More from the New Yorker
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The New Yorker - digital magazine view available on FlipsterRead issues of The New Yorker from 2015 to the present using Flipster on your desktop or mobile device. See the Flipster Guide for help getting started.
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Class Readings
Ebooks
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Phantom Tollbooth
Ebook available through our OverDrive collection. Download the Sora app to read on your mobile device. Use this brief guide to the Sora app to get you started.
Phantom Tollbooth (Audiobook available on YouTube) -
New Kid by Jerry Craft
Ebook available through our OverDrive collection. Download the Sora app to read on your mobile device. Use this brief guide to the Sora app to get you started.
Articles
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"The Gay History of America’s Classic Children’s Books"Please note that this link may no longer work. If so please use alternative access via link below.
Green, Jesse. New York Times, Feb 07 2019.
Books mentioned in article -
"The Gay History of America’s Classic Children’s Books"This copy of article is available without its original pictures through our ProQuest collections.
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"Answering Kids’ Questions About the Coronavirus, in Free Picture Books"Publishers and nonprofits are finding ways to get books and information to housebound children worldwide. -- From New York Times
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Broken Kingdom: Fifty Years of the Phantom TollboothNew Yorker, October 17, 2011.
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Mo Willem's Funny FailuresNew Yorker, February 6, 2017. Extra reading & listening on Mo Willems:
Listen to New Yorker's Radio Hour segment on Mo Willems.
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Six Dr. Seuss Books With Offensive Images Will Be DroppedGross, Jenny. "Six Dr. Seuss Books with Offensive Images Will be Dropped: [the Arts/Cultural Desk]." New York Times, Late Edition (East Coast) ed., Mar 03 2021, ProQuest. Web. 15 Mar. 2021.
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Move to Retire Dr. Seuss Books Stirs a BacklashAlter, Alexandra, and Elizabeth A. Harris. "Move to Retire Dr. Seuss Books Stirs a Backlash: [National Desk]." New York Times, Late Edition (East Coast) ed., Mar 05 2021, ProQuest. Web. 15 Mar. 2021 .
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Beverly Cleary, 104, Charmer of Young Readers, via Ramona and Pals, DiesGrimes, William. "Beverly Cleary, 104, Charmer of Young Readers, Via Ramona and Pals, Dies: [Biography]." New York Times, Late Edition (East Coast) ed., Mar 27 2021, ProQuest. Web
Resources for Charlotte's Web
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Some Book! 'Charlotte's Web' Turns 60NPR piece on E.B. White and Charlotte’s Web.
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E.B. White's True Inspiration For 'Charlotte's Web'WBUR Radio Segment, 14 minutes. Features Michael Sims who writes about White's life in Maine in the book: "The Story of Charlotte's Web: E.B. White's Ecccentric Life in Nature and the Birth of an American Classic."
Request Library Books for Pickup
The book stacks are closed for browsing during the spring 2021 term. To borrow a children's book follow the steps below to request a book for pickup at the Library.
DIRECTIONS TO REQUEST A BOOK FOR PICKUP
How-to Video on Curbside Pickup
Step 1: Use the Library Catalog to search for books, or use the book lists for Alphabet & Counting Books, Caldecott Winners, and Diverse Books, to select a book.
Step 2: Click on the book title and select the "Hold for Pickup" button to to request the book.
Step 3: Sign in with your PEA login. On the Submit a Place Hold Request page be sure to select "submit" to place your request.
Step 4: You will receive an email notification when your books are ready for pickup here in Rockefeller Hall (floor 1).
Note: Books can be borrowed for 28 days and renewed if needed. Please note that books are quarantined for up to 4 days once they have been returned to the library.
Your Librarian
Phillips Exeter Academy
Class of 1945 Library
Exeter, NH 03833