Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Preserving Wonder and Welcoming Boredom: The Importance of Quietly Incredible Adventures in Today’s Rushed Childhood, Amalia Hillmann
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Cure or Poison? What Food Stories Can Do in Children's Literature, Akiko Sekihata Ashton
Process Over Product: A Child’s Creative Journey, Beverly Deane
Wylder and Wynona: A Graphic Novel Retelling of the Grimm's Fairy Tale "The Little Brother and Sister", Abigail W. Pannell
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Creative Nonfiction and the Montessori Method: Design Principles for Developmental Stages, Monica Archuleta
Collectivistic Independence in Children's Picture Books, Andrea Badger
Main Character Reluctance to Conform to Fairytale Stereotypes: What Happens When Your Frog Won't Kiss?, Kassandra Keppol
TAILLESS: An Illustrated Animal Middle Grade Novel That Views the Forest Through the Eyes of One Fearful, Word-Loving Squirrel, Rebecca Piazza
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Apothecary Diffenbach: An Illustrated Middle Grade Novel Which Explores the Intersection Between Graphic and Textual Narratives in the Digital Age, Jennifer L. Luevanos
An English Major, an Experimental Psychologist, and a Grandmother Learn About Words and Pictures, Marilyn Mallue
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Road To Regionals: A S.T.E.A.M. Team Novel, Erin DiStefano
Shadows, Silhouettes, and the Art of Minimalism, Laurie J. Edwards
Escape from the East, Martha Marie Failinger
From Curiosity To Crusade: A Picture Book Journey Through the Natural World, Rebekah Lowell
The Use of Theatre in Creating The Diary of Igor the Piano Pug, Michelle L. Meade-Esvang
From the Dirt Up: Layering Story, Place, and Environmentalism Within Three Picture Books, Lucinda Rowe