tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post1965896336328489452..comments2024-03-10T16:42:34.106-04:00Comments on Collecting Children's Books: Changing Libraries, Changing Books, and Other Topics for Sunday BrunchPeter D. Sierutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09301507180150710089noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-31989055028651136692012-04-29T11:05:33.664-04:002012-04-29T11:05:33.664-04:00I am looking forward to reading two young adult se...I am looking forward to reading two young adult sequels coming out this year: Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore and The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi.LaurieA-Bhttp://sixboxesofbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-89145656244712461722012-04-27T13:45:16.630-04:002012-04-27T13:45:16.630-04:00I stayed up very late to finish Wonder, and defini...I stayed up very late to finish Wonder, and definitely will be rooting for it. Can't wait to read The False Prince.Genevievenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-4224654835960112032012-04-22T20:18:38.520-04:002012-04-22T20:18:38.520-04:00Yes, Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine -- it was...Yes, Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine -- it was the only Danny Dunn we owned, so I read it many times more often than the others. It's the one where Irene moves in.hschinskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10316478950862562594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-75444542672077518282012-04-17T11:37:51.352-04:002012-04-17T11:37:51.352-04:00I also loved The False Prince- stayed up late to ...I also loved The False Prince- stayed up late to read it two nights in a row. That just doesn’t happen often for this “needs sleep” kind of person.<br /><br />I am so glad I nudged you about The Wicked Enchantment. I read it first as a girl, so have that affection to fall back on. Not sure contemporary kids would like it as much- or if it speaks to an adult who reads it for the first time. <br /><br />As for older books that focused on computers- wasn’t there a Danny Dunn one about a homework machine? It has been too many years since I read it so I can’t be sure.ChrisinNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16876571838417116075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-86394908711853103762012-04-17T05:19:08.320-04:002012-04-17T05:19:08.320-04:00Oops, forgot to register my displeasure about the ...Oops, forgot to register my displeasure about the de-ageing of Amelia Bedelia.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-53716936585931028602012-04-17T05:17:40.831-04:002012-04-17T05:17:40.831-04:00I'm very distantly related (on my mother's...I'm very distantly related (on my mother's side) to children's author Wilma Yeo. My grandmother always told me that she'd arrange for me to meet Wilma, but it never came to pass. Since Jonathan Lethem is her nephew, then I guess I'm related to him as well. I don't care if our family ties are the skinniest of threads. I'll take what I can get when it comes to children's literature!Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-59657412045681601102012-04-16T14:07:40.576-04:002012-04-16T14:07:40.576-04:00To draw out the story a little...I was reviewing a...To draw out the story a little...I was reviewing a biography of Ursula K. LeGuin for SLJ, and I read that she is the daughter of the anthropologist Alfred Kroeber. I thought to myself, Huh, my grandmother grew up across the street from Alfred and Theodora Kroeber in Berkeley, CA. Then my brain kicked in, and I thought, "No way, that means my grandmother grew up across the street from Ursula K. LeGuin!" My grandmother is about 9 years older than Ms. LeGuin and remembers seeing her go off for her first day of kindergarten. I wrote a letter to Ms. LeGuin, not expecting any reply, and she was kind enough to write back, saying that she remembered my grandmother, and she hoped she didn't do anything too embarassing on her first day of kindergarten!<br /><br />What a great thread--I hope you get more stories.Rebecca Donnellyhttp://chainedlibrary.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-48877577219273462062012-04-16T10:59:29.644-04:002012-04-16T10:59:29.644-04:00The One and Only Ivan seems to be coming up close ...The One and Only Ivan seems to be coming up close behind Wonder in my personal buzzosphere.Rachael Vilmarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770915735652311107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-53915387042499870252012-04-15T22:31:23.942-04:002012-04-15T22:31:23.942-04:00I literally grew up across the fence from a famous...I literally grew up across the fence from a famous illustrator . . .'s mother. I don't suppose that really counts, does it? But David Catrow's mom currently resides behind my childhood home. I worry that someday I will be at a function and David Catrow will be sitting there eating an egg salad (your post made me hungry for egg salad, Peter) when I leap out of the hydrangea to declare madly "I LIVED BEHIND YOUR MOOOOM!!!" I imagine his simultaneous look of disgust and horror will be enough to keep me in check for a good long while. <br /><br />As for the Newbery, just label me Team Twelve Kinds of Ice, though Wonder's clearly the frontrunner at this stage of the game.Fuse #8http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8productionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-66378812430682132452012-04-15T22:15:05.860-04:002012-04-15T22:15:05.860-04:00My mother was a typist when I was growing up, and ...My mother was a typist when I was growing up, and typed at home, usually for court reporters (boring!) But one day she told me she was typing a manuscript for a Real Live Author! It was Elizabeth Spykman, who wrote chapter books about a girl named Edie, who was always getting into trouble. (Titles in the series include a Lemon and A Star, The Wild Angel, and Terrible, Horrible Edie) My mother was typing up Edie on the Warpath, and let me read some of the manuscript. Unfortunately, I was a little young and didn't quite get it, but was still excited and hoped to meet the author. One day when I went to breakfast my mom showed me the paper that had an obituary for Mrs. Spykman. I burst into tears - there went my chance to meet an author! I'll have to go back and read those books now! Thanks, Peter, for bringing up this memory for me. Your blog is great.Mary Hennesseynoreply@blogger.com