In this faculty work-in-progress, Cara Byrne analyzes the over four hundred children's books that have been published since March 2020.
From the source: "In this presentation, Byrne details her findings and argues that while many of these books ultimately fail as resources for children, they provide a significant record of adults’ thoughts of the virus, of medical professionals, and of children themselves and show us how adult perceptions have changed at different points during the pandemic. And, as is important to recognize with any children’s picture book, these books also reveal whose voices, stories, and experiences shape COVID-19 narratives and whose are left out. "