Helen Bannerman
Birth date: February 25, 1862
Died: October 13, 1946
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(Original Review, 1981-01-07)Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, anyone?The whole notion of "tainted classics" gives me the creeps. "Tainted?" Sez who? But changing them to make them more PC is even creepier. Read on...This is a true story, although it's hard to believe. In the 1980's I was perusing the selec...
Gorgeous illustrations. Historical Racist Connotation. This book tries to "correct" the damage done by the American racist version of Little Black Sambo. I learned from the back notes the whole historical aspect and how society (with the help of a lot of people before my time) helped turn a beautifu...
My niece and nephew loved The Story of Little Babaji! The illustrations in this book are just fantastic, and the expressions on the faces of the tigers throughout the book are such fun to look at! The kids laughed at each tiger as it strode around in an article of Babaji's fine clothing, and they ...
I tried to read this book in school when I was very small. It was violently seized from my hand and I was given a very severe corporal punishment by the principal for having a copy of this very charming tale. I believe my torture was worth it. I would happily go through it again for such an amazi...
Three Cautionary Tales About EtymologyWhen you work with language, you soon learn to be sceptical about apparently obvious explanations for where words come from. I was reminded of this fact earlier today. In the shower, I had what I fondly believed to be a minor eureka moment concerning the origin ...
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