Introduction: Why does Pippi sleep with her feet on the pillow? -- Harry Potter and the secrets of children's literature -- Othering the sense: language and (mis)communication -- Othering the genre: fantasy and realism -- Othering the child: George MacDonald's fairy tales -- Othering the future: stereotypes of dystopia -- Othering the setting: orientalism and Robinsonade -- Othering gender: new masculinities, new femininities -- Othering the voice: crossvocalization and performance -- Othering ideology: literature in society's service -- Othering the species: the (ab)use of animals -- Othering the visual: power structures in picturebooks -- Othering the reader: identification fallacy -- Conclusion: The adult's self-denial