Digital Literature for Children

This book is the first comprehensive study of children’s and young adult’s digital literary education. It encompasses, in its relevant context and theoretical framework, the characteristics of children’s and young adult’s digital texts, their readers’ effective responses and their reading practices in school and family situations.

Mireia Manresa is a part-time lecturer in the Department of Language, Literature and Social Sciences Education at the UAB, a secondary education teacher and an e-learning specialist. Neus Real is a full-time lecturer in the Department of Language, Literature and Social Sciences Education at the UAB and a specialist in women's fiction of the 20th century.

Contents: Laura Borràs: The Reader (in) Digital. Forms of Reading on Screens – Lucas Ramada Prieto: «Common Places in Children’s E-Lit». A Journey through the Defining Spaces of Electronic Literature – Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer: The Impact of New Digital Media on Children’s and Young Adult Literature – Junko Yokota: The Past, Present and Future of Digital Picturebooks for Children – Celia Turrión Penelas: Electronic Literature for Children. Characterising Narrative Apps (2010-2014) – Mireia Manresa: Traditional Readers and Electronic Literature. An Exploration of Perceptions and Readings of Digital Works – Lucas Ramada Prieto/Lara Reyes López: Digital Migrations: Exploratory Research on Children’s E-Lit Reading Profiles – Martina Fittipaldi/Anna Juan/Mireia Manresa: Paper or Digital: A Comparative Reading with Teenagers of a Poe Short Story – Cristina Aliagas/Ana M. Margallo: iPads, Emergent Readers and Families – Neus Real/Cristina Correro: Digital Literature in Early Childhood. Reading Experiences in Family and School Contexts – Teresa Colomer/Karla Fernández de Gamboa Vázquez: Reading Literature on Screen in a Classroom Library – Kate Pullinger: - How We Accidentally Created a Digital Story for Schools – Arnal Ballester: Change of Direction.