Tikki Tikki Tembo

When Irene first talked to me about this, I admit to having a little trouble wrapping my white male head around the issue.  Finally, I came up with an analogy to help  Euro-descendents get it:

"Hey Everyone - How about this great children's book that can get you in touch with English culture by telling the story of why men wear skirts there today on account of their needing to make hats out of their pants once a long time ago!"

Now, that just wouldn't sit right, would it?
Here is a repost of Irene's original post on Grace Lin's blog:

http://www.gracelinblog.com/2012/04/rethinking-tikki-tikki-tembo.html