{"id":57055,"date":"2020-09-23T21:06:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T03:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=57055"},"modified":"2020-09-23T21:06:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T03:06:59","slug":"natalie-portmans-debut-childrens-book-makes-3-classic-tales-gender-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/natalie-portmans-debut-childrens-book-makes-3-classic-tales-gender-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Natalie Portman\u2019s debut children\u2019s book makes 3 classic tales \u2018gender-safe\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

(JTA) \u2014 Actress, director and Academy Award winner Natalie Portman can add another title to her resume: children\u2019s book author.<\/p>\n

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She wrote about the thinking behind the project in a letter on the book\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

So, I\u2019ve been reading the \u201cregular\u201d books to my daughter that I had previously read to my son, but I\u2019ve been newly struck by the fact that nearly all the characters in these books are male \u2014 including the animals. I started noticing that when I pointed out animals in real life, I tended to use the pronoun he. \u201cSee the duck? What does he say?\u201d \u201cOh look at the doggie! What\u2019s his name?\u201d\u2026 In response I started changing the pronouns in my daughter\u2019s classic books.<\/p>\n

Portman announced the book, titled \u201cNatalie Portman\u2019s Fables,\u201d on Instagram on Tuesday. It goes on sale Oct. 20.<\/p>\n

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