Need a timeline cleanse? Here's an article about the daughter (and inspiration for "Sal" in Blueberries for Sal) reading her father Robert McCloskey's work to an adoring intergenerational audience in a small public library in Maine. NYT feature (gift link, no paywall). #nature#kidlit#Maine#illustration#ChildrensBooks#libraries
Another review at Shiny New Books, this time of the new Folio Society edition of Charmed Life by the great #DianaWynneJones.
Here's hoping more Chrestomanci is in store ...
I’ve decided to dive into the world of Ursula Le Guin’s children’s books! Wow, that writer is amazing! Some of her stories have brought me to tears (“Fire and Stone”) and others have lit up my heart. Children’s books are such a wonderful way to connect with the “self,” and Le Guin’s technology for that purpose is especially unique.
I specifically want to highlight the book titled, “Tom Mouse,” as it encapsulates a #posthuman mindset very well. It also might be my new favorite story, it’s just unique and amazing in wonderful ways! This is a colorful story where diverse beings come together to bring more joy to each other’s lives. It gives voice to marginalized populations including mice, moons, stars, humans of diverse color, age, gender. An excellent example of #DEI