VOL. 50, NO.2 APRIL 2012 Special Issue: 2012 Hans Christian Andersen Award Nominees Would you like to write for IBBY’s journal? Academic Articles ca. 4000 words The Journal of IBBY, the International Board on Books for Young People Bookbird publishes articles on children’s literature with an international perspective four times a year Copyright © 2012 by Bookbird, Inc. Reproduction of articles in Bookbird requires permission in writing from the editors. (in January, April, July and October). Articles that compare literatures of different countries are of interest, as are papers on translation studies and articles that discuss the reception of work from one country in Editors: Roxanne Harde, University of Alberta—Augustana Faculty (Canada) and Lydia Kokkola, University of Turku another. Articles concerned with a particular national literature or a particular book or writer may also be (Finland) suitable, but it is important that the article should be of interest to an international audience. Some issues Address for submissions and other editorial correspondence:
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