In this iconic children's book, Max, dressed in his wolf suit, causes chaos at home and is sent to bed without supper. His bedroom transforms into a jungle, and he sails to an island where he encounters the Wild Things. Max tames the creatures and becomes their king, but eventually returns home, missing his mother's love. The book is praised for its honest treatment of children's emotions, particularly anger and the need for parental love. It has been adapted into a movie and an opera and remains a beloved classic in children's literature[1][2][4].
The story follows five children - Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and their baby brother, the Lamb - who move from London to the countryside of Kent. While playing in a gravel pit, they find a Psammead, a grumpy and magical sand-fairy that can grant wishes. Each day, the Psammead grants one wish that lasts until sunset, but these wishes often go comically wrong, leading the children into various troubles and moral dilemmas. The children must use their ingenuity and problem-solving skills to resolve the issues caused by their wishes, learning valuable lessons along the way.
In 'What White People Can Do Next', Emma Dabiri offers a practical and inspiring collection of essays that outline steps to challenge white supremacy, including stopping denial, interrogating whiteness, abandoning guilt, redistributing resources, and realizing the harm of racism to all. The book emphasizes the need for coalition building and linking anti-racist struggles with broader social movements.
This episode of How To Fail was recorded in front of a live audience at Dublin’s Bord Gáis Energy theatre.
Emma Dabiri is a broadcaster, historian, and bestselling author whose work delves into the complexities of identity, culture, and race through art history and current affairs. She's now written a number of books - culture shifting works which are a radical re-imagining of what we consider to be beauty. Her first book was an Irish Times bestseller and inspired a conversation around race that led to change regulations in schools and in the British Army. It was later adapted into an award-winning documentary. She's a fellow in African studies at London, SOAS and is the mother of two boys.
Over on Failing with Friends, Emma talks about advice for someone in the audience who feels their singleness is a failure; what success looks like; when to know when to stop fertility treatment, and Elizabeth and Emma’s thoughts on Botox among other things!
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