2017: The Year of Pants
The other day Julie Danielson (of Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast) mentioned that 2017 might be The Year of Pants in children’s literature.
First I checked with the Google Ngram Viewer, which tracks words that appear in books. It appears we are in the midst of a historic golden age of pants:
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Then I took a look at the crop of 2017 books with a pants theme. Good call JD, good call.
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And it’s even funnier when you remember the British meaning of “pants.”
And while pants are not mentioned, it’s clear what Barnaby forgets at the end of BARNABY NEVER FORGETS by Pierre Collet-Derby (July 2017, Candlewick Press)!
Thank you! I’ll add it in!
Ha, ha. My boss just did a pants display at the bookstore a few months ago. At least there were lots to choose from!
I’d like to think that the hilarious Panda Pants (2016) started this trend.