Nedslag i børnelitteraturforskningen 8 [Research into children's literature 8] (review)

Since the year 2000, the Danish Center for børne-litteratur (Centre for Children's Literature) has been publishing the year-book Nedslag i børnelitter-aturforskningen [Research into children's literature]. It is edited by one of the centre's research group and part of the series 'Skrifter fra Center for børnelitteratur', which also includes monographs.

The annually published book brings together shorter contributions with detailed abstracts in English. More general information about Danish children's and young adult literature such as one would expect to find in a yearbook – statistics, conference reports, calls for papers and announce-ments of literary awards – is lacking, however.

Issue number 8 published in 2007 reflects the yearbook's international orientation. It includes articles by foreign scholars as well as topics that transcend national boundaries. Hans-Heino Ewers from the Institut für Jugendbuchforschung (Frankfurt Institute for Children's Literature Research) contributes a piece on canon-building in children's literature. The Norwegian scholar Nina Goga looks at biographies for children by analysing biographies of Adolf Hitler. Other contributions address issues such as the promotion of reading and the teaching of literature and explore historical children's literature.