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• Banned Books Week: James and the Giant Peach

  I'll admit that when my then first-grader and I sat down to read James and the Giant Peach, right away I felt the urge to shield her. But not from the word "ass" which comes up frequently. And not because there's whiskey drinking and snuff snorting and child-beating -- I love that stuff! (I mean, in literature.) What gave me pause were James's cruel guardians Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. Because one is suuuuuuper fat and one is suuuuuuper skinny and their fatness and skinniness are laughed at and criticized and meant to be totally disgusting. James and the Giant Peach read more like Me and My Giant Body Issues, at least in the first few chapters. Read More... Posted Oct 04 2008, 10:00 AM by Madeline Holler with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: racism, banned books, roald dahl, body issues, censored children's books, banned books week, james and the giant peach

• Political Nanny's Playground: Readers Call McCain's Daughter Fatty

  Ew. Can't a girl get out there and campaign publicly for her father without regard to her appearance? Apparently not. One of the most entertaining blogs about this 2008 Election is the one that presumptive Republican Nominee John McCain's daughter writes. The 25-year-old travels with her father on his campaign and records, in seriously minute detail, much of what goes on. She talks about everything BUT politics, really.   Read More... Posted Mar 12 2008, 07:18 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: political nanny, McCain, John McCain, political nanny's playground, mccainblogette.com, meghan McCain, body issues