ABSTRACT
This chapter begins by problematizing the concept of ‘materiality’, which plays a dominant role in the understanding of print as well as digital media. It aims to explore new vistas in the investigation of digital literature by addressing the largely neglected issues, and points to the important interface between digital literacy and children’s literature research. The chapter describes the apparent changes evoked by children’s capacity to create their own stories via the digital medium and to share these easily with other children without being dependent on publishers or other producers of children’s media. The increasing potential that new materials and materiality present in children’s books, along with how embodied reading and materiality are interconnected, are key questions that might offer insights into overarching issues related to both print and digital literature for children. Digital literature for children highlights other material aspects that have to do with the opportunities that electronic devices offer.
