Books Received
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Arctic Giants. By Neil Christopher. Toronto: Inhabit Media, 2011.
This collection of Inuit folk tales about giants should appeal both to children and to scholars. These tales are rooted in Inuit culture and are set in the various regions of the Canadian Arctic. For scholars interested in folklore, these tales make for an intriguing comparison to the more familiar European folk tales about giants.
Peter Pan. By J. M. Barrie. Edited by Anne Hiebert Alton. Peterborough, ON: Broadview Press, 2011.
Broadview Press publishes a series of scholarly editions of classic literary works under its Broadview Editions imprint, to which this volume belongs. In addition to reprinting the text of the standard 1911 edition of Barrie's novel, this edition includes a reprinting of the 1904 pantomime version as well as the 1906 novella Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. Alton also provides a scholarly introduction and a wealth of information in the many appendixes.
Read to Succeed: Strategies to Engage Children and Young People in Reading for Pleasure. Edited by Joy Court. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2011.
The contributors to this useful volume address the question of how to promote pleasure reading among young people. Although intended primarily for librarians and media specialists, this volume includes helpful insights and information for anyone who is interested in fostering literacy among children and teenagers.
To Do: A Book of Alphabets and Birthdays. By Gertrude Stein. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2011.
It is not every day that the Yale University Press publishes an alphabet book, but To Do: A Book of Alphabets and Birthdays is not your everyday alphabet book. Gertrude Stein wrote this book in 1940 with the expectation that it would be released in an illustrated edition. However, this expectation was not realized during her lifetime. In 1957, Yale published Stein's text, but this current edition marks the first [End Page 474] time that it has been accompanied by illustrations. The illustrator is Giselle Potter, and her contributions nicely match Stein's whimsical text. The book also includes a scholarly introduction by Timothy Young, who is a curator at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale. [End Page 475]
