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Want More Body Positive Kid's Books? Start Doing Better By Fat Characters, Says Children's Book Illustrat
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(Books)
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... Marshall offered me. Which is why the portrayals of Dudley Dursley, Augustus Gloop, and The Stupids sting so deeply. How can children's book authors and illustrators wield our power more responsibly? It ...
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Created on 25 February 2022
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Zooey Deschanel, Ingrid Michaelson, and Female Animators and Illustrators Bring You a Magical Holiday Video that Won’t Make You Want to Puke
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(Music)
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... greeting cards, and prints. Her brilliant designs for the characters Bunny and Rabbit seem straight out of a 1930s children's book.
View this ...
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Created on 17 November 2021
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RIP, Beverly Cleary: How Much Do You Know About the Prolific Children's Book Author? BUST Pop Quiz ...
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(Feminism)
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Beloved children’s book and young adult fiction author Beverly Cleary was one of the most widely published writers in the world before her death this year, thanks in part to the enduring appeal ...
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Created on 30 September 2021
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How Karla Pacheco Created One Of Marvel's Most Fearless, Flawed Heroes: BUST Intervie
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(Books)
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... letter of recommendation for her ahead of the DC Comics writers' workshop. Before writing a full-on series, Pacheco had written in a handful of comic anthologies and her own children's book, Inspector Pancake. ...
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Created on 19 February 2021
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The New "Babysitter's Club" On Netflix Is Not About Babysitting — It’s About Strong Wom
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(TV)
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I feel vulnerable admitting that as woman in her 30s, I binge-watched the new Netflix show, The Babysitter's Club, over 4th of July weekend. Twice. Normally I would blame this behavior on quarantine ...
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Created on 10 July 2020
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9 Celebrities Bringing Story Time Back In The Wake Of COVID-19
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(Books)
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... fun and education for kids stuck at home during the pandemic. Most of the stories being read are from children's books, but I don't care how old you are — listening to Dolly Parton read me The Little Engine ...
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Created on 10 April 2020
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Celebrating Ms. Frizzle: PBS' Queen Of STEM, Feminist Icon
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(TV)
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via GIPHY
Seat belts everyone! Many memes are dedicated to the ecstacy we felt in school when our teacher wheeled in this:
Courtesy of Michael Coghlan via Flickr
Ohh that was exciting. It ...
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Created on 23 January 2020
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The Queer Love Story At The Heart Of "Colette
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(Movies)
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... n who change the world, and nothing about the women—it's not just about films, it's about education. We need to be inserting these stories into children's education so they have a more rounded worldview. Becau ...
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Created on 21 September 2018
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9.
Laura Ingalls Wilder's Name Removed From Award. Here's Why That's A Good Thi
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(Books)
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... racism, she was writing about it.
But CALM DOWN, my prairie chickens. The ALA did not take away an award from Laura Ingalls Wilder. They just changed the name to the "Children's Literature Legacy Award." ...
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Created on 27 June 2018
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BUST's 10 Pop Culture Picks For Spring 201
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(Entertainment)
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In every issue of BUST, managing editor Emily Rems chooses her ten picks for the best in pop culture. Check out the list from our April/May issue, featuring Margaret Cho, Tully, I Am Evidence, and more. ...
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Created on 28 March 2018
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Week Of Women: March 9-15, 2018
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(Entertainment)
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... children's stories to be even more horrific than they already were. But “for every stretch of darkness there is light, and this holds true for each of Ortberg’s tales of horror,” BUST writes. Out Tuesday, ...
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Created on 08 March 2018
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12.
On Being Tall: A Mighty Writers Essay
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(Feminism)
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...
More from BUST
My Roots: A Mighty Writers Essay
Mighty Writers Gets Young Girls Reading Margaret Atwood And Maya Angelou — And Helps Them Find Their Own Voices, Too
12 Empowering Children's Books ...
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Created on 05 February 2018
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These Feminist Folktale Collections Belong In Every Young Girl's Bookshel
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(Books)
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... — from the start.
top image: detail from the Hunter Maiden
More from BUST
12 Empowering Children's Books To Add To Little Girls' Bookshelves
10-Year-Olds Need Feminist Magazines, Too — And Now They ...
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Created on 09 January 2018
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These Photos Of Lil’ Woke Children Prove The Next Generation Isn't Playing Aroun
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(Books)
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Children might not listen, but they hear everything. And they certainly repeat most of it too. We’ve seen many of the photos online, but now we can see what those conscious kids actually think in this ...
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Created on 05 October 2017
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Hillary Clinton Has Another Message For Trump: “Get Over The Twitter Stuff”
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(General)
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Of course, the former Secretary of State responded with the professionalism and sass only a career politician like herself could possess, referencing her previous children's book It Takes A Village: ...
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Created on 15 September 2017
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This College Student Invented An App To Help You Find Books By People Of Color
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(Books)
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... Asian, and Pacific Islander.'
Indiegogo.comIndiegogo.com
Thomas notes that though the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) at the University of Wisconsin found that 12% of children's books are written ...
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Created on 14 April 2017
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Julia, A Muppet With Autism, Is The Newest Kid To Move To Sesame Street
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(TV)
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... broadcasted children's shows while highlighting how successful educational media is and can continue to be.
You can check out Julia's debut on April 10 on PBS, HBO and YouTube. She'll appear in two episodes ...
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Created on 20 March 2017
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Women-Owned Businesses To Support Every Day
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(Feminism)
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...
Robofun 2672 Broadway, Loft A, Manhattan (children's STEM classes)
Salons & Spas
Fringe Salon Owner: Amy Chiappa 248 Broome Street, Manhattan
Soho Sanctuary Spa 119 Mercer Street, Manhattan
City ...
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Created on 10 March 2017
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This Black Teenage Girl Is The Amazing Unsung Spy Hero Of The Civil War
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(Books)
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Mary Bowser is the greatest Civil War spy you never heard of. And her story is finally being told in Enigma Alberti and Tony Cliff’s new beginner's chapter book Spy on History: Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring. ...
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Created on 16 February 2017
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Shirley Chisholm: Unbought And Unbossed
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(Living)
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... children's and African American rights in a time where such rights were almost nowhere to be seen, she was a beacon of hope. But she didn't stop there. In 1971, Chisholm decided that she was going to run ...
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Created on 21 December 2016