Little House in the Big New Yorker
Can’t say I’m well-versed in the Little House series.
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“But you’re a children’s librarian” you say? Yes, yes – well, we all have books on our “shelves of shame” (as the wonderful Bookends blog puts it).
The New Yorker recently did a piece on Laura Wilder and her daughter Rose, who worked together in creating the landmark Little House series. I may not know the books (yet), but the authors’ back story makes for a good starting point. Click the image below to get started.
(Thanks to PopCandy for the link)
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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These are also on my Shelves of Shame. As well as….dare I say it? Little Women. I’ve never. read. Little. Women.
There. I said it.
Good to know I’m not alone here!