Literature Link for July 10, 2022
• More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say)
by Elaine Welteroth. Elaine gifts us all with a beautifully intimate and powerful retelling of her ever-unfolding journey. In sharing her joys, pitfalls, adventures, self-doubt, and successes, she reminds us that through uncovering and discovering the many facets of ourselves, we are more than enough. Elaine’s book is a call for young women to find their voice and spark their courage.”https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/359616/?refId=40886&refId=41464&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlK-WBhDjARIsAO2sErSOPcx4yxXaxXVvrUfCR9XyKkiaWRob0jME-5MtnS9PbisQZ6VlqkcaAj7LEALw_wcB
• Beegu by Alexis Deacon. [children’s book] Beegu is lost on Earth. Despite her friendly nature, she finds the Earth unwelcoming, except for a litter of puppies and a group of children. Reinforces themes of acceptance, belonging, differences, friendship and loneliness. This simple, bittersweet picture book shows us our world through the three eyes of an innocent outsider with the help of stylish art and a wry, understated text. https://www.amazon.com/Beegu-Alexis-Deacon/dp/0374306672/ref=as_li_ss_tl?tag=childrensli00-20&ie=UTF8&qid=1539267036&sr=8-1&keywords=beegu&linkId=404c641bee9e52eeb2ad37be1d5f7369&geniuslink=true
• “The Gift of Acceptance” by anonymos. “I sat on the bench beside her and glanced over, prepared to smile…but she did not look my way. So we sat together waiting for clothes to dry and we said not a word to each other. Yet she continued her “mumbling” that actually seemed to lull me into a quiet and peaceful place. . .” https://www.kindspring.org/story/view.php?sid=38001
• “Accepting Differences” by Page Turner [poem]
“He laughed at her belief / in crossing barriers / but some of the obstacles he built
he released / so they could sit together. https://allpoetry.com/poem/4447197-Accepting-Differences-by-PageTurner"
• “Afternoon with Irish Cows” by Billy Collins describes one speaker’s presumptions about the interior lives of cows and the power that sound has over human understanding. The speaker acknowledges the cow’s right to individuality.” Then I knew that she was only announcing / the large, unadulterated cowness of herself,”
https://smashey.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/afternoon-with-irish-cows-by-billy-collins/