Longer Read Alouds for Littles
I was making a list of suggestions for easy, engaging chapter books for our teachers at preschool to read aloud […]
Category: children’s literature
Not Riding the Bus Alone: Doctor Who, Rosa Parks and Malorie Blackman
Blackman had previously written this Doctor Who story in honor of the 50th anniversary of the series; it featured the […]
Criminal Minds? Alex Wheatle’s Kerb Stain Boys and Crime in British Children’s Books
I was once in a second-hand bookstore with my older brother, looking for books for my collection of Black British […]
The Four Seasons
Let’s talk about Vivaldi! He’s a new found love for me, all brought about by one children’s book. Ever since […]
Acceptable Racisms and Children’s Literature
There are two kinds of racism: incidental, by which I mean something that happens because of the actions of individuals; […]
Enchanting Egypt
I never get tired of ancient Egypt. I don’t think I got enough of it as a kid, so getting […]
Suffering (and Suffragetting) in Silence: British Colonial Rebels and Children’s Literature
Last week, I talked about the American midterm elections and the connection (or lack thereof) between white women, suffragettes, and […]
Like a Norman Rockwell Painting: Freedom, Justice, and Children’s Literature
This week, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, a holiday that has always been about more than a harvest feast or festival. Both […]
Brown Bombers? What Readers Expect, and What Viewers Get
This week, the comics publisher Abrams withdrew plans to publish a graphic version of a short story by Jack Gantos, […]
Milton? For Five Year-olds?
I didn’t even like Milton as a 35 year-old. I’m still not sure I like Milton. But recently, in our […]