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It considers classics such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Pinocchio, with particular emphasis on post-World War II literature. Sandra Beckett explores the multifaceted nature of crossover literature and the diverse ways in which writers cross the borders to address a dual readership of children and adults. countries constitutes the first book devoted to the art of crosswriting the child and adult in twentieth-century international literature.

This collection of fourteen essays by scholars from eight.

Transcending Boundaries: Writing for a Dual Audience of Children and Adults is a collection of essays on twentieth-century authors who cross the borders between adult and children's literature and appeal to both audiences. Beyond Babar helps to facilitate the border crossings of these European masterpieces of children's literature into the English-speaking world.Transcending Boundaries: Writing for a Dual Audience of Children and Adults (Trade Paperback / Paperback) This volume will also be of interest to the general public, as its ultimate aim is to bring to the attention of all English-speaking readers the literature from other parts of the world, in this case from Europe. Beyond Babar is especially meant to assist instructors of children's literature who would like to use these texts in the classroom, in order to begin to redress the English-language dominance of many children's literature courses.

Each essay offers a critical introduction to the text that can serve as a point of departure for literary scholars, professors of children's literature, primary and secondary school teachers, and librarians who are interested in texts that cross languages and cultures. This approach provides a comprehensive discussion of the selected works from a variety of theoretical perspectives. Beyond Babar: The European Tradition in Children's Literature examines eleven of the most celebrated European children's novels in substantial, critical essays written by well-known international scholars. All too often, attention is paid only to those children's novels that were written in English, with non-English-language works being passed over and neglected.