tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post2006298816111177525..comments2024-03-10T16:42:34.106-04:00Comments on Collecting Children's Books: January 29 Brunch from a LousePeter D. Sierutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09301507180150710089noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-70281687492594619092011-02-07T21:07:55.090-05:002011-02-07T21:07:55.090-05:00RIP Brian JacquesRIP Brian JacquesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-40678341631163575602011-02-03T11:59:21.204-05:002011-02-03T11:59:21.204-05:00I agree that it was disappointing not to have a wr...I agree that it was disappointing not to have a wrap-up discussion of Moon Over Manifest.<br /><br />There's some biographical info online about Sydney Taylor- I loved learning that she and her sisters all ran a summer camp together, as I'd come to love the characters and it was lovely to think of them continuing to be together as adults. Didn't know about the final Ella book untik I was grown, and it was a terrific surprise to have one more book in the beloved series.Genevievenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-37257149015136472902011-02-02T05:03:39.643-05:002011-02-02T05:03:39.643-05:00Is there a resource that lists all the Weekly Read...Is there a resource that lists all the Weekly Reader Children's Book Club books?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-26165783014639444752011-01-31T22:37:08.854-05:002011-01-31T22:37:08.854-05:00Website is very comprehensive and informative. I h...Website is very comprehensive and informative. I have enjoyed the visit. From www.thejapanflorist.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700235124348843014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-69187198853032655672011-01-31T03:50:36.004-05:002011-01-31T03:50:36.004-05:00Keep up the good work. Best of luck. From www.indi...Keep up the good work. Best of luck. From www.indiafloristnetwork.com/Locations.aspRumpa Dashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167784288961340659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-32379935285338543542011-01-30T21:20:48.041-05:002011-01-30T21:20:48.041-05:00haha looking through yearbook posts is both funny ...haha looking through yearbook posts is both funny and bittersweet-- like revisiting those awkward teenage years that you don't care to remember (but now that you're done, it's okay to laugh about it). loving your blog!Jenniferhttp://jennventures.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-44104742252477082772011-01-30T20:58:06.210-05:002011-01-30T20:58:06.210-05:00I'm going to teach Children's Literature t...I'm going to teach Children's Literature to Korean university students next semester. Your post reminded me of one discussion I definitely want to have with the class -- how picture books are so important in a child's development. Really nervous about doing this class right and eager to get started!<br /><br />I must add All-of-a-Kind Family to my must-read list.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-28766083987208294492011-01-30T18:44:57.392-05:002011-01-30T18:44:57.392-05:00Thanks for the correction, Wendy. My source said &...Thanks for the correction, Wendy. My source said "Brenner," but I'd been sitting in front of the computer so long that my hands typed "Brennan."<br /><br />Interesting theory on Heavy Medal. I don't know if I agree, but perhaps you are right.<br /><br />Thanks for reading my blog!<br /><br />PeterPeter D. Sierutahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301507180150710089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-23362644100831907222011-01-30T18:44:00.628-05:002011-01-30T18:44:00.628-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Peter D. Sierutahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301507180150710089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-3837179324202504292011-01-30T17:23:00.391-05:002011-01-30T17:23:00.391-05:00So, I was sure Sydney Taylor's maiden name cou...So, I was sure Sydney Taylor's maiden name couldn't have been Sarah Brennan--I looked it up and it was Brenner, which makes more sense. A few years ago I was thinking about these books and realized Taylor was never specific about what country Mama and Papa had immigrated from. I thought it was probably somewhere in the area of Russia, myself; I took a poll of friends and everyone thought Russia, Ukraine, Poland, places like that, and we were all surprised we had never wondered before. It turns out (as I understand) they were German Jews, which adds an extra note of poignancy.<br /><br />As for Heavy Medal: I could be making up my own thing, so Jonathan and Nina are welcome to call me out, but I sensed a sort of reluctance to criticize Moon Over Manifest, as if perhaps that might seem rude to the committee. Never having been on the committee, and not being a librarian in the first place, I didn't have any hangups about it. Sometimes I read critiques of books I didn't like that much, or liked but didn't find distinguished, that make me reconsider. Even if they don't make me like the book, they make me understand why others did. I've yet to find such a critique of Moon Over Manifest... but I'm looking.Wendynoreply@blogger.com