"I sell banned books" is the sign in her Florida bookstore today.
This story of the arc of the life of a woman who broke the barriers to the topics in children's literature couldn't be more relevant today. Her trajectory from suburban mom, through her success in connecting with kids around the world, is a lovely and genuine story of a butterfly emerging from her cocoon.
Her run-ins with book banning moral panic in the 1980s has crucial parallels with today's same exact drama. And we can learn a lot from her response--nevertheless, she persisted.
Besides her life story, we get to see the impact she had on her readers and her touching responses to them.
Blume is a gem, and has been a quiet force for good for decades. Her timeless books will also be relevant for decades to come.
This story of the arc of the life of a woman who broke the barriers to the topics in children's literature couldn't be more relevant today. Her trajectory from suburban mom, through her success in connecting with kids around the world, is a lovely and genuine story of a butterfly emerging from her cocoon.
Her run-ins with book banning moral panic in the 1980s has crucial parallels with today's same exact drama. And we can learn a lot from her response--nevertheless, she persisted.
Besides her life story, we get to see the impact she had on her readers and her touching responses to them.
Blume is a gem, and has been a quiet force for good for decades. Her timeless books will also be relevant for decades to come.