Literary PRAXIS: Teaching Children's Literature in Contemporary Society (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9798881805319)

Lauren Aimonette Liang, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Literacy, Language, and Learning in the Department of Educational Psychology and Director of the Quest Program for first-year student success at the University of Utah. Her research focuses on the selection and educational use of children's literature, particularly as related to student comprehension, engagement, and social and emotional growth. She has made significant contributions to the field through her multiple leadership roles in the Children's Literature Assembly of NCTE, the American Library Association, the International Literacy Association, and the United States Board of Books for Young People. She also has chaired and served on several prestigious children's literature award committees.

Jennifer M. Graff, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Literacies and Children's Literature in the Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of Georgia. Her research interests include critical content analysis of diverse children's literature, pedagogical opportunities with nonfiction children's literature in early childhood education, and sociocultural contexts of youths' reading preferences and practices. She has had the privilege to serve on multiple national children's book awards, serve in multiple leadership positions for the Children's Literature Assembly of NCTE and the United States Board of Books for Young People (USBBY) chapter of the International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY), and is a founding member of The Biography Clearinghouse.

Miriam Martinez, PhD, is Professor Emerita at the University of Texas at San Antonio where she taught children's literature for more than 40 years. Her research focuses on diverse formats of children's literature, the nature of children's literary responses, and instructional strategies to support children's reading of literature. She has served on the board of the United States Board of Books for Young People, and has served as co-editor of the Journal of Children's Literature and the Journal of Literacy Research.