From: Marsha Valance <MVALAN>
Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1998 12:19:14 -0500

As a Morgan horse breeder, I have 3 pairs of bib overalls and 6 pairs of jeans. Most working farmers I know have several pairs of bib overalls. Perhaps the "politically correct librarian" should check the Oshkosh-Bigosh sales figures for say, Iowa, before leaping to pc-ness.

Marsha Valance librarian/storyteller/Morgan horse breeder Tribute Farm Morgans Milwaukee, WI

I have a sad &/or strange story about Rylant's "The Relatives Came." A famous and most politically correct librarian objected to the illustrations because they showed people wearing bib overalls. The f&pc lib'n thought that it was a stereotype. When I heard that I was astounded and wondered just what people who work on farms wear and why it was a stereotype. I still don't know but think the book is a delight.

Strange world we live in sometimes. Rylant's books have such poetry in them and such fine stories that I guess I missed the objection.

 Grandma

================="You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty." Jessica Mitford (191796)
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