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Meeusen, Meghann – Children's Literature in Education, 2018
As critical study of adapted texts moves away from a focus on fidelity to explore questions of adaptive practice, picturebook to film adaptation offers unique opportunities to redirect discourse related to the value of adaptive changes. Because feature-length films made from children's picturebooks "require" filmmakers to add substantial…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Films, Media Adaptation, Childrens Literature
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Saltmarsh, Sue – Children's Literature in Education, 2009
Christmas literature and film produced for children is an important, albeit under-researched, site for the production of cultural values and norms. This paper analyses Chris Van Allsburg's 1985 picture book "The Polar Express", the 2004 Warner Brothers feature film of the same title, the film's official website, and resources for teachers…
Descriptors: Social Class, Picture Books, Children, Nonprint Media