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 FALL 2024 - WEDNESDAYS - 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Daley
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

Scott
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


NCSCL Fall 2024 Event, Meet AUthor Jessica Kim
Fall 2024 Event 

Mark your calendar for this fall event!
Author Jessica Kim
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 7 p.m.
Location: Love Library 430


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Advanced Certificate
APPLY NOW for the Advanced Certificate in Children’s/Adolescent Literature
Please email Director Daley at [email protected] for more information.


Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association Conference: Lashon Daley, Phillip Serrato, and Joseph T. Thomas
NCSCL@PAMLA

Join SDSU Children's Literature professors at the 2024 PAMLA conference on Thursday, November 7, for their "Promises & Perils of Children's Lit Pedagogy" Roundtable.

One Story, Three Scholars
One Story, Three Scholars

On Demand
Watch One Story, Three Scholars and learn from author Dinah Johnson and scholars Lashon Daley, Gloria Rhodes, and Avery Caldwell as they read and discuss Indigo Dreaming.

Critical Conversations
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.

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ENGL 503

#Kidlit for Researchers and Content Creators
Developed in partnership with the Digital Humanities Initiative and ITS, this course focuses on the digital production of creative research projects about children’s literature.

 


What We're Reading

The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give
By Angie Thomas

The Sun is also a Star
The Sun is also a Star

By Nicola Yoon

A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time

By Madeleine L'Engle

Our Day of the Dead Celebration
Our Day of the Dead Celebration
By Ana Aranda

I Rise
I Rise
By Marie Arnold

Witchlings
Witchlings
By Claribel E. Ortega

The Bluest Sky
The Bluest Sky
By Christina Diaz Gonzalez

Iveliz Explains It All
Iveliz Explains It All
By Andrea Beatriz Arango