Reading Children’s Fairytales by Lindahl-Wise, Mette; Oulton, Harry; Macleroy, Vicky;

Inside the Gingerbread House

Series: Children's Literature and Culture;

GET 10% OFF
The discount is only available for 'Alert of Favourite Topics' newsletter recipients.

Publisher's listprice GBP 145.00
The price is estimated because at the time of ordering we do not know what conversion rates will apply to HUF / product currency when the book arrives. In case HUF is weaker, the price increases slightly, in case HUF is stronger, the price goes lower slightly.

71 557 Ft (68 150 Ft + 5% VAT)
Discount 10% (cc. 7 156 Ft off)
Discounted price 64 402 Ft (61 335 Ft + 5% VAT)

71 557 Ft

Availability

Not yet published.

Product details:

Edition number 1
Publisher Routledge
Date of Publication 17 November 2025

ISBN 9781032907260
Binding Hardback
No. of pages264 pages
Size 229x152 mm
Language English
Illustrations 9 Illustrations, black & white; 7 Halftones, black & white; 2 Line drawings, black & white

Short description:

Reading Children’s Fairytales: Inside the Gingerbread House brings together leading and emerging researchers and practitioners to showcase how interdisciplinary approaches enable diverse responses to texts.

Long description:

Fairy tales form a cornerstone of children’s and YA literature studies, and the tale of ‘Hansel and Gretel’ has been translated, adapted and retold across the years. Reading Children’s Fairytales: Inside the Gingerbread House brings together leading and emerging researchers and practitioners to showcase how interdisciplinary approaches enable diverse responses to texts. This edited collection opens up possibilities for cross-pollination between critical, multimodal and creative approaches. It celebrates multiple forms of knowledge and meaning-making within and beyond academic discourse, and engages young people in the conversation. The authors explore a wide range of retellings of ‘Hansel and Gretel’, from children’s picturebooks, graphic novels, poetry and young adult fiction to sculpture and hip hop, to offer a comprehensive investigation of the tale. The volume also benefits from the voices of acclaimed creative writers who create and reflect on retellings that cross cultural and international boundaries. In engaging with such a range of popular retellings, the chapters bring a renewed attention to the need to disrupt hierarchical and canonical perspectives on children’s and YA literature.