Mirrors Windows And Sliding Glass Doors Bishop 1990

Rudine simms bishop coined the terms in her 1990 article mirrors windows and sliding glass doors originally published in the ohio state university perspectives.

Mirrors windows and sliding glass doors bishop 1990.

By cynthia leitich smith. Mirrors windows and sliding glass doors author. Speaking to the lack of children s books with african american characters and themes the essay called for books to act as windows and mirrors that would allow all children to see themselves and the experiences of others in what they read. Choosing and using books for the classroom.

In the essay dr. It has been twenty nine years since rudine sims bishop s seminal essay mirrors windows and sliding glass doors was published. See also rudine sims bishop. The stonewall book awards has categories for children and youth including non fiction 1 dr.

Bishop coined the phrase windows mirrors and sliding glass doors to explain how children see themselves in books and how they can also learn about the lives of others through literature. In appreciation by sam bloom from reading while white and mirrors windows sliding glass doors curtains featuring debbie reese. Abstract this article seeks to complicate the understanding of bishop s 1990 metaphor of mirrors windows and sliding glass doors with particular emphasis on sliding glass doors and the emotional connections needed for readers to move through them.