![]() ![]() You can see it here and it is, I can attest, really very good. ![]() The Ruth Krauss book coming out later this year is Roar Like a Dandelion, illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier.Listen to the whole show here on Soundcloud or download it through iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, PlayerFM, or your preferred method of podcast selection. Oh, and I hope you like terrible terrible British accents, because we have lots and loads to give when quoting a discussion of The Tiger Who Came to Tea. This is complex physics.” Kate discovers that the absolute best way to read this book from 1952 is as a Beatnik. Ruth Krauss (1901-1993) is the author of over thirty books for children, including the classics The Carrot Seed and A Hole Is to Dig, illustrated by Maurice. The hole both is and is not there when the digging takes place. As you might expect, the book also causes us to get a little philosophical at times. Is it still pertinent or is it like some kind of archaic Kids Say the Darndest Things? I talk about the historical view of American childhood and how it might have affected this book’s popularity in certain decades. My question, walking into this podcast, was to figure out whether or not this book has anything to actually say to the 21st century child. HarperCollins, 6.95 (48pp) ISBN 978-0-06-443205-4 First published in 1952, this hilarious classic is now available in paperback to a new generation. In this case I was perusing an upcoming Ruth Krauss book and it reminded me of that old chestnut, A Hole Is to Dig. ![]() Once in a while I’ll see a new book coming out and it will inspire me to turn to an older text on this podcast. ![]()
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