Picturing Canada

An interdisciplinary history, Picturing Canada provides a critical understanding of the changing geographical, historical, and cultural aspects of Canadian identity, as seen through the lens of children's publishing over two centuries.

Gail Edwards is the chair of the Department of History at Douglas College.Saltman Judith :

Judith Saltman is an associate professor in the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies and the chair of the Master of Arts in Children's Literature Program a the University of British Columbia.

Carole Gerson:
'Picturing Canada is a welcome addition to the growing list of scholarly titles that demonstrate the centrality of book history to Canada's cultural history.'

Victoria Pennell, Resource Links: Journal of Society for Canadian educational Resources: vol16:02:2010:
‘This book would make an excellent text for college and university students studying the genre. It will also be of use to librarians who have an interest in the history of picture books and their authors. I would highly recommend it as a professional resource.’

Tiffanie Ing, Canadian Booknews, vol33:02:2010:
'Leafing through the pages of Picturing Canada, I find myself floored by just how much is packed into this history of Canadian children’s illustrated books—and their publishing history—from the 1700s to the present day. The book is academic analysis, book history, and thoughtful insight all in one: an objective look at the many styles of children’s writing and children’s illustration throughout numerous periods in Canada’s history.'

Jeffrey Canton, Children's Studies Program, York University:

'Picturing Canada is a book that I will cherish because it has made me think about the books that I love and, perhaps even more importantly, about the children reading them. If, as I so deeply believe, that it is reading Canadian books that will tell us who we are as Canadians then Picturing Canada is an essential tool that will guide us on the way.'