A review of popular American children's books of the past century reveals a recurring theme in the children's publishing industry: When times are tough, cue the stories about times that were even tougher.Interesting. I have to admit I never thought of that myself, but it makes sense. Check it out, and maybe get some titles for your own worried kids.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Slate Slideshow!
I enjoy Slate's slideshows about kidlit. This latest one was put together by Erica of Pajamazon and is titled, Mom, What's a Credit Default Swap? Books to read your children during a financial crisis. She points out,
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Let's not forget the nonfiction! Karen Blumenthal did a great job of explaining the 1929 crash to kids (and, um, to some adults) with Six Days in October.
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