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Author Archives: rosinskynatalie
Gone Graphic on Hiatus
Thank you for reading and responding to the monthly posts here. I am putting Gone Graphic on hiatus. I may on occasion continue to add essays about popular culture, literature, and travel to this site. Apart from the June, 2019 … Continue reading
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On Hold
Even as I put these blog posts “on hold” for the summer, I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of many new graphic works from my local library. I placed my request for one non-fiction book—adding it to my “on hold” … Continue reading
Being and Seeing Black Boys and Men
Being and seeing Black boys and men . . . . Transfixed this past month by the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, taking place just eight miles from my Bloomington, Minnesota home, I wondered what … Continue reading
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Back in School? That’s Fantastic
How excited are your students about schools beginning to open up for classroom lessons? If their delight is tinged by a bit of uncertainty, given this past pandemic year of interrupted attendance, a recent graphic novel may provide engaging reassurance. … Continue reading
Zooming Behind the Book Scene
For most students, zoomed instruction has been a poor substitute for in-class learning. Yet COVID-19’s simultaneous lockdown on author/illustrator visits to schools and bookstores has given readers a wonderful opportunity: an abundance of zoomed interviews with these creative people. We … Continue reading
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Class Acts
What a class act the new Biden-Harris administration is! President Biden and his team have brought purpose and hope these past weeks–including efforts that suggest how a return to U.S. classrooms will someday be safe for all. With that hope, … Continue reading
Dark Nights and Brighter Days
This past week’s winter solstice, overlapping with the rarely seen conjunction of planets Jupiter and Saturn, had me rethinking and rereading a similarly special, mysteriously meaningful new picture book, The Wanderer (2020). As I mused about how we rejoice each … Continue reading
New Lights on Hanukkah
Do your spirits need a lift? In this time of raging COVID-19 and President Trump’s outrageous behavior towards President-elect Biden, my heart has been gladdened by picture books casting new light upon Hanukkah. One of these charming works is particularly … Continue reading
Voting Rights and Wrongs
The upcoming presidential election and its aftermath are hot topics! In conversations and the news, questions about voting rights and wrongs are almost unavoidable. A recent book titled Women’s Right to Vote (2020), written by Kate Messner and illustrated by … Continue reading
Graphic Insights into Racism
Since George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis last May, public outcries have re-focused attention on the injustices that a few years ago triggered today’s Black Lives Matter movement. For readers tween and up, that movement’s emotional center and origins are embodied … Continue reading
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