“Writing children’s books as a subversive activity” is a tempting mission statement. Without specifically writing anything beyond the simple story at hand, “seeds” are planted for future assimilation, avoiding commentary or a lesson-learning tone.
I write about little known individuals who have been left out of most history lessons and in a way that can be interesting to the adult reader, too, without offering any obvious opinions to the child. In my contemporary stories I try to sneak in some science or math or even some psychological attributes all wrapped into short easy reads.
For adults I ask us to experiment with modern analogies to a historical society, feel empathy, and find insight and relevance to ours today.
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