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 2026 - Weds. - 1 to 3 p.m; Thurs. - 11 a.m. to 1 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
Coco Rosales
NCSCL Fellow 2025-2026
M.A. Student
[email protected]
Areas: Children's Literature, Queer and Gender Studies, Speculative Fiction
What's Trending @ the Center
Spring 2026 Event
Mark your calendar for our keynote speaker.
Meet Meg Medina, author of "Merci Suárez Changes Gears."
Tueaday, March 10 at 11 a.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.
You're Invited!
Join us for a this upcoming dramatic reading and talkback: Adapting Girlhood: Taking "Merci Suárez" from the Page to the Stage
Thursday, April 30 at 11 a.m.
Location: Digital Humanties Center, Library Addition Room 61
What We're Reading
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
By Erika L. Sánchez
We Are Not Free
By Andrew Joseph White
Genesis Begins Again
By Alicia D. Williams
Real to Me
By Minh Lê
I Rise
By Marie Arnold
Man Made Monsters
By Andrea L. Rogers
The Bluest Sky
By Christina Diaz Gonzalez
Iveliz Explains It All
By Andrea Beatriz Arango
What We're Watching
Critical Conversations in Children’s Literature
Critical Conversations in Children’s Literature brings together authors and scholars to discuss critical topics brewing within the field.
In our latest episode, Lashon Daley, the director of the NCSCL, talks with James Brandon on "Diverse Voices in Young-Adult Books," and is centered on prioritizing queer characters in children's literature.