Kenneth B. Kidd Books

Kenneth B. Kidd is a leading scholar in Anglophone children's literature, deeply interested in its connections to philosophy, psychology, and critical theory. His work focuses on how these literary forms reflect and shape our understanding of the world and the human mind. Kidd's approach offers profound insights into complex themes that resonate within children's literature and beyond.

Freud in Oz
At the Intersections of Psychoanalysis and Children's Literature
Kenneth B. Kidd
328 pages
12 hours of reading
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Psychoanalysis and children's literature have a deep, intertwined history, as Kenneth B. Kidd explores in this insightful work. By examining the influence of children's literature on psychoanalysis, he reveals how these seemingly separate fields have shaped and informed one another since Freud's early case studies. The book challenges traditional views, proposing that scholars of psychoanalysis should recognize the significant contributions of children's literature to their discipline.
Prizing children's literature
Kenneth B. Kidd
262 pages
10 hours of reading
11 Prizing Popularity: How the Blockbuster Book Has Reshaped Children's Literature -- 12 The Archive Award, or the Case of de Grummond's Gold -- 13 Apologia -- 14 Prizing in the Children's Literature Association -- Contributors -- Bibliography -- Index
Theory for Beginners
Kenneth B. Kidd
224 pages
8 hours of reading
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Theory for Beginners explores how philosophy and theory draw on children's literature while also coming to resemble such in their strategies for cultivating the child and/or the beginner. Topics include the Philosophy for Children (P4C) movement, graphic guides such as Freud for Beginners, and children's literature and/as queer theory.

Freud in Oz

Prizing children's literature

Theory for Beginners