waking up
i owe my childhood studies
professor a personal apology.
in our picture books class
i ranted that the snowy day
was the perfect example
of dull and politically correct
children's literature, with a token
african-american character.
i had a point to make, loudly,
and at length. i accused anyone
who defended ezra jack keats
of being a tedious liberal.
now that i work at a minority preschool
and scour the library for good
books to read in class, i see
i couldn't have been more wrong.
"the snowy day" is a rich
and delightful little book,
the kids love it and i return to it
over and over again at story time.
(bright eyes, brown skin on the other hand... ...)
professor a personal apology.
in our picture books class
i ranted that the snowy day
was the perfect example
of dull and politically correct
children's literature, with a token
african-american character.
i had a point to make, loudly,
and at length. i accused anyone
who defended ezra jack keats
of being a tedious liberal.
now that i work at a minority preschool
and scour the library for good
books to read in class, i see
i couldn't have been more wrong.
"the snowy day" is a rich
and delightful little book,
the kids love it and i return to it
over and over again at story time.
(bright eyes, brown skin on the other hand... ...)
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