TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mietkiewicz,Marie-Claude
AU  -  Lemoine,Lise
AU  -  Schneider,Benoît
TI  - After the rain comes the rainbow? Orphan children and family blending in children’s literature
PY  - 2018///.
							
N1  - 13
N2  - This paper is part of a larger project on children’s literature and emotional support for orphan children. It focuses on fiction that includes the theme of family blending. When death has made the absence of a parent irreversible, family blending compels the orphan child to confront a new disruption in their family trajectory and contemplate the place occupied by the new partner without jeopardising the enduring connection with the permanently missing parent. 22 books, for children aged 3 to 11, published in French in the 21st century, show the young protagonists’ questionings, from initial rejection of the intruder to conditional acceptance. Children’s literature acts both as a mirror and as a lens, capable of working as a mediator, helping the orphan child deal with the arrival of a potential future step-parent
UR  - https://shs.cairn.info/journal-dialogue-2018-2-page-123?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
ER  -