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CHILDREN'S FOLKLORE REVIEW,  

VOLUMES 1-24 

C.W. SULLIVAN III 

The following articles have appeared in the first 24 volumes of the 
Children’s Folklore Review (originally the Children’s Folklore Newsletter). 
An asterisk (*) indicates that the article won the Children's Folklore Section's 
Newell Prize. 

Arleo, Andy. "Strategy in Counting-Out: Evidence from Saint-Nazaire, 
 France." 14.1 (1991): 25-29. 
An examination of French counting-out techniques and how they contribute 

to cross-cultural studies in children's folklore. 

Beresin, Ann Richman. '''Sui' Generis: Mock Violence in an Urban 
 School Yard." 18.2 (1996): 25-35. 
 An examination of the non-violent/violent handball game of "Suicide" 
 which argues that the hybridity of the game reflects its para- 
 doxical status as a mixed genre and unique cultural marker. 

Berres, Allen. "'Everybody is Their Enemy': Goths, Spooky Kids, and the 
American School Shooting Panic." 24.1&2 (2002): 4353. 

Discusses the stereotyping that has led school administrators and others to 
erroneously class all high school students of a particular sub-group 
as potentially dangerous. 

Branigan, Michelle. "Blocks and Matchboxes: Negotiation of a Shared  
Reality Between Two Siblings." 16.1 (1993): 3-31. *  

An examination of an episode of play between two siblings that ob- 
 serves the static and dynamic aspects of their interaction. 

Bronner, Simon. "Expressing and Creating Ourselves in Childhood: A 
 Commentary." 15.1 (1992): 47-59. 
General thoughts on the evolution of the study of children's folklore 
 and reviews of narrative articles in the same issue. 

________. "History and Organization of Children's Folklore in the 
American Folklore Society." 20.1-2 (1997-1998): 57-62. 



 
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A discussion of the place of children's folklore in the history of the 
 American Folklore Society. 

________."Introduction: Folklore Responds to Columbine and Ado- 
lescence." 24.1&2 (2002): 7-20. 

An introduction to the papers from Children's Folklore Section panel at the 
2000 AFS meetings on folklore, adolescence, and the Columbine 
shootings by the panel's respondent. See also: Bill Ellis, JoAnn 
Conrad, Allen Berres, and Charlie McCormick. 

Carnes, Pack. "Arnold Lobel's Fables and Traditional Fable Features." 
 15.2 (1993): 3-19. 
An investigation of the role of traditional elements in Lobel's Fables 
 and of the relationship between folklore and a literary text. 

Carpenter, Carole H. "Developing an Appreciation for the Cultural 
 Significance of Child lore." 17.1 (1987): 19-29. 
 A study of the ways in which childlore contributes to "the develop- 
 ment and expression of individual, group, and national iden- 
 tity." 

Chinery, David. "Snooping for Snipes: America's Favorite Wild Goose 
 Chase." 10.1 (1987): 3-1, 10.2 (1987): 3-4. 
A presentation of variations on the traditional snipe hunt and conjec- 
 tures about the continuance of the tradition. 

Conrad, JoAnn. "Bedtime Stories." 21.1 (1998): 43-53. 
A preliminary examination of the narrative interactions between a 

mother and a small child that occur as a part of a regular bedtime 
ritual. 

__________."The War on Youth: A Modern Oedipal Tragedy." 24.1&2 
 (2002): 33-41. 
A discussion of California's "Youth Crime Initiative" and other mea- 
 sures designed to deal with rising juvenile crime rates. 

Cox, Cynthia Anne. "'Postmodern Fairy Tales' in Contemporary 
 Children's Literature." 16.2 (1994): 13-19. 
 An exploration of postmodern elements in new fairy tales: denial of 
 order, antiheroes, the lack of control over human experience 
 and perception, and subjectivity. 

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Davey, Gwenda Beed. '''What's for Dinner?' 'Duck Under the Table': 
Traditional Verbal Sayings Addressed to Children by Adults." 19.1 
(1996): 13-18. 

A study of folklore for children and how adults convey their folklore 
 about children through "family sayings." 

Edgette, J. Joseph. "'Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. . . ": Symbols and Their 
Meaning on Children's Gravemarkers." 22.1 (1999): 7-24. 

An examination, with illustrations, of the symbols commonly found of 
 gravestones for children. 

Ellis, Bill. "Hitler's Birthday: Rumor-Panics in the Wake of the Col- 
 umbine Shootings." 24.1&2 (2002): 21-32. 
Discusses the processes by which unsubstantiated rumors of impend- 

ing violence become "fact" in school communities.  
Fowke, Edith. "Books for Children." 14.1 (1991): 39-44. A review essay of  

pertinent studies of the folklore of Canadian children. 

Freed, Shaari. "Spooky Activities and Group Loyalty." 16.1 (1993): 
 33-39. 
An assertion that intimacy among friends is increased by participation 
 in supernatural beliefs and practices. 

Friel, Tara. "'Once Upon a Time' to 'Happily ever After': The Devel- 
 opment of Children's Narrative Skill." 18.1 (1995): 3-52* 
An analysis of the process by which children learn and develop the 
 ability to tell stories. 

Gelwicks, Jesse. "Redwood Grove: Youth Culture Within a Group 
 Home." 24.1&2 (2002): 66-87. * 
A case study of male preadolescent and early adolescent folklore in 
 the controlled community of a group home. 

Grider, Sylvia Anne. "Dorothy Howard: Pioneer Collector of Children's 
 Folklore" 17.1 (1994): 3-17. 
Some notes on the life and achievements of Dorothy Howard. 

Groth, Susan Charles T. '''Here We Sit Like Birds in the Wilderness Waiting 
for Our Dessert': The Girl Scout Program and Ordering Space in 
Camp Sacajawea's Dining Hall/Main House." 19.2 (1997): 3-30* 

An examination of the presence of themes of "domesticity" and "play- 
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ing Indian" in Girl Scout Camping and the way in which a dining 
hall chant exhibits these themes. 

Haut, Judith. "'I Believe in Santa Claus, but I Know He's not Real': 
 The Role of Ambivalence in Belief." 13.2 (1991): 3-12. 
An examination of the way uncertainty and degrees of possibility play 
 into distinguishing knowledge from belief. 

_________. "'I Know a Story About That': One Young Child's Use and 
 Understanding of Narrating." 1 5.1 (1992): 3 3-46. 
A case study examining one child's development of voice and skill in 
 narration. 

________. "Of Related Interest: Children's Music." 14.2 (1992): 23 
 27. 
Reviews of various collections of "folk" music for children. 

Hurlston, Nicola. "Who's the Boss? A Study of Power-Defining Folk- 
 lore Among Children." 13.1 (1990): 10-16. * 
An analysis of power struggles among young children observed at play 
 in a college daycare program. 

Johnson, Sharon Peregrine. "'The Hare and the Tortoise Race': Eleven 
 Variations." 18.2 (1996): 3-24* 
A comparison of eleven different printed versions of the traditional 
 story that discusses its origins and structure and provides a 
 great deal of comparative analysis. 

Kjaer, Bjorg. "Childhood Narrated and Negotiated: Children's, Parents' and 
Teacher's Views on Childhood." 21.1 (1998): 3542. 

A look at the ways in which children, parents, and teachers define 
 childhood. 

Klutz, Catherine. "Friendship Bracelets," 12.1 (1989): 4-5. 
A discussion of the traditions behind the making and sharing (and not 

sharing) of friendship bracelets among junior high school girls. 

Lanclos, Donna M. "Bare Bums and Wee Chimneys: Rudeness and Defining 
the Line Between Child and Adult." 22.2 (2000): 748. * 

A examination of rude or "dirty" folklore on Belfast playgrounds that 
compares and contrasts children's understandings and usages with 
those of adults. 

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Lapp, Dean M. "Systematic Investigation of Jump Rope Rhymes: Computer 
Applications for Field Collected Cultural Material." 11.1 (1988): 3-
5, 6.* 

Relates children's psychological development with the folklore, specifically 
jump-rope rhymes, in which they participate. 

Lenz, Millicent. "Mythologizing Chief Seattle: Susan Jeffers' Brother 
 Eagle, Sister Sky or How to Make a Myth in Ten Easy Steps." 
 19.1 (1996): 3-11. 
An inquiry into the responsibility of writers to transmit myths accu- 
 rately and without enhancing them. 

Lester, Neal A. "Nappy Happy: A Review of bell hooks' Happy to be 
 Nappy." 22.1 (1999): 45-55. 
A discussion of the folklore of hair among African Americans as it 
 relates to Carolivia Herron's Nappy Hair and bell hooks' 
 Happy to be Nappy. 

Lonnqvist, Bo. "The Concept 'Toy' and Cultural Research." 14.1 
 (1991): 31-38. 
A study of how adults' conceptions of children's reality is reflected in 
 mass-produced toys and how actual child culture has been rela- 
 tively ignored. 

McCormick, Charlie. "A Fear of Adolescent Cruising: Adult Reactions 
 to a Tradition that Won't Go Away." 24.1&2 (2002): 55-63. 
A look at the way cruising has changed over the decades and a discus- 
 sion of changing adult attitudes. 

McGonnagill, Laurie. "Preschool Protolore." 16.1 (1993): 41-47.  
An examination of the ways in which children's immature social and 

cognitive skills explain their brand of prototypical folklore that 
imitates more developed forms of folklore. 

Mechling, Jay. "Don't Play With Your Food." 23.1 (2000): 7-24.  
Begins with a look at theoretical perspectives that underlie the study 

of playing with food and opens up into a discussion of the "diverse 
meanings and functions of playing with food." 

Meley, Patricia M. "Adolescent Legend Trips as Teenage Cultural Re- 

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 sponse: A Study of Lore in Context." 14.1 (1991): 5-24.* 
A presentation of results from a group study of the "legend trips" of 
 adolescents examined in light of recent scholarship on the 
 topic. 

_______. "Paper Power: A Search for Meaning in the Folded Paper 
 Toys of Pre-Adolescents." 11.2 (1989): 3-5* 
 An examination of the ways in which the making and sharing of paper 
 toys among children illustrates their need to establish an iden- 
 tity apart from adult culture. 

Ord, Priscilla. '" Curiouser and Curiouser!': Narration and Mimicry in 
 Literature About and For Children." 15.1 (1992): 5-16. 
A consideration of the ability of children to narrate, mimic, and reen- 
 act, illustrated in characterizations of children in children's 
 stories. 

Perry Evelyn M. "The Ever-Vigilant Hero: Revaluing the Tale of Tam 
 Lin." 19.2 (1997): 31-49. 
A description of "current devaluations of folk literature" through close 
 reading of the original text and comparison with contempo- 
 rary literary texts for child and adolescent readers. 

Riley, Linda. "Extremes: How Girls Play Slaughter, How Boys Play 
 Slaughter at Valley Oak Elementary." 13.1 (1987): 10-16. * 
An argument that the variations on the game's rules indicate shared 
 group meaning and identity for each gender-distinct team. 

Ruppert, Erica Lynn. "Folklore and Persistence in Lewis Carroll's Alice s 
Adventures in Wonderland." 20.1-2 (1997-1998): 43-55* 

An assertion that the folklore in Lewis Carroll's classic story is largely 
 responsible for its continuing popularity. 

Rush, Judith. "Twin Pranks and Practical Jokes" 10.3 (1987): 3-6*  
A suggestion that twin' pranks afford them the opportunity to estab- 

lish individuality and to distinguish their personalities. 

Sains, Ariane. "The Latest Teen Rage? Embroidery." 13.1 (1990): 23 
 24. 
A response to Catherine Klutz's "Friendship Bracelets," 12.1 (1989):4- 
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Samuelson, Sue. "A Review of the Distinctive Genres of Adolescent 
 Folklore." 17.2 (1995): 13-31. 
An argument that adolescents create their own distinct folklore to 
 define for themselves the transition from childhood to adult- 
 hood. Edited and introduced by Simon J. Bronner. 

Sherman, Josepha. "Gopher Guts to Army Trucks: The Modern Evo- 
 lution of Children's Folklore Rhymes." 21.2 (1999): 17-24. 
A discussion of formula and variation over time in some popular 
 children's folk rhymes. 

Staunton, Sarah. "Riddle Use and Comprehension in Irish School-Aged 
 Children: A Developmental Study." 23.2 (2001): 7-100.* 
An examination of riddling as an indicator of children's language ac- 
 quisition and comprehension. 

Stone, Kay. "Child as Story-Maker." 16.2 (1994): 3-11. 
An observation of a child creating stories and a consideration of the 

relationship between researcher and subject. 

Stotter, Ruth. "Trick or Treat: Coyote in Children's Picture Books." 
 22.1 (1999): 35-43. 
A look at the ways in which Native American mythic and legendary 
 materials are used and misused in children's picture books. 

Sullivan, C. W. III. "Baloney and Peanuts: Politics Among 
 Gradeschoolers." 1.2 (1977): 4. 
An examination of a children's rhyme that equates Jimmy Carter with 
 foolishness. 

_______. "Folktales, Ballads, and High Fantasy: An Excerpt from 
 Research in Progress." 5.1 (1982): 2 & 4. 
A look at the use of ballads and folktales as sources for works of mod- 
 ern fantasy. 

_______. "Knowing what Children Believe; Believing What Children 
 Know." 19.1 (1996): 19-24. 
An examination of the separation between child culture and adult cul- 
 ture and how this is significant to folklore studies. 

_______. "Learning the Structure of Traditional Narrative." 15.1 

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 (1992): 17-23. 
An assertion that in experiencing folklore we learn that structure of 
 traditional narrative that we carry to all other aspects of life. 

Sutton-Smith, Brian. "The Future Agenda for Child Study and the 
Implications for the Study of Children's Folklore." 13.1 (1990): 17-
22. 

A consideration of current trends in the academic study of children 
 that might impact the study of children's folklore. 
_______. "A Play Biography." 20.1-2 (1997-1998): 5-42. 
A autobiographical essay by one of the century's leading children's folklorists  

explaining how he came to that discipline. 
_______. "Tradition from the Perspective of Children's Games." 14.2 
 (1992): 3-16. 
A colonial commentary on children's games. 

Tillery, Randall K. "Folklore and Children's Worlds: Nature, Place, 
 and Belonging in a Romantic Key." 17.2 (1995): 3-11. 

An examination of the traditional perceptions of frontier experience which 
make up much of the "lore" of summer camp. 

Tucker, Elizabeth. '''I Hate You, You Hate Me': Children's Responses 
 to Barney the Dinosaur." 22.1 (1999): 25-33. 
A look at children's parodies of Barney the Dinosaur's theme song. 

_______. '''Text, Lies and Videotape': Can Oral Tales Survive?" 15.1 
 (1992): 25-32. 
An argument that children's creativity remains fecund despite the in- 
 undation of video-produced stories. 

Tuleja, Tad. "The Tooth Fairy: Perspectives on Money and Magic." 
 13.2 (1991): 13-22. 
An examination of the origin of tooth fairy folklore and the integra- 
 tion of this lore into modern culture and traditions. 

Van Rheenen, Derek. "Boys Who Play Hopscotch: The Historical Di- 
 vide of a Gendered Space." 21.1 (1998): 5-34. 
A discussion of play and the changing role of gender using hopscotch 
 as the focus of the study. 

Watson, Laura. "The Nature Lore of Children: Functions and Varia- 
 tions." 16.1 (1993): 49-60. 

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An examination of children's lore involving nature and how these beliefs 
function to enable children to grasp and accept the world around 
them. 

Wein, Elizabeth. "The Discipline of Play: Is There a Future for 
 Children's Lore in Academia?" 21.2 (1999): 5-16. 
An examination of the status of children's traditional "play" as an aca- 
 demic discipline over the past 50 years. 

_______. "Show Biz: Performance and Text in the Children's Show." 
 13.2 (1991): 23-28. 
A discussion of the way children's "shows" evolve from improvisa- 
 tional to written and rehearsed performances. 

_______. '''Unaware to Her Ears': When the Storyteller Cannot 
 Speak." 23.1 (2000): 25-39. 
A look at the storytelling of a young man whose head injury has lim- 
 ited his physical and mental development. 

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