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Wondering About Wolves
Wolves live in children’s literature. What children learn about wolves from The Three Little Pigs depends on which version of the story they read. The mother in James Marshall’s 1989 The Three Little Pigs doesn’t warn her three children to watch out for the wolf. When the wolf shows up at the houses of straw…
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Where – or Who – is Mom?
I came across The Overeager Egg by Milja Praagman (2022) at the bookstore and took a peek. The overeager egg is one that tumbles out of its nest, hits a rock, and partially hatches. When it sees other creatures it asks, “Are you my mommy?” A swan at the end of the story has found…
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Walls
The Wall by Eve Bunting (1990) is an emotionally powerful story. A young child and his father search for a name on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. “The wall is black and shiny as a mirror. In it I can see Dad and me. I can see the bare trees behind us and the dark, flying…
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Insightful Title
Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match by Monica Brown (2011), at first glance, looks like it might be a story about a unique personality, maybe an artistic child, so I grab it. Sara Palacios’ cover illustration shows a smiling red-head with pig tails hanging upside down. I don’t know which way is up until I read the…
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