![]() The second version I read was in a collection of Chinese folktales beautifully illustrated by a Czechoslavakian artist, Eva Bednarova. I first read the story in a collection of Chinese folktales, in which it was called the "Dancing Yellow Crane." In this version, the stranger drew the crane on the wall of a poor restaurant with the soft yellow inner part of an orange peel a guest had thrown on the restaurant floor. It is one of the most beautiful stories I know. It is a wisp of a story, with no dangers, no trickery, only kindness. The Paper Crane is the only folktale I've read that talks about the nature of the gift itself. ![]() Some involve dangers and trickery in many the gift helps overcome the first of three or four dangers. Protagonist leaves home to solve problem and One such is some version of the following:ģ. Many folktales follow a predictable pattern. Reading Rainbow Feature Selection First published in 1985. Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for Illustration ![]()
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![]() ![]() In particular, the life-and-death emphasis on civility in a subsistence economy allows for a convincing adaptation of Austen’s novel of manners. Debut author Eshbaugh portrays Neolithic culture with grace and authenticity, although the easy acceptance of same-sex relationships and absence of gender roles is anthropologically improbable. When Lo, the charming daughter of yet another clan, showers Kol with flattering attention, he dismisses hints of her bitter past with Mya’s people…until dark secrets erupt into shattering treachery. ![]() Though he admires the clever and capable Mya, she dismisses him with disdainful contempt the immediate attraction between his brother and Mya’s sister is later repudiated even more rudely. Kol, oldest son of a hunter-gatherer clan, is worrisomely lacking prospective wives, so he rejoices along with his parents and brothers at a visit from a family rich in unmarried girls. ![]() A gender-flipped revisiting of Pride and Prejudice translates surprisingly well into the Ice Age-until it doesn’t. ![]() ![]() ![]() But this slender picture book was his own. White’s “Charlotte’s Web,” Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House on the Prairie” series and Little Golden Book titles, among many other beloved classics. She was adding her two cents to a nasty national argument about a 1958 children’s book, “The Rabbits’ Wedding,” by the celebrated illustrator Garth Williams. Her letter, topped by the headline “Tell It to Old Grandma,” was both book review and pointed defense of the white South. It was an odd but not random set of observations. ![]() Indeed, of all the animals perhaps this family is among the most ardent practitioners of free love.” After sharing her bona fides - college graduate, respectable matriarch, savant about educational illustrations - Parker wrote: “Now rabbits as I know rabbits may have some problems, but not the problem of marriage. ![]() In May 1959, the former Alabama schoolteacher Dora Haynes Parker mused about the sexual habits and matrimonial customs of rabbits in a letter to her hometown newspaper, The Montgomery Advertiser. ![]() ![]() ![]() I think this really captured well the fact that language is an insight into the mechanics and culture of a society.Įarly on I thought it was going to be a simple communist vs capitalist argument, but of course I was mistaken. ![]() Also, the concept of “egoising” was fascinating. I highlighted several phrases throughout where the author was trying to explain how Pravic lacked certain words or why there wasn’t a direct translation, for example, the Anarresti have the same word for work and play, and the closest translation for “having had a woman” was rape. And I have to say, for me personally, Le Guin’s approach is superior. It immediately brought to mind a book I read recently - A Memory called Empire - because of the focus on language and miscommunication. ![]() Especially since they have a common history but have branched out enough to be just the right amount of alien to each other, where things can be lost in translation and certain nuances. ![]() I really enjoyed the way the author showcased the differences in language, morals, ideology and perspective between the two societies of Anarres and Urras. I cannot wait to explore her other works. Le Guin and I have to say I am absolutely blown away. This is the first book I have ever read by Ursula K. ![]() ![]() ![]() Here is a review by the Guardian “Although one of the most contested concepts in political philosophy, human nature is something on which most people seem to agree. I will add new morsels from this book next week – for now, have a look at these, below! ![]() This book is my top-read for this month (others are here). This is an essential question, as ‘we are what we believe' and ‘we become what we believe is possible'. I am currently a really important book called HumanKind by Rutger Bregman that addresses an essential question I have debated with many people for a long time: Are human beings kind, good, benevolent and collaborative by nature, or not? This book answers this debate, once and for all, for me: contrary to popular believe, we are basically kind, collaborative and social. ![]() ![]() So we'd say, ‘Well, she's your sister.’ That’s what we mean when we talk about sisterhood more broadly,” said Bush, who is also board chair and cofounder of non-profit Global Health Corps. “We would meet people that had come to hear us talk and they’d say, ‘I wish I had a sister like you, but I brought my best friend. It blossomed when they were on tour for their 2019 picture book, “Sisters First,” Barbara Bush explained in a phone interview with The Austin American-Statesman, part of the USA TODAY Network. This marks the third sisterhood-themed book that the Bush twins have co-authored. The fledgling Humble Street Sisterhood is at the heart of the new picture book from Jenna Hager Bush and Barbara Pierce Bush, “The Superpower Sisterhood,” which released Tuesday. She gets her wish – and a whole lot more – when two new families move on to her block, both with pairs of sisters. But she can’t help wishing she wasn’t the only kid on her street. Emma’s invented lots of ways to pass time solo, mounting puppet shows for her pet fish and rocking Friday night dance parties with her parents. ![]() ![]() ![]() "One of the great fantasy epics of all time." -Christopher PaoliniīOOK TWO: STONE OF FAREWELL It is a time of darkness, dread, and ultimate testing for the realm of Osten Ard, for the wild magic and terrifying minions of the undead Sithi ruler, Ineluki the Storm King, are spreading their seemingly undefeatable evil across the kingdom. "One of my favorite fantasy series." -George R. Martin, Patrick Rothfuss, and Christopher Paolini, and defined Tad Williams as one of the most important fantasy writers of our time. The trilogy inspired a generation of modern fantasy writers, including George R.R. ![]() Tad Williams introduced readers to the incredible fantasy world of Osten Ard in his internationally bestselling series Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn. Book Synopsis From master storyteller and New York Times-bestseller Tad Williams comes the second book in the landmark epic fantasy saga of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 'A delicious, important novel from a writer with a great deal to say.' - The Times 'A brilliant novel: epic in scope, personal in resonance and with lots to say.' - Elizabeth Day, Observer Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9780007356348 Number of pages: 400 Weight: 350 g Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 31 mm MEDIA REVIEWS But after so long apart and so many changes, will they find the courage to meet again, face to face?įearless, gripping, spanning three continents and numerous lives, the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning Americanah is a richly told story of love and expectation set in today's globalized world. Thirteen years later, Obinze is a wealthy man in a newly democratic Nigeria, while Ifemelu has achieved success as a blogger. Obinze had hoped to join her, but post-9/11 America will not let him in, and he plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. There she suffers defeats and triumphs, finds and loses relationships, all the while feeling the weight of something she never thought of back home: race. The self-assured Ifemelu departs for America. Their Nigeria is under military dictatorship, and people are fleeing the country if they can. As teenagers in Lagos, Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love. ![]() ![]() ![]() He accidentally stumbles into a hermit wizard who has been hiding out from civilization for years and doesn't take kindly to Valder who, even accidentally, brings the war to where the wizard has been living. Valder ends up behind enemy lines and runs for his life. They have been fighting the Northern Empire for decades. I decided to start at the beginning of the series with "The Misenchanted Sword." The main character is Valder, a scout for the Esthshar army. I read a couple chapters and found them well written and fun.Īmazon's guidelines ask that URLs not be included in a review, but if you'd like to read about Lawrence's efforts to publish online, go into goggle, search for "The Spriggan Mirror" and you find the web page. ![]() Recently on .written I noticed a discussion about Lawrence Watt-Evans efforts to publish online "The Spriggan Mirror." This was to be the ninth book in his Legends of Ethshar series. ![]() ![]() ![]() Winfrey and her producers ignored his request and filled her studio with young children and their mothers. One of many touching stories told is the story of his appearance on Oprah Winfrey's talk show in 1985, when Rogers issued strict instructions: No children were to be present during the taping. Based on original interviews, oral histories, and archival documents, biographer Maxwell King traces Rogers's personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work. The Good Neighbor is the first full-length biography of Fred Rogers, a staple of public television and an icon to generations of children. As the creator and star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, he was a champion of compassion, equality, and kindness, fiercely devoted to children and taking their questions about the world seriously. ![]() ![]() Fred Rogers (1928-2003) was an enormously influential figure in the history of television. In today's ugly climate, full of bitterness and rage on all sides, Rogers's example feels more necessary than ever." - Washington Post Here is the definitive biography of Fred Rogers, children's television pioneer and American cultural icon, an educator and entertainer who brought new empathy to television and helped children face complex issues such as divorce, discipline, mistakes, anger, and competition. New York Times bestseller! "King is a skilled storyteller. ![]() |