Maureen Farrell, is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Glasgow and is the Programme Leader for the M Ed in Children’s Literature and Literacies as well as teaching on the Initial Teacher Education programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Maureen is a part of a close-knit and well-established Children’s Literature research and teaching team who have published on a range of topics. Maureen’s own specialist area is in Scottish Children’s Literature. She is currently co-editing a book on this topic for publication.