Children's books and young adult fiction reflect ideas about childhood, upbringing and family, about learning and education, about norms and values, about society and politics. The volume combines different interpretations of Children's and young adult books and their film adaptations or settings with theoretical aspects. Which values and theoretical models can already be found in the classic literature by authors such as Erich Kästner, Michael Ende and Astrid Lindgren. Cross-cutting references to theories and the history of social work are established and a methodological approach to children's and young adult literature is presented.

Prof. Dr. Ursula Tölle, Professorin am Fachbereich Sozialwesen, Katholische Hochschule Nordrhein-Westfalen, Münster