Anna Staniszewski

As Banned Books Week comes to a close, I’ve been thinking about what makes us have the attitudes we do towards books. In the Children’s Literature classes I teach, we talk about who has the right to determine what children should and shouldn’t read. Something I ask my students to consider is how their reading [...]

The other day I went to a book talk and signing by the lovely Shannon Hale at the Brookline Library. It was such a fun event. There wasn’t a huge turnout, but those of us who were there were very enthusiastic. Shannon was so friendly and relaxed that it made for a wonderful time. She [...]