Hey folks, I need some help. I have a project for my Children's Literature class, and I'm having trouble finding what I'm looking for on the internet(s). I'm hoping that a few Kossack bookworms will be so kind as to help me out here.
I have to put together a 40 book prospectus for this class. My theme for the prospectus is "Liberal Values in Children's Literature". What I'm trying to do is come up with a list of books that teach children progressive values: community, shared responsibility, equality, acceptance, tolerance, etc etc.
You'd think it'd be easy to google up such a list, but I'm coming up practically empty.
What I'm looking for here is recommendations. I've got my list about halfway done, but like I said, I'm coming up empty when trying to search for similar lists online.
If anyone can recommend liberal children's book or authors, please do post them in the comments. I'm heading over to our city's central library in about an hour. I intend to ask the librarians for recommendations, but I live in a very very red area and am not sure whether I'll be able to sniff out a liberal librarian.
I need titles and/or authors... books that you've read or books you've read to your children that teach our values. Any suggestions would be most welcome at this point, as this is kindof my last resort option. I've been trying to put this list together for a month now, and asking for your help means I've hit a wall.
The target ages for my list are pre-K through 8th grade. Anything appropriate for this age group is acceptable. And no, helping me won't be cheating. My professor strongly suggested to the class that we use the internet to compile our lists, so any suggestions you make are guilt-free. =)
Thank in advance to anyone who can suggest good liberal reading material!