mentor texts

A Princess Saves A Prince + A Giveaway

One of the moms I met this past year coined a phrase I love.  She says, "We do pink, but we don't do princess."  If you've read some of my other posts about princess culture in the United States (Click here or here to read them now.), then you'll know that this other mom and… Continue reading A Princess Saves A Prince + A Giveaway

critical literacy · NCTE

Rethinking and Rewriting Princess Stories

My best friend and I are both expecting daughters in 2011.  We're been friends since my freshman and her sophomore year of college.  We've been in each other's weddings.  We simply cannot wait to watch our daughters grow up together!  Last Monday, when she called me to announce that her third child would be a… Continue reading Rethinking and Rewriting Princess Stories