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Looking for something new for your kids to read? Look no further than a few of my personal picks of these new releases from the various categories in our Youth collections:
Picture Books
Aaron Slater, illustrator by Andrea Beaty ; illustrated by David Roberts
Interview with author Sherrilyn Kenyon
By Robert Freese
"I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman." – Virginia Woolf
This quote from Virginia Woolf is more commonly recognized in its iconic rephrasing, “For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.” But why is that the case?
Simply put: Female writers were often denied the freedom of claiming their own words.
The tale may be old as time, but there are new ways to experience these rhymes! It is in the nature of fairy tales to be retold as time goes on. There are new lessons to teach, new messages to shape and new ways to frame these dearly beloved characters. Contemporary authors have not shied away from this challenge, continuing the longstanding tradition of retelling fairy tales by putting their own spin on classic stories.
