tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post7693703752239928415..comments2024-03-27T02:13:13.079-04:00Comments on Original Content: Horn Book StuffGail Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-35960210563657627462016-06-09T16:01:11.367-04:002016-06-09T16:01:11.367-04:00I don't think there's a lot of recognition...I don't think there's a lot of recognition of religious observance/instruction among children/YAs, forget about real spirituality or a belief system, in children's books. Large numbers of children, of all kinds of religious backgrounds, receive formal religious instruction of some sort, for some period of time, even if it doesn't "take." The act of going to class becomes part of the child's personal history, for good or bad, even if the content of those classes didn't have an impact on them. Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-86710972082719673712016-06-09T10:14:38.931-04:002016-06-09T10:14:38.931-04:00Oh, thanks for the heads-up on THE LAST TABOO. Ash...Oh, thanks for the heads-up on THE LAST TABOO. Ashley Pérez and I were discussing religion the other day in reference to her in-process book, and we both were having the feeling that we were walking on thin ice... and yet, OTHER topics have been explored thoroughly. I shall have to check it out.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.com