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Canadian Children’s Fantasy Literature: A Walk Out of the World and The Root Cellar

This study explores the brief history of Canadian Children’s fantasy literature, focusing on Ruth Nichols’s A Walk Out of the World and Janet Lunn’s The Root Cellar. Nichols’s work is the story of Judith and Tobit who walk into another world. In this secondary world, it is revealed that they are descendants of past kings. Their task is to fight against an ancient evil usurper. The villain, after gazing Judith’s eyes, commits suicide. The battle ends, so the children come back to reality. In this epic fantasy, Nichols tried to mix Canadian landscape with the various mythic aspects. Lunn’s story is a time-travel fantasy to learn Canadian history and family history. Rose Larkin goes back to the American Civil War through an old root-cellar. As an orphan, she is isolated in reality. However, in the past, she makes friends, experiences the life and difficulties of the time, and learns about the people who lived in her aunt’s house. After time-travel, Rose becomes a good girl and is happy with her new family members. This novel deals with the concept of belonging and ‘home.’