Since 1979, Thinking in Stories has provided reviews of children’s and young adult literature containing philosophical perplexities ripe for inter-generational dialogue. The column was created by the late American philosopher Gareth B. Matthews, who initiated the study of philosophy in children’s literature. In his role as contributing editor for , Matthews wrote 58 Thinking in Stories reviews between 1979 and 2006. The column was continued by Dr. Peter Shea and became a weblog in 2020. Those interested in contributing a review should read and follow their instructions for submission.
Copyright for Thinking in Stories reviews published in the IAPC journal Thinking (1979-2014) is held by the IAPC and requests for reprint permissions should be sent to iapc@montclair.edu. Copyright for reviews published on this weblog (since 2020) is held by Dr. Peter Shea and requests for reprint permissions should be sent to shea0017@umn.edu.
Two other websites devoted to philosophy in children’s literature (created by colleagues of Matthews) areÌý (PLATO: Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization) and Ìý(Prindle Institute for Ethics at DuPauwÌýUniversity).
- Review of A Boy Named Isamu by James Yang
- Review of Alexander Von Humboldt: Explorer, Naturalist, and Environmental Pioneer by Danica Novgorodoff
- Review ofÌýAn Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children by Jamaica Kincaid
- Review ofÌýAquarium by Cynthia Alonso
- Review of Becoming a Good Creature by Sy Montgomery
- Review of The Big Fur Secret by Margaret Wise Brown
- Review of Buzzing with Questions by Janice N. Harrington
- Review of The Dead Bird by Margaret Wise Brown (1938), illustrated by Remy Charlip
- Review ofÌýThe Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
- Review of Feathers Together by Caron Levis, illustrated by Charles Santoso
- Review of Greta Thunberg by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara & Anke Weckmann (The Child as Activist: Review of Review of Something, Someday and Greta Thunberg)
- Review of I’m Trying to Love Spiders written and illustrated by Bethany Barton
- Review of The Leak by Kate Reed Petty
- Review of The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
- Review of Mis Dos Pueblos Fronterizos / My Two Border Towns by David Bowles
- Review of Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, illustrated by John Schoenherr
- Review of The Snail with the Right Heart by Maria Popova, artwork by Ping Zhu
- Review of Something, Someday by Amanda Gorman & Christian Robinson (The Child as Activist: Review of Review of Something, Someday and Greta Thunberg)
- Review of Southwest Sunrise by Nikki Grimes and Wendell Minor
- Review ofÌýThe Ugly PlaceÌýby Laura Deal
- Review ofÌýWe Are Water ProtectorsÌýby Carole Lindstrom (author) and Michaela Goade (artist)
- Review of The Wolves of Yellowstone: A Rewilding Story by Catherine Barr, illustrated by Jenni Desmond
- Review ofÌýAquariumÌýby Cynthia Alonso
- Review of The Wolves of Yellowstone: A Rewilding Story by Catherine Barr, illustrated by Jenni Desmond
- Review of I’m Trying to Love Spiders written and illustrated by Bethany Barton
- Review of Mis Dos Pueblos Fronterizos / My Two Border Towns by David Bowles
- Review ofÌýThe Ugly PlaceÌýby Laura Deal
- Review of The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
- Review ofÌýThe Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
- Review of Something, Someday by Amanda Gorman & Christian Robinson (The Child as Activist: Review of Review of Something, Someday and Greta Thunberg)
- Review of Southwest Sunrise by Nikki Grimes and Wendell Minor
- Review of Buzzing with Questions by Janice N. Harrington
- Review ofÌýAn Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children by Jamaica Kincaid
- Review of Feathers Together by Caron Levis, illustrated by Charles Santoso
- Review ofÌýWe Are Water ProtectorsÌýby Carole Lindstrom (author) and Michaela Goade (artist)
- Review of Becoming a Good Creature by Sy Montgomery
- Review of Alexander Von Humboldt: Explorer, Naturalist, and Environmental Pioneer by Danica Novgorodoff
- Review of The Leak by Kate Reed Petty
- Review of The Snail with the Right Heart by Maria Popova, artwork by Ping Zhu
- Review of Greta Thunberg by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara & Anke Weckmann (The Child as Activist: Review of Review of Something, Someday and Greta Thunberg)
- Review of The Big Fur Secret by Margaret Wise Brown
- Review of The Dead Bird by Margaret Wise Brown (1938), illustrated by Remy Charlip
- Review of A Boy Named Isamu by James Yang
- Review of Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, illustrated by John Schoenherr
*The leveling of these titles was made by Marlene Aviles-Solivan