Janice Bland is Professor of English Education at Nord University, Norway. She is co-editor of the peer-reviewed, open-access journal, Children's Literature in English Language Education.Christiane Lütge is Professor of English at Münster University, Germany. She is co-editor of the peer-reviewed e-journal Children's Literature in English Language Education.

• 1. Introduction Janice BlandPart I: Extensive Reading with Children's Literature2. Free Reading: Still a Great Idea Stephen Krashen3. Efficient Use of Literature in Second Language Education: Free Reading and Listening to Stories Beniko Mason4. Extensive Reading of Picturebooks in Primary EFL Annika Kolb5. Free Space: An Extensive Reading Project in a Flemish School Johan StrobbePart II: Visual Literacy with Picturebooks and Graphic Novels in ELT6. Approaching Literary and Language Competence: Picturebooks and Graphic Novels in the EFL Classroom Eva Burwitz-Melzer7. Picturebook: Object of Discovery Sandie Mourão8. Fairy Tales with a Difference: Creating a Continuum from Primary to Secondary ELT Janice BlandPart III: Intercultural Encounters with Children’s Literature9. Otherness in Children's Literature: Perspectives for the EFL Classroom Christiane Lütge10. Doing Identity, Doing Culture: Transcultural Learning through Young Adult Fiction Susanne Reichl11. Developing Intercultural Competence by Studying Graphic Narratives Carola Hecke12. 'We are Britain!' Culture and Ethnicity in Benjamin Zephaniah's Novels Sigrid Rieuwerts13. Taiwanese Adolescents Reading American Young Adult Literature: A Reader Response Study Lee Li-Feng14. Developing Intercultural Competence through First Nations’ Children’s Literature Grit AlterPart IV: Empowerment and Creativity through Story15. Creative Writing for Second Language Students Alan Maley16. Young Adult Literature in Mixed-Ability Classes Maria Eisenmann17. Enhancing Self-Esteem and Positive Attitudes through Children's Literature Paola Traverso18. The 'Art' of Teaching Creative Story Writing Maria Luisa García Bermejo and Teresa Fleta Guillén19. Stories as Symphonies Andrew Wright20. Conclusion Christiane LütgeBibliographyIndex

Children's Literature in Second Language Acquisition is perfect reading material for older and new generation teachers because it offers practical examples they can transfer into their classrooms . . . Interesting and motivating