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Annette Wannamaker is Professor of Children’s Literature in the Department of English Language and Literature at Eastern Michigan University where she teaches courses about illustrated texts, children’s media, and criticism of children’s literature. She is North American Editor-in-Chief of Children’s Literature in Education, has edited several collections of academic essays, and is the author of Boys in Children’s Literature and Popular Culture: Masculinity, Abjection, and the Fictional Child. She is very active in the Children’s Literature Association, serving as a member of the Book Award Committee, the Edited Book Award Committee, the Conference Planning Committee, and the Executive Board, as well as serving as 2011 Conference Host and 2015-2016 ChLA President.