tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796823473694123815.post7784675143203306404..comments2023-08-16T08:35:45.349-05:00Comments on Keeping Up with Kids: IFLS Youth Services: A Small RantUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796823473694123815.post-42977933956847045492015-01-22T13:18:47.629-06:002015-01-22T13:18:47.629-06:00Don't forget that most of the original books t...Don't forget that most of the original books that Illustrated Classics are based on are from the same old dead-white-guy canon and are devoid of minority and under-represented characters and voices. They also perpetuate white patriarchal culture that disempowers women and minorities. I'm firmly on the soapbox with Leah on this one. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322015341686004447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796823473694123815.post-5192993558362708892015-01-21T20:11:16.010-06:002015-01-21T20:11:16.010-06:00Jean Little wrote "People who read condensed ...Jean Little wrote "People who read condensed versions instead of the real book are like people who read a road map and think they've been on a journey."<br /><br />With so many wonderful books for different ages and tastes, how sad that he is limiting his child to the abridged versions of a very narrow selection of books.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096787155616041727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4796823473694123815.post-20776371131550186242015-01-21T12:51:50.280-06:002015-01-21T12:51:50.280-06:00You go Leah! --Jill in ECYou go Leah! --Jill in ECAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18344812476030427770noreply@blogger.com