Sandra Weidert
Ever since its beginnings, children’s literature has had a special affinity for animal stories, as these seem to lend themselves particularly well when it comes to igniting children’s imagination. The hugely successful Harry Potter series is no exception. Here too animals play an important part, and their influence on the plot and the characters is manifold. It is therefore surprising that so far relatively little has been written on the subject. The goal of this thesis is to...