Research Resources
Selected Research Related to the
Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award
Adomat, D. S. (2014). Exploring issues of disability in children's literature discussions. Disability Studies Quarterly, 34(3).
https://doi.org/10.18061/dsq.v34i3.3865
Adukia, A., Christ, C., Das, A., & Raj, A. (2022). Portrayals of race and gender: Sentiment in 100 years of children’s literature. ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies (COMPASS), 20-28. https://doi.org/10.1145/3530190.3534811
Altieri, J. L. (2008). Fictional characters with dyslexia: What are we seeing in books? TEACHING Exceptional Children, 41(1), pp. 48–54. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/004005990804100106
Artman-Meeker, K., Grant, T. O., & Yang, X. (2016). By the book: Using literature to discuss disability With children and teens. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 48(3), 151–158. https://doi.org/10.1177/0040059915618195
Brenna, B. (2013). Mindful portrayals: Using fiction to create awareness, understanding, and support for people with autism and developmental disabilities. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 48(4), 514–521. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24232508
Cousik, R. (2015), Cultural and functional diversity in the elementary classroom: strategies for teachers, Journal for Multicultural Education, 9(2), 54-67. https://doi.org/10.1108/JME-03-2015-0010
Dyches, T. T., Egan, K., Moss, K., Grow, H., Black, S., & Prater, M. A. (2018). Same but different: Characters with developmental disabilities in current juvenile literature. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities DADD Online Journal: Research to Practice, 5(1), 73-89. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/2978/
Dyches, T. T., & Prater, M. A. (2005). Characterization of developmental disabilities in children’s fiction. Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 40(3), 202-216. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23879716
Dyches, T. T., & Prater, M. (2000). Developmental disability in children’s literature: Issues and annotated bibliography. Council for Exceptional Children/Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED451626
Dyches, T. T., Prater, M. A., & Cramer, S. F. (2001). Characterization of mental retardation and autism in children’s books. Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 36(3), 230-243. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23879977
Dyches, T. T., Prater, M. A., & Leininger, M. (2009). Juvenile literature and the portrayal of developmental disabilities. Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 44, 304-317. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24233477
Emmerson, J. & Brenna, B. (2015). Characters with exceptionalities portrayed in contemporary Canadian children's books. Canadian Journal of Education/Revue canadienne de l'éducation, 38(4), 1-28. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/canajeducrevucan.38.4.03
Emmerson, J., Fu, Q., Lendsay, A., & Brenna, B. (2014). Picture book characters with disabilities: Patterns and trends in a context of radical change. Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature, 52(4), 12-22. https://doi.org/10.1353/bkb.2014.0147
Grow, H., Black, S., Egan, K., Taylor, T. M., Moss, K., Wadham, R., & Prater, M. A. (2019). A decade of disability depictions in Newbery Award books. DADD Online Journal: Research to Practice, 6(1), 58-71. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/3672/
Hughes, C. (2012). Seeing blindness in children's picturebooks. Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies 6(1), 35-51. https://www.muse.jhu.edu/article/467062
Kelley, J. E., Barrio, B. L., Cardon, T. A., Brando-Subis, C., Lee, S., & Smith, K. (2018). DSM-5 autism spectrum disorder symptomology in award-winning narrative fiction. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 53(2), 115–127. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26495264
Kurtts, S. A., & Gavigan, K. W. (2008). Understanding (dis)abilities through children’s literature. McGill Education Libraries, 31(3), 23-31. https://educationlibraries.mcgill.ca/article/view/259
Menchetti, B., Plattos, G., & Carroll, P. S. (2011). The impact of fiction on perceptions of disability. ALAN, 39(1). https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v39i1.a.7
Meyer, L. E. (2021). Including disability in early childhood curricula: Evaluating and using children’s books. Young Children, 76(4), 29–37. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27095206
Paciga, K. A., & Koss, M. D. (2022). “Pockets of hope”: Changing representations of diversity in Newbery medal–winning titles. Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts, 61(1). https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/reading_horizons/vol61/iss1/4
Prater, M. A., & Dyches, T. T. (2008). Books that portray characters with disabilities: A Top 25 list for children and young adults. Teaching Exceptional Children, 40(4), 32-38. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ852646
Stivers, S., Francis-Cropper, L., & Straus, M. (2008). Educating families about inclusive education: A month-by-month guide for teachers of inclusive classes. Intervention in School and Clinic, 44(1), 10-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/1053451208318683
Taylor, T. M., Brundage, K., Moss, K., & Prater, M. A. (2020). Selecting and using children’s books with authentic representations of characters with developmental disabilities. DADD Online Journal: Research to Practice, 7(1), 10-30. https://bit.ly/3duwnkd
Taylor, T. M., Hardy, H., McComas, C., McCollow, M. M., & Scholma, C. (2022). Diversity, equity, and inclusion in children's literature: A content analysis of 40 books. DADD Online Journal, 9(1), 5–26. https://bit.ly/3wiKdlm
Wopperer, E. (2011). Inclusive literature in the library and the classroom. Knowledge Quest, 39(3), 26-34. https://byu.idm.oclc.org/login/?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/inclusive-literature-library-classroom/docview/856360544/se-2