A few years ago, Alida Allison published a very tiny review of the book "Why Mommy is a Democrat" and Rush Limbaugh sicked his minions on her and she received hundreds of nasty letters...
Last October Jerry Griswold spoke on politics in contemporary children's books in a lecture in Paris titled "When the American Right Gets History Wrong"...
Now the Boston Globe is covering this topic in an essay featuring scholar Michelle Abate:
"Would you like to teach your child about American values this Christmas? You can pick up a copy of “Of Thee I Sing,” the new children’s book by Barack Obama. Or if you prefer, you can pick up a copy of “The Liberal Clause,” in which Obama, Grinch-like in a Santa suit, traduces the Christmastution till he is finally stopped...."
Last October Jerry Griswold spoke on politics in contemporary children's books in a lecture in Paris titled "When the American Right Gets History Wrong"...
Now the Boston Globe is covering this topic in an essay featuring scholar Michelle Abate:
"Would you like to teach your child about American values this Christmas? You can pick up a copy of “Of Thee I Sing,” the new children’s book by Barack Obama. Or if you prefer, you can pick up a copy of “The Liberal Clause,” in which Obama, Grinch-like in a Santa suit, traduces the Christmastution till he is finally stopped...."
Read more in "Bedtime for little patriots" http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/12/19/bedtime_for_little_patriots/?page=full
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