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About the same time that English professors formed the Children's Literature Association, Charlotte Huck and Janet Hickman began Ohio State University's first doctoral program in children's literature in education. No cuddly bunnies here, either, because their vision bridged the scholarship of reading education with literature study. For Huck, the fact that literature had a use never scared her or filled her with disdain. Instead, literature always had a place to be--in the heads and hearts of young people and their teachers, and at the center of engaged inquiry about literature and the world.

Like many children's literature scholars, she always had an English major-like passion for literature; indeed, we love to think about the books we're reading. But Huck began her studies in education--finding delight in the discussions she had with children. In graduate school, Huck realized that separating the study of literature from reading meant that both would continue on isolationist paths in educational research, theory, and practice. Thus, she shaped a pedagogy that would highlight literature's...

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