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Representations of National Identity in Fictionalized History : Children's Picture Books and World War I
2017
single work
criticism
— Appears in: New Review of Children's Literature and Librarianship , vol. 23 no. 2 2017; (p. 126-147)'With the centenary of World War I (WWI) commemorative events taking place, Australia’s involvement in this conflict is popularly seen as inextricably linked to a definitive national identity. Numerous children’s books have been published that represent events from WWI. Eight such picture books, aimed at primary school students and published post-2010, are selected for analysis. This analysis comes at a time when there is significant attention being paid by governments, community organisations, media outlets and the general public to the anniversary of WWI. Therefore, it is timely to analyse representations of this conflict, particularly to understand contemporary representations aimed at children.'
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The Afghanistan Pup; My Mother’s Eyes : The Story of an Australian Boy Soldier
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time , January 2016;
— Review of The Afghanistan Pup 2014 single work children's fiction ; My Mother's Eyes : The Story of a Boy Soldier 2009 single work picture book -
[Review] I Am Thomas
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 19 no. 3 2011; (p. 37-38)
— Review of My Mother's Eyes : The Story of a Boy Soldier 2009 single work picture book ; I Am Thomas 2011 single work picture book -
[Review] I Am Thomas
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 17 no. 2 2009; (p. 24)
— Review of My Mother's Eyes : The Story of a Boy Soldier 2009 single work picture book 'Wilson conveys the sense of a young man's life consumed by war without resorting to either sentimentality or any whiff of jingoism'. -
[Review] I Am Thomas
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , 15 March no. 56 2009; (p. 47-48)
— Review of My Mother's Eyes : The Story of a Boy Soldier 2009 single work picture book
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Mothers, Monsters and Terrible Plops
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 April 2009; (p. 18)
— Review of My Mother's Eyes : The Story of a Boy Soldier 2009 single work picture book ; Harry and Hopper 2009 single work picture book ; The Terrible Plop 2009 single work picture book ; Her Mother's Face 2008 single work picture book ; The Wrong Book 2009 single work picture book -
[Review] I Am Thomas
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 88 no. 6 2009; (p. 22)
— Review of My Mother's Eyes : The Story of a Boy Soldier 2009 single work picture book -
[Review] I Am Thomas
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 24 no. 1 2009; (p. 31)
— Review of My Mother's Eyes : The Story of a Boy Soldier 2009 single work picture book -
[Review] I Am Thomas
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 53 no. 1 2009; (p. 28)
— Review of My Mother's Eyes : The Story of a Boy Soldier 2009 single work picture book -
[Review] I Am Thomas
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , 15 March no. 56 2009; (p. 47-48)
— Review of My Mother's Eyes : The Story of a Boy Soldier 2009 single work picture book -
Representations of National Identity in Fictionalized History : Children's Picture Books and World War I
2017
single work
criticism
— Appears in: New Review of Children's Literature and Librarianship , vol. 23 no. 2 2017; (p. 126-147)'With the centenary of World War I (WWI) commemorative events taking place, Australia’s involvement in this conflict is popularly seen as inextricably linked to a definitive national identity. Numerous children’s books have been published that represent events from WWI. Eight such picture books, aimed at primary school students and published post-2010, are selected for analysis. This analysis comes at a time when there is significant attention being paid by governments, community organisations, media outlets and the general public to the anniversary of WWI. Therefore, it is timely to analyse representations of this conflict, particularly to understand contemporary representations aimed at children.'