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Sullivan, Sarah – Journal of Children's Literature, 2006
In this article, the author explores what a sense of place is and how various authors convey that in their work. She states that writers imbue their work with a sense of place through longing and distance from that place, distilled through imagination. "Could Harper Lee have created Maycomb, Alabama on the page without leaving the South and…
Descriptors: Authors, Childrens Literature, Personal Narratives, Picture Books