Author Archives: rosinskynatalie

Gone Graphic on Hiatus

Posted on September 1, 2021 by rosinskynatalie

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

Posted on June 1, 2021 by rosinskynatalie

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 →

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Being and Seeing Black Boys and Men

Posted on May 1, 2021 by rosinskynatalie

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

Posted on April 1, 2021 by rosinskynatalie

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 →

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Zooming Behind the Book Scene

Posted on March 1, 2021 by rosinskynatalie

 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

Posted on February 1, 2021 by rosinskynatalie

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 →

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Dark Nights and Brighter Days

Posted on December 24, 2020 by rosinskynatalie

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 →

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New Lights on Hanukkah

Posted on November 20, 2020 by rosinskynatalie

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 →

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Voting Rights and Wrongs

Posted on October 26, 2020 by rosinskynatalie

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 →

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Graphic Insights into Racism

Posted on September 24, 2020 by rosinskynatalie

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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