{"product_id":"tales-for-little-rebels-a-collection-of-radical-childrens-literature-9780814757215","title":"Tales for Little Rebels: A Collection of Radical Children's Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRadical leftist stories...for children\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1912, a revolutionary chick cries, \"Strike down the wall!\" and liberates itself from the \"egg state.\" In 1940, ostriches pull their heads out of the sand and unite to fight fascism. In 1972, Baby X grows up without a gender and is happy about it.\u003cbr\u003eRather than teaching children to obey authority, to conform, or to seek redemption through prayer, twentieth-century leftists encouraged children to question the authority of those in power. \u003cb\u003eTales for Little Rebels\u003c\/b\u003e collects forty-three mostly out-of-print stories, poems, comic strips, primers, and other texts for children that embody this radical tradition. These pieces reflect the concerns of twentieth-century leftist movements, like peace, civil rights, gender equality, environmental responsibility, and the dignity of labor. They also address the means of achieving these ideals, including taking collective action, developing critical thinking skills, and harnessing the liberating power of the imagination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome of the authors and illustrators are familiar, including Lucille Clifton, Syd Hoff, Langston Hughes, Walt Kelly, Norma Klein, Munro Leaf, Julius Lester, Eve Merriam, Charlotte Pomerantz, Carl Sandburg, and Dr. Seuss. Others are relatively unknown today, but their work deserves to be remembered. (Each of the pieces includes an introduction and a biographical sketch of the author.) From the anti-advertising message of \u003ci\u003eJohnny Get Your Money's Worth (and Jane Too)!\u003c\/i\u003e (1938) to the entertaining lessons in ecology provided by \u003ci\u003eThe Day They Parachuted Cats on Borneo\u003c\/i\u003e (1971), and Sandburg's mockery of war in \u003ci\u003eRootabaga Pigeons\u003c\/i\u003e (1923), these pieces will thrill readers intrigued by politics and history--and anyone with a love of children's literature, no matter what age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia L. Mickenberg (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJulia L. Mickenberg\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of American Studies, University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of Learning from the Left: Children's Literature, the Cold War, and Radical Politics in the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Nel (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePhilip Nel\u003c\/b\u003e is University Distinguished Professor of English at Kansas State University. He is the author or co-editor of eleven books, the most recent of which is \u003ci\u003eWas the Cat in the Hat Black?: The Hidden Racism of Children's Literature, and the Need for Diverse Books\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Zipes (Foreword by) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jack Zipes is a preeminent fairy-tale scholar who has written, translated, and edited dozens of books including \u003ci\u003eThe Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eComplete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde.\u003c\/i\u003e He is Professor Emeritus of German and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50845542613266,"sku":"9780814757215","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b0afa017-7d9f-42a8-88a3-c394b3b746f2.jpg?v=1737353335","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tales-for-little-rebels-a-collection-of-radical-childrens-literature-9780814757215","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}