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Tag: John Steptoe
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Stevie by John Steptoe
Lists of "classic" picture books are often white white white, with the occasional racist inclusion. That's why I'm always on the lookout for picture books from the past that could be deemed "classic" and come from a variety of different perspectives and voices. When it occurred to me the other day that we hadn't done Stevie yet on this show, I was a little mad at myself. It wasn't that we hadn't done a Steptoe before (see: Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters) but this was the book that put the man on the map.
New Fuse 8 n’ Kate Episode: Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe
In this week’s podcast it took me what I consider a bloody long time to realize that all our previous picture books had one glaring thing in common. They were all by white people. And sure, we talked about misappropriation with Tikki Tikki Tembo and flirted with diversity with Heather Has Two Mommies, but that […]
Video Sunday: *knock knock* Land shark
Good morning, my fine and frisky young denizens of this sphere upon which we make our homes. I’m particularly chipper today as I’ve just returned from a lovely trip to Boston where I attended the Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards and managed NOT to lose my glasses in the process. More on that tomorrow, but today […]
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