Wishes, Kisses, and Pigs by Betsy Hearne

Each chapter includes an annotated list of recommended titles. Renowned children’s librarian and children’s book review editor Betsy Hearne offers practical guidance on sorting through the bewildering array of picture books, pop up books, books for beginning readers, young adult titles, classics, poetry, folktales, and factual books. If you have ever stood in the children’s section of a bookstore or library wondering how to go about matching a book to the age, abilities, and interests of a particular child, ‘Choosing Children’s Books’ is for you. Christiansen, Beverly Lyon Clark, Karen Coats, Wendy Doniger, Bonnie Glass Coffin, Betsy Hearne, Joanna Hearne, Ann Hendricks, Rania Huntington, Christine Jenkins, Kimberly Lau, Pamela Riney Kehrberg, Maria Tatar, Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, Roberta Seelinger Trites, Claudia Quintero Ulloa, and Ofelia Zepeda. Telling the ‘story of her story’ leads each of the essayists to insights about her own approach to studying narratives and to a deeper, often surprising, understanding of the power of imagination.Ĭontributors are Deyonne Bryant, Minjie Chen, Cindy L.

In this extraordinary collection, women scholars from a variety of disciplines identify and examine the stories that have inspired them, haunted them, and shaped their research, from Little House on the Prairie to Little Women, from the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to Nancy Drew, Mary Jane, and even the Chinese memoir Jottings from the Transcendant’s Abode at Mt.

Each of us has A Narrative Compass, a story that has guided our lifework.

Wishes, Kisses, and Pigs by Betsy Hearne