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April 13, 2021 12 min read
The thing that hooked me about Vooks wasn t merely its pull as a parent of two school-aged kids, but
its cozying effect for my own unmoored self in this pandemic age. That dual appeal is distilled in Kate Winslet s hushed reading of Kitty O Meara s of-this-moment
And the People Stayed Home. But it s distributed across the site, which brings classic and contemporary children s books to life with original animation from graphic designer and visual storyteller Russell Hirtzel and narration from, yes, Kate Winslet, but also up-and-coming voice talent like Mia Bankston, who ushers kids through
Beautiful Shades of Brown, author Nancy Churnin s adaptation of Harlem Renaissance artist Laura Wheeler Waring s life story.