Saving Newspapers

We owe a great deal of thanks to the authors and illustrators of children's books for trying desperately to reinforce the notion that the newspaper is a source of enjoyment and interest. Seriously. Ever notice how many of the illustrations include newspapers? Here are a few. The first two are from Ira Sleeps Over (and notice that even though the readers are next door neighbors, he's got a tab called Town News, while she's reading an unnamed broadsheet), the second is from Andrew Henry's Meadow, then Olivia and the Lost Toy (although he appears to think his broadsheet is a tab), Billy Joe's New York State of Mind (the Daily News, looking not so Daily Newsish), The Mysterious Tadpole, and The…