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helenedraws.bsky.social Helene Illustration @helenedraws.bsky.social · Nov 30
-"Oh! We found her!" "Shhhh you'll scare her off."-
a folklore illustration with watercolors
#art #kidlit #childrensbookillustration #illustration #Wolpertinger
watercolor painting of two girls sitting on a bench at the edge of a forest during a summer day. a fabel animal called the Wolpatinger is slowly approaching them. One looks surprised, the other looks satisfied. In the bag beside the bench, they have something to feed the seldom seen animal.
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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April 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Booksellers have faced censorship and harassment defending the freedom to read. Celebrate your local bookstore and support their ongoing role in safeguarding intellectual freedom.

press.princeton.edu/ideas/bookst...

#BookstoreDay
This essay traces the long and turbulent history of American booksellers who have faced censorship, harassment, and even violence for defending the freedom to read. Through vivid anecdotes and historical cases-from undercover stings in the early 1900s and legal battles over “obscene” literature, to FBI surveillance of Black bookstores and bomb threats against feminist and LGBTQ+ shops-the author illustrates how bookstores have repeatedly become battlegrounds in the fight for civil liberties and free expression. Despite intimidation from both government and private groups, booksellers have pushed back, shaping legal precedents and rallying communities to defend First Amendment rights. The essay ultimately calls on readers to recognize bookstores as “arsenals of democracy” and to support their ongoing role in safeguarding intellectual freedom.
April 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM