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.