6/10/2023 0 Comments Kate dicamillo bink and gollieShe lives in the little cottage at the base of the tree. Bink gets excited by a giant bin of socks on sale, opting for the most colorful pair in the pile. Bink is short, pudgy, impulsive utterly comfortable in her childishness. After all, there are plenty of boys who read Junie B Jones and I think that Bink and Gollie have that gender neutral "hen" quality that I talk about in my article, Him, Hen, Her? Gender Equality in Children's Books. While it's just one kid, over and over my Star Wars, gun loving seven-year old son surprises me by his willingness to read stories with girls as the main characters, without being cajoled or even encouraged. And when I say "girls," don't automatically assume that boys will not want to read these books, as some of you (myself included) are wont to do.
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