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'An exploration of bereavement, which tells the story of an old man who is devastated when his wife dies. But as the seasons pass and her roses bloom again, he finds comfort in the garden.' (Publication summary)
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Schmalz is as Schmalz Does: Sentimentality and Picture Books
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , December vol. 7 no. 3 1997; (p. 17-32)Bradford is concerned here with the tendency to treat the terms 'sentimentality' and 'sentimental' as universal and unchanging, arguing instead that notions of sentimentality are largely culturally-dependent and furthermore, are often attached to the mythmaking practices associated with national identity (17). According to Richard White, national mythologies and cultural sentimentalism are 'invented within a framework of modern Western ideas about science, nature, race, society and nationality' (17). After a close analyses of the listed texts, Bradford contends that 'ideas about sentimentality are inextricably connected with assumptions of the patriarchal relations which are still dominant within the institutions and practices of contemporary societies' (26).
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Review of The Lighthouse
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 10 no. 1 1996; (p. 6)
— Review of The Lighthouse 1995 single work picture book -
Review of The Lighthouse
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 10 no. 4 1995; (p. 27)
— Review of The Lighthouse 1995 single work picture book -
Review of The Lighthouse
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 39 no. 4 1995; (p. 21)
— Review of The Lighthouse 1995 single work picture book
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Review of The Lighthouse
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 10 no. 4 1995; (p. 27)
— Review of The Lighthouse 1995 single work picture book -
Review of The Lighthouse
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 10 no. 1 1996; (p. 6)
— Review of The Lighthouse 1995 single work picture book -
Review of The Lighthouse
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 39 no. 4 1995; (p. 21)
— Review of The Lighthouse 1995 single work picture book -
Schmalz is as Schmalz Does: Sentimentality and Picture Books
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , December vol. 7 no. 3 1997; (p. 17-32)Bradford is concerned here with the tendency to treat the terms 'sentimentality' and 'sentimental' as universal and unchanging, arguing instead that notions of sentimentality are largely culturally-dependent and furthermore, are often attached to the mythmaking practices associated with national identity (17). According to Richard White, national mythologies and cultural sentimentalism are 'invented within a framework of modern Western ideas about science, nature, race, society and nationality' (17). After a close analyses of the listed texts, Bradford contends that 'ideas about sentimentality are inextricably connected with assumptions of the patriarchal relations which are still dominant within the institutions and practices of contemporary societies' (26).
