The feasting fantasy in children’s literature is a particularly good vehiclefor carrying culture’s socializing messages: it acts to seduce readers; through mimesisit “naturalizes” the lesson being taught; and, through the visceral pleasures (sometimes even jouissance) it produces,it “sweetens” ...
This is a linguistics term and refers to a word or expression whose meaning is dependent on the context in which it is used (such as here, you, me, that one there, or next Tuesday). When addressing a very young audience, certain words or expressions won’t be familiar to them due to...