Electric Literature
As a member of the Teddy Ruxpin generation, I'm no stranger to strange things to read to your kids¡½or should that be ¡Èstrange things reading to your kids¡É? With that in mind I'm all for Brooklyn-based writer Matthue Roth's new book My First Kafka, which is Kafka¡Äbut, you know, for kids.
Roth adapted three Kafka stories (¡ÈExcursion into the Mountains,¡É ¡ÈThe Metamorphosis,¡É and ¡ÈJosefine the Singer, or The Mouse Folk¡É) for a younger audience. Because, well, maybe it's best that he explain. Here's a brief interview with the author: