American ChildrenÆs Literature

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