why are
people are anticipating
the reawakening of the Filipino literature
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Answer:
because the great literature is the same we need in the present time
You can appreciate a person’s craft and talent without ever really appreciating their style. I mean, no one is ever going to say that Jerry Pinkney isn’t one of the most talented artists working in the field of picture books today. No one. Still, I’ve always enjoyed the man’s ideas far more than his actual products. I eventually decided that this was because my eyes prefer thick bold lines in children’s books, whereas Mr. Pinkney more of the soft sketchy lines and details type. Due to the prolific nature of his work, as a children’s librarian I’ve recommended and run into a fair amount of Pinkney titles without ever really finding one I could call my favorite. Maybe “Sam and the Tigers” (an alternative version of “Little Black Sambo”) but even that seemed a better idea than final product. Then I ran across his “Little Red Riding Hood”. I can’t really pinpoint why I like this book so much more than his previous works. It’s not as if his style has changed a whit. He hasn’t done anything significantly different with this tale. The story is the classic version we’ve all learned at some point, but set against an entirely new season and including some of the original tale’s darker elements. Squeamish parents beware. Jerry Pinkney is not afraid to go to original source material if he has to.