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'Ginger is allergic to cats. And possibly to her family as well. She's also not keen on the cat food in her breakfast bowl or the school principal trying to kill her best friend. The question on everyone's lips is – will Ginger snap?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Subversion or Socialization? : Humour and Carnival in Morris Gleitzman's Texts
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature in Education , December vol. 35 no. 4 2004; (p. 367-379) "Like their counterparts elsewhere, Australian children favour humorous novels; comedic writers consistently dominate the preteen and early teen fiction market in Australia. Regardless of its popularity, however, in comparison to more serious writing, humorous literature has received little critical attention. Of the studies aimed at this area, most have tended to concentrate on the various stages of development in childrens preferences for humor, its strategies, forms and appeal, with very few examining the ideological assumptions informing particular texts. Yet, this article argues, humorous books are no less concerned with culture, value and meaning than any other kind of fiction for children. As Morris Gleitzmans texts illustrate, by highlighting the cultural processes involved in the construction of language and meaning, inviting readers to play with ideas about language, social roles and behaviors, and creating characters who act in ways which are oppositional to usual socializing expectations, humorous literature, especially in carnivalized forms, has the potential to problematize unquestioning acceptance of various ideological para-digms, values, social practices and rules." -
[Review] Teachers Pet
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 47 no. 4 2003; (p. 27)
— Review of Teacher's Pet 2003 single work children's fiction -
Book Reviews
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 15 July 2003; (p. 4)
— Review of Teacher's Pet 2003 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Teachers Pet
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 18 no. 3 2003; (p. 34)
— Review of Teacher's Pet 2003 single work children's fiction -
Just for Fun
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 21 June 2003; (p. 15)
— Review of Teacher's Pet 2003 single work children's fiction
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For Kids
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 May 2003; (p. 6)
— Review of Teacher's Pet 2003 single work children's fiction -
Just for Fun
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 21 June 2003; (p. 15)
— Review of Teacher's Pet 2003 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Teachers Pet
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 18 no. 3 2003; (p. 34)
— Review of Teacher's Pet 2003 single work children's fiction -
Book Reviews
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 15 July 2003; (p. 4)
— Review of Teacher's Pet 2003 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Teachers Pet
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 47 no. 4 2003; (p. 27)
— Review of Teacher's Pet 2003 single work children's fiction -
Subversion or Socialization? : Humour and Carnival in Morris Gleitzman's Texts
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature in Education , December vol. 35 no. 4 2004; (p. 367-379) "Like their counterparts elsewhere, Australian children favour humorous novels; comedic writers consistently dominate the preteen and early teen fiction market in Australia. Regardless of its popularity, however, in comparison to more serious writing, humorous literature has received little critical attention. Of the studies aimed at this area, most have tended to concentrate on the various stages of development in childrens preferences for humor, its strategies, forms and appeal, with very few examining the ideological assumptions informing particular texts. Yet, this article argues, humorous books are no less concerned with culture, value and meaning than any other kind of fiction for children. As Morris Gleitzmans texts illustrate, by highlighting the cultural processes involved in the construction of language and meaning, inviting readers to play with ideas about language, social roles and behaviors, and creating characters who act in ways which are oppositional to usual socializing expectations, humorous literature, especially in carnivalized forms, has the potential to problematize unquestioning acceptance of various ideological para-digms, values, social practices and rules."
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