The Journal of African American Children's Literature (JAACL) is a scholarly journal that focuses on promoting preserving and disseminating information about African American Children's Literature that is written and illustrated by A&ican Americans. The mission of JAACL is to provide a historical and contemporary analysis o African American Children's Literature that is innovative, progressive, promotes original research and transformative in its scholarship. | The Journal of African American Children's Literature: A Historical and Contemporary Analysis of African American Children's Literature