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Not Just For Kids: Children’s Literature and the Rest of Us Many years ago, I hired a young man, Kevin, to help out part-time during the summer in my bookshop on Waynesville, North Carolina’s Main Street. Kevin was about six feet tall, a bulky kid who was a rising senior in high school and an outstanding student with a great sense of humor. One afternoon, I left the store and walked down the street to make a deposit at the bank. When I returned, Kevin stood in the back of the store weeping like a child. “Hey, man, what’s wrong?” I asked, hurrying toward him and thinking someone must have died. ....
Four Questions for Jeanne Birdsall and Jane Dyer By Sally Lodge | May 06, 2021 Jeanne Birdsall (l.) and Jane Dyer’s most recent picture book collaboration, Teaflet & Roog Make a Mess , introduces sister and brother “trelfs” who live in a “ little higgledy-piggledy house that sits halfway up an enormous tree” in Trelfdom. The creation of the book involved unusually tight teamwork. National Book Award winner Birdsall (The Penderwicks) wrote the story, with input from Dyer, who created doll-like characters using wool from her own sheep. The collaborators posed the figures in dioramas, which Birdsall then photographed. The story follows zealous chef Roog as he prepares elaborate desserts for the annual Strawberry Jam Party, while kindhearted Teaflet, attempting to clean their home for the fête, is distracted by a menagerie of needy animal friends, including a raccoon, bluebird, hedgehog, and pheasant. PW ....
These Books Will Get Your Kids Out of Their Reading Rut Share Photo: Pinkasevich, Shutterstock To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, hacks and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Lifehacker Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a fix. You’ve read Goodnight Moon approximately 4,289 times. You’re not crazy about The Giving Tree’s underlying message. And enough is enough: You wish that damn caterpillar would finally feel full already. If you’re stuck in a reading rut with your little kids (or if your big kids are stuck in a rut of their own), I’ve compiled a fresh reading list for you to tackle this year, built with the help of the parents in our Facebook community and with the goal of, hopefully, taking you beyond the titles you already have on your bookshelf. ....