Each Friday, we share a handful of links we found interesting, provocative, funny or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Have a great weekend!
Why do we sanitize fairy tales? Julia sent me this article and I ask myself the same question. Within the past few decades, many “life lessons” from common fairy tales have been watered down to accommodate the G-rated audience. The answer may lie in who these stories were originally for. This in-depth look at fairy tales really makes us reevaluate what we deem as “good and evil” as we reach adulthood. In other words, not everyone gets their “happily ever after.”
Have you seen this child’s note to his local library go viral this week? The Toronto Public Library received a handwritten note from a child who accidentally tore a page out. His note reads: “I am sorry that a page ripped when it fell out of my bunk when I fell asleep reading. It won’t happy again. I’m sorry. From Jackson.” This child may be the most courteous person I have read about in quite some time. Gold star for you, kid! (h/t Brittany)
Did you know some of our favorite modern classics have been heavily inspired by Greek and Roman mythology and historical figures? From Narnia to Hogwarts to The Hundred Acre Wood, there are many references to the Classical Age. It makes sense. I did find the events in District 13 very similar to the occurences in a Greco-Roman tragedy.
Other “must read” stories of the week.
- If you heading to “the shore” this weekend…Gina shared this handy literary field guide to New Jersey
- Book purists, ad debate for you: to break or not to break the book spine? (h/t Brittany)
- 11 YA Novels NOT just for kids. Side note: I read 10 out of 11 of these titles as an adult
- I am officially obsessing over this Australian girl’s extensive Goosebumps nostalgia collection (h/t Gina)
Happy Friday, everyone!
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