tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post1101613576028751210..comments2024-03-10T16:42:34.106-04:00Comments on Collecting Children's Books: A Brunch for Sunday and Other Days That End in YPeter D. Sierutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09301507180150710089noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-14086609705425873182010-04-15T21:53:25.489-04:002010-04-15T21:53:25.489-04:00To answer your question about "My Brother Sam...To answer your question about "My Brother Sam is Dead"...YES it is still taught in schools. My son's 5th grade class read it this year, to RAVE reviews :)Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05316799279886354749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-41877239613928682312008-10-06T22:28:00.000-04:002008-10-06T22:28:00.000-04:00I agree with you about the odd selection of titles...I agree with you about the odd selection of titles in the "Twilight Zone" graphic novel(s). If they do more I hope they try "It's a Good Life" or "Terror at 40,000 (?) Feet". Basically if "The Simpsons" has made fun of it in a sketch, it's gonna work on paper. We happened to catch the "Twilight Zone" episode that featured Buster Keaton the other day. Wonderful stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-62759401110062145062008-10-06T16:24:00.000-04:002008-10-06T16:24:00.000-04:00There's a series of German childrens' books by Pau...There's a series of German childrens' books by Paul Maar that have an interesting twist on the days of the week: if Sunday is sunny (Sonntag gab es Sonne), and Mr. Mon visits on Monday (Herr Mon kamm zu Besuch am Montag), etc, Sams shows up on Saturday (Samstag in German). They are really fun reads, but I don't think they are available in English, as they would be quite difficult to translate.<BR/><BR/>Paul Maar in wikipedia:<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Maar<BR/><BR/>Info about Sams in German:<BR/>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sams_(Figur)<BR/><BR/>On an unrelated note, I've placed an ILL for <I>Thursday</I>, as two of my favorite books are <I>Tam Lin</I> by Pamela Dean and <I>Fire and Hemlock</I> by Diana Wynne Jones. Here's to hoping it's as good!The Floating Lushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15249102790688528853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-62411899302706935922008-10-06T15:02:00.000-04:002008-10-06T15:02:00.000-04:00Oh, thank you for posting about the Artifacts of C...Oh, thank you for posting about the Artifacts of Childhood exhibit! Do come down to Chicago to see it this fall. And yes it was very much like a treasure hunt as I dug through the Newberry's collections to find over 10,000 children's books! I still discover treasures among the books we are given and get the library to purchase some special items.<BR/>Yours,<BR/>Jenny SchwartzbergJenny Schwartzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346217514073560797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-72945773595198592002008-10-05T23:26:00.000-04:002008-10-05T23:26:00.000-04:00Friday's Tunnel by John Vierney (sp?) Are you fami...Friday's Tunnel by John Vierney (sp?) Are you familiar with this very British, very 60's book? It and its sequels were favorites of mine back in the day. THe books remind me of those of Hilary McKay with an eccentric family and odd names for children: Friday, February, Beryllium, and I can't remember the rest.mycglidSherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664642293286996220noreply@blogger.com