The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe: An Allegory for Parents
I never read this book as a child. It’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) by C. S. …
Tag Archives: Childhood
Redemption and Childhood in The Kite Runner
The theme of redemption is woven throughout Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner (2003), number 37 on the BBC book list. …
Ethnocentrism in The Indian in the Cupboard
Ah, The Indian in the Cupboard (1980) by Lynne Reid Banks . . . where do I begin? Do I …
Helping Children Make Sense of Grownup Problems: Beverly Cleary
I can hardly read Dear Mr. Henshaw (1983, Newbery Medal 1984) by Beverly Cleary without crying. Sometimes sobbing. Sometimes an …
Seeing with the Heart in The Little Prince
The Little Prince (1943), number 92 on the BBC book list, is a short, sweet allegorical novel about the important …
Reading and Sleeping
My two-year-old daughter will not go to sleep without her books. Not only does she want a few of them …
Homage to Shel Silverstein
During Thanksgiving, we played a game in which one person had the name of a famous person stuck to his …
I Googled My Childhood Home
This time of year always causes me to feel nostalgia, especially for my childhood in California. I lived in the …
The Magic of Childhood in Swallows and Amazons
I usually have my students read some sort of essay by E. B. White (1899-1985), one of the twentieth century’s …
Feuding, Drinking, and Contrived Endings in Strawberry Girl
I frequently read to my oldest daughter at night before bed. During the school year, this was a regular habit, …
