I love children’s books where the simple statements suggest the small excitements of a new day. (“There is snow this morning. And a small black kitten scratching against our door.”) The grandmother lugs in firewood for the stove, and grumbles that the kitten is ugly. But the little ...
While there is still much to be done, there have been tremendous strides made in increasing the diversity of children’s literature; however one area
The purpose of this experiment was to study the effect of sensory deprivation on the kitten brain. Obviously, this has nothing to do with making sure heart surgery on children is done safely and successfully. What you can do: Call your local university and ask them what animal experiments t...
Stuck by Oliver Jeffers— Technically Jeffers would be in his own ‘Irish American’ category I suppose. Stuck is a great example of what might be described as a ‘gag’ or ‘joke’ picture book which are selling really well at the moment. Others in this category are Mo Willems, Lemony ...