Perry Nodelman

Title: Professor Emeritus

Biography:

Perry Nodelman is the author of four books about children’s literature: Words about Pictures: The Narrative Art of Children’s Picture Books, The Pleasures of Children Literature (3d edition in collaboration with Mavis Reimer), The Hidden Adult: Defining Children’s Literature, and Alternating Narratives in Fiction for Young Readers: Twice Upon a Time, as well as about 150 essays and chapters in books about children’s literature and a number of novels for young people. He was the recipient of the 2015 International Grimm Award for Research in Children’s Literature, presented by the international Institute for Children’s Literature, Osaka.  A Professor Emeritus at the University of Winnipeg, he occupies his time in retirement as a doting grandfather and volunteer guide and docent at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax, Canada.

Website: www.perrynodelman.com