by Lisa Peet
But while the novel—a tale of one man’s odyssey to free the animals in the London Zoo—was written on these shores, “The plain fact is,” Broun says, “I barely thought of Americans.” Continue reading
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BLOOMERS AT LARGE: Good News, Bad News, and Biography
by Kaulie Lewis
But a darker side of Wilder’s semi-autobiographical children’s series is revealed in the new version of her first work, Pioneer Girl . . . This restored autobiography includes details and stories judged too adult for the Little House books. Continue reading
Moomintroll Redux
by Lisa Peet
The Moomins’ is a warm, vaguely communal world of adventurous children—often referred to as “little animals,” which surely tapped right into my fantasy life—and unthreatening adults. Continue reading
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Ruthless, Beautiful, Dangerous, Comforting: How It Is in the World of Tove Jansson
by Sonya Chung
Literarily, I am about 11 years old. This is my best explanation for why the adult stories and novels of Tove Jansson have captivated me so fully. Continue reading
