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From: Nicholas Glass <nick>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 18:06:00 -0600
Fantastic discussion.
When I think of different types of families portrayed in children's books, I think about books that show families in very different circumstances than I can currently imagine. The orphan conversation illustrates this. Real situations, fantastic kids, yet a support system that is challenged either for external or internal reasons.
Some examples:
Dad's in jail: Someone mentioned a wonderful new picture book called Visiting Day by Jacqueline Woodson / James Ransome. I really liked Katherine Paterson's Same Stuff as Stars. Vera B. Williams' Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart.
Children whose parents are mentally challenged, like Kimberly Willis Holt's My Louisiana Sky. There's a different kind of family. Joey Pigza stories by Jack Gantos, where at the end of book 3 we know Joey will make it out of this mess.
Migrant families, like The Circuit and Breaking Through by Francisco Jimenez, and Eve Bunting/David Diaz' Going Home.
Cloned families, as in my favorite novel of the year, House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer.
And of course, wizarding families should mentioned this particular weekend.
Families in slavery, families in the migrant camps, families in poverty. These are portrayed in other professionally crafted titles, but I'll stop here.
I guess my point is that there are wonderfully created children's books that have given me insight into many different types of families, some of them within circumstances that show remarkable strength from our protagonist.
Nick
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Nick Glass TeachingBooks.net 313 West Beltline Highway, Suite 150 Madison, WI 53713
p 608 257.2919 f 608 327.8010 e nick at teachingbooks.net
http://www.teachingbooks.net
Received on Fri 15 Nov 2002 06:06:00 PM CST
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 18:06:00 -0600
Fantastic discussion.
When I think of different types of families portrayed in children's books, I think about books that show families in very different circumstances than I can currently imagine. The orphan conversation illustrates this. Real situations, fantastic kids, yet a support system that is challenged either for external or internal reasons.
Some examples:
Dad's in jail: Someone mentioned a wonderful new picture book called Visiting Day by Jacqueline Woodson / James Ransome. I really liked Katherine Paterson's Same Stuff as Stars. Vera B. Williams' Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart.
Children whose parents are mentally challenged, like Kimberly Willis Holt's My Louisiana Sky. There's a different kind of family. Joey Pigza stories by Jack Gantos, where at the end of book 3 we know Joey will make it out of this mess.
Migrant families, like The Circuit and Breaking Through by Francisco Jimenez, and Eve Bunting/David Diaz' Going Home.
Cloned families, as in my favorite novel of the year, House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer.
And of course, wizarding families should mentioned this particular weekend.
Families in slavery, families in the migrant camps, families in poverty. These are portrayed in other professionally crafted titles, but I'll stop here.
I guess my point is that there are wonderfully created children's books that have given me insight into many different types of families, some of them within circumstances that show remarkable strength from our protagonist.
Nick
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Nick Glass TeachingBooks.net 313 West Beltline Highway, Suite 150 Madison, WI 53713
p 608 257.2919 f 608 327.8010 e nick at teachingbooks.net
http://www.teachingbooks.net
Received on Fri 15 Nov 2002 06:06:00 PM CST
