RESEARCH - SCHOLARSHIP - ENGAGEMENT
Developed in tandem with the Children’s Literature Program, the National Center for the Study of Children’s Literature is a growing hub for undergraduate and graduate research at the intersection of children’s literature.
We center scholarship as one of our core values, while also providing opportunities for academics and creatives within the industry of children’s literature to converge.
Our work ranges from writing book reviews about the latest releases in children’s literature to working with educators to organizing panels and events centered on children’s literature.
We strive to promote the active study of children’s literature in academia and beyond.
Open hours for spring 2025 - Tues. & Thurs. - 1 to 3 p.m.
Lashon Daley, Ph.D.
Director of NCSCL
Director of the Children’s Literature Program
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Areas: Black Girlhood Studies, Children's and Adolescent Literature, Performance and
New Media, Folklore
Daisy Scott
NCSCL Fellow 2024-2025
M.A. Student
[email protected]
Areas: Children's and adolescent literature, women and gender studies
What's Trending @ the Center
Spring 2025 Event
Mark your calendar for our keynote speaker.
Meet Minh Lê, author of Real to Me
Tuesday, March 18 at 2 p.m.
Location: Digital Humanties Center, Library Addition Room 61
Advanced Certificate
APPLY NOW for the Advanced Certificate in Children’s/Adolescent Literature
Please email Director Daley at [email protected] for more information.
Critical Conversations in Children’s Literature
On Demand
Critical Conversations in Children’s Literature brings together authors and scholars to discuss critical topics brewing within the
field.
What We're Reading
The Hate U Give
By Angie Thomas
Our Castle by the Sea
By Lucy Strange
Genesis Begins Again
By Alicia D. Williams
Real to Me
By Minh Lê
I Rise
By Marie Arnold
Witchlings
By Claribel E. Ortega
The Bluest Sky
By Christina Diaz Gonzalez
Iveliz Explains It All
By Andrea Beatriz Arango