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Discussions on Children's Literature.
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Discussions on various topics:

Aesthetic Analysis of Children's Books
Allusions in Children's Books
Boys Don't Read Girls' Books?
Censorship Discussion Sparked by The Courage of Sarah Noble
Censorship Discussion Sparked by Nappy Hair
Disney's "Beauty and the Beast"
Fairy Tale Defined -- by Wally Hastings
Fantasy, The State of
Fantasy, Round 2
First Person Narration
Goosebumps, Trash Books, Have Them, or Throw Them Out?
Happy Endings and Hope
Is Reading Anything Really Better Than Not Reading?
Multiculturalism, Part 2.

Musings on Mother Goose/Nursery Rhymes

Proper Language?
Reading and Thinking

Thoughts on the nature of Disney and Folklore
Utilitarian View of Children's Literature: Pros and Cons

Voice

Discussions on individual titles:

Animalia, Swastikas and The Power of Symbols
Officer Buckle and Gloria

Catherine, Called Birdy

Golem
Little Black Sambo

Little Black Sambo by Bannerman: thoughts on racism in children's literature.

Love You Forever
Smoky Night

Tikki Tikki Tembo and Cultural Accuracy in Folktales

View From Saturday
Walk Two Moons

Weetzie Bat

Where the Wild Things Are not suitable for children?
Wrinkle in Time for Second Graders??

 

 


 
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March 27, 2004