International Research in Children’s Literature is essential reading for scholars in the field of children's literature. The journal primarily focuses on applications of cultural and literary theories, comparative literatures, and the production and reception of children's literature as a world literature. Widely international in scope, the journal addresses the diverse intellectual currents of this constantly expanding subject area. This volume originates out of the international congress, IRSCL Congress 2019: Silence and Silencing in Children’s Literature, which took place in Stockholm, Sweden on 14–18 August 2019. It was hosted by the Swedish Institute for Children’s Books in collaboration with Malmö University and Stockholm University in Sweden and Åbo Akademi University in Finland.