It mars fiction , nonfiction , poetry , and picture books alike . It accounts for fake dialogue , awkward transitions , and patronizing information . Books should grow naturally , not be forced . Fiction doesn't work with the ...
Then Venus made a very long, angry, and rather coarse speech containing references to Cupid's private life, and even to her own relationship with Mars, the god of war, who was not Cupid's father. Finally, she threatened to put Cupid ...
Exploring the narratives that orient the lives of women scholars
Traces the history and development of the popular tale
"Betsy Hearne, a children's librarian and children's book review editor, discusses children's literature and its uses, surveying everything from picture books, popup books, classics, and books for beginning readers to...