Articles
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"Answering Kids’ Questions About the Coronavirus, in Free Picture Books"Publishers and nonprofits are finding ways to get books and information to housebound children worldwide. -- From New York Times
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"As Classic Novels Get Revised for Today’s Readers, a Debate About Where to Draw the Line"Alter, Alexandra and Elizabeth A. Harris. The New York Times. April 5, 2023.
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"Banned Bunnies"Greenlee, Cynthia. The New York Times. April 26, 2023.
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Broken Kingdom: Fifty Years of the Phantom TollboothNew Yorker, October 17, 2011.
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"The Gay History of America’s Classic Children’s Books"Please note that this link may no longer work. If so please use alternative access via link below.
Green, Jesse. New York Times, Feb 07 2019.
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"The Gay History of America’s Classic Children’s Books"This copy of article is available without its original pictures through our ProQuest collections.
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Mo Willem's Funny FailuresNew Yorker, February 6, 2017. Extra reading & listening on Mo Willems:
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"The Radical Woman Behind 'Goodnight Moon'"Holmes, Anna. The New Yorker, Feb 07 2022.
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Beverly Cleary, 104, Charmer of Young Readers, via Ramona and Pals, DiesGrimes, William. "Beverly Cleary, 104, Charmer of Young Readers, Via Ramona and Pals, Dies: [Biography]." New York Times, Late Edition (East Coast) ed., Mar 27 2021, ProQuest. Web
Charlotte's Web Articles
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Some Book! 'Charlotte's Web' Turns 60NPR piece on E.B. White and Charlotte’s Web.
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E.B. White's True Inspiration For 'Charlotte's Web'WBUR Radio Segment, 14 minutes. Features Michael Sims who writes about White's life in Maine in the book: "The Story of Charlotte's Web: E.B. White's Ecccentric Life in Nature and the Birth of an American Classic."
Dr. Seuss Articles
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Six Dr. Seuss Books With Offensive Images Will Be DroppedGross, Jenny. "Six Dr. Seuss Books with Offensive Images Will be Dropped: [the Arts/Cultural Desk]." New York Times, Late Edition (East Coast) ed., Mar 03 2021, ProQuest. Web. 15 Mar. 2021.
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Move to Retire Dr. Seuss Books Stirs a BacklashAlter, Alexandra, and Elizabeth A. Harris. "Move to Retire Dr. Seuss Books Stirs a Backlash: [National Desk]." New York Times, Late Edition (East Coast) ed., Mar 05 2021, ProQuest. Web. 15 Mar. 2021 .
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Films on Kanopy
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It's Elementary - Talking About Gay Issues in SchoolChasnoff, D. Cohen, H. (Director). (1996). New Day Films. Duration: 1 hr, 55 min.
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It's Still Elementary: Reexamining LGBT Issues in SchoolsChasnoff, D. (Director). (2007). New Day Films. Duration: 47 minutes.