Fostering Hope with Children's Literature

In this essay, we discuss how teachers and students can use children's literature and literature-based activities to intentionally foster hope. The previous years have proved to be challenging on many fronts. Teachers of all levels are focusing on ways to support academic development in an oft-shifting context. Drawing on research using bibliotherapy and other literature-based interventions, we propose a literature-rooted framework for teachers and students to create environments that foster hope.