“Women in Children’s Literature” Summary “Women in Children’s Literature,” written by Alleen Pace Nilsen, argues that there is a lack of women characters in children’s picture books and emphasizes the affects it has on children, especially girls, and what they know about their roles in society. Nilsen is slightly subjective and personal, meaning that the article is written in mid-formal tone. It is primarily directed towards women, but also men, who are interested in or write children’s literature. The author looks at the winner and runner-up books of the Caldecott Award from the last two decades. The article proves that women and girls are seen less in literature than men and boys using real examples of books and providing factual evidence.
