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14th November 2015
11:09am GMT

Since the 1950s, our understanding of gender roles, family life and ethnic relationships have changed a LOT, and we for one love how the author has updated his work to suit life today and smash the gender stereotypes of our predecessors. This will help ensure that the children who love his books will no be influenced by outdated gender norms.
The subtle updates were noticed by a senior photo editor in the US, who himself had loved Scarry’s books as a child, and had now noticed the changes in his own kids’ books.
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