Suffer the Little Children: Uses of the Past in Jewish and African American Children's Literature

by Jodi Eichler-Levine

Book Overview

Examines classic and contemporary Jewish and African American children's literature

Through close readings of selected titles published since 1945, Jodi Eichler-Levine analyzes what is at stake in portraying religious history for young people, particularly when the histories in question are traumatic ones. In the wake of the Holocaust and lynchings, of the Middle Passage and flight from Eastern Europe's pogroms, children's literature...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479822299
• ISBN13: 9781479822294
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"