Reading history in Children's Books

Reading history in Children's Books by Catherine Butler & Hallie O'Donovan This book offers a critical account of historical books about Britain written for children, including realist novels, non-fiction, fantasy and alternative histories. It also investigates the literary, ideological and philosophical challenges involved in writing about the past, especially for an audience whose knowledge of history is often limited. This is a list of many of the books mentioned in the text.