Michelle AnnAbate
No Kids Allowed: Children's Literature for Adults
No Kids Allowed: Children's Literature for Adults
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Children's literature is for adults, such as Adam Mansbach's Go the F**k to Sleep and Barbara Park's MA! There's Nothing to Do Here!, and Michelle Ann Abate examines how these books challenge the boundaries of genre and challenge the assumption that adulthood and childhood are mutually exclusive.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 13 October 2020
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Children's literature is no longer just for children. This original study explores the diverse forms and roles of children's literature, particularly when it is written for adults.
What do Adam Mansbach's Go the F**k to Sleep and Barbara Park's MA! There's Nothing to Do Here! have in common? These large-format picture books are undeniably intended for parents rather than children. In No Kids Allowed, Michelle Ann Abate examines a constellation of books that form a paradoxical new genre: children's literature for adults.
Distinguishing these books from YA and middle-grade fiction that appeals to adult readers, Abate argues that there is something unique about this phenomenon. Principally defined by its form and audience, children's literature, Abate demonstrates, engages with more than mere nostalgia when recast for grown-up readers.
Abate examines how board books, coloring books, bedtime stories, and series detective fiction written and published specifically for adults question the boundaries of genre and challenge the assumption that adulthood and childhood are mutually exclusive.
In conclusion, children's literature is not just for children anymore. This original study highlights the diverse forms and roles of children's literature, particularly when it is written for adults. By examining the unique characteristics of these books and their impact on adult readers, Abate sheds light on a growing genre that challenges traditional genre boundaries and offers a fresh perspective on the relationship between adulthood and childhood.
Weight: 344g
Dimension: 153 x 227 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781421438863
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