Tag Archives: Oscar Wilde

13 Spooky Stories for Halloween

“‘Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out Contagion to the world.“ –William Shakespeare Bruno Bettelheim in The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales writes that children work … Continue reading

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Celebrate Banned Book Week: September 18 – 24, 2022

“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its shame.“ –Oscar Wilde This Blog was first posted in 2013.  Banned Book Week is annual observance starting in 1982 sponsored by the American Library Association, in … Continue reading

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