tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post4821650335083328566..comments2024-03-10T16:42:34.106-04:00Comments on Collecting Children's Books: A Sunday Brunch with Pinches and PromisesPeter D. Sierutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09301507180150710089noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-48548205846649937522011-04-05T08:46:41.741-04:002011-04-05T08:46:41.741-04:00Keep up the good work. Best of luck. From www.flow...Keep up the good work. Best of luck. From www.flowerstojapan.com/japan_mothersday.aspUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992371415711426427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-26235604822999941772011-04-05T07:59:55.460-04:002011-04-05T07:59:55.460-04:00Website is very comprehensive and informative. I h...Website is very comprehensive and informative. I have enjoyed the visit. From www.gifts4hyderabad.com/mothers_day_gifts.aspFlowerschennaitodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11435838941843790922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-20175574291946338612011-04-04T07:58:46.361-04:002011-04-04T07:58:46.361-04:00Very Good website. I like the contents. From www.t...Very Good website. I like the contents. From www.thejapanflorist.com/Mothersday.aspUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061629102989733578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-18171273061489187162011-04-03T13:25:43.556-04:002011-04-03T13:25:43.556-04:00Hi Peter- I'm sure you covered it somewhere bu...Hi Peter- I'm sure you covered it somewhere but would you mind doing a post about "If You Liked The Hunger Games Trilogy, You Might Also Like..." because I bet you have some good recs. My YA librarian friend recommended Feed by MT Anderson, Little Brother by Cory Doctorow and Going Bovine by Libba Bray. I read Little Brother and now am a Cory Doctorow fan. My friend read Feed and was underwhelmed. Thanks!michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00616916135788147377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-85842838252881991312011-03-29T08:04:32.228-04:002011-03-29T08:04:32.228-04:00There are many bindings and variants of We Japanes...There are many bindings and variants of We Japanese, as it was published over a series of years. It was originally conceived as a guide to Japan for visitors to the Fujiya Hotel in Miyanoshita, Hakone and was in three volumes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-64272228985776872972011-03-26T20:31:07.213-04:002011-03-26T20:31:07.213-04:00I am looking forward to the The Reading Promise. I...I am looking forward to the The Reading Promise. I just put it on reserve at my local bookstore.Seanhttp://www.seanwbyrne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-62547539062100811542011-03-26T00:24:39.262-04:002011-03-26T00:24:39.262-04:00You asked, "And has "pinching on St. Pat...You asked, "And has "pinching on St. Pat's" ever been fictionalized in a children's book?"<br /><br />The answer is YES. Try Chapter Eleven, "The Wearing of the Green" of the book <i>Kid Sister</i> by Margaret Embry (1958), which says, "The next day was St. Patrick's Day, and in the excitement of having Rosemary at school, Zib completely forgot to wear something green. By recess time her arms were so sore from having all the other kids pinch her and yell "Greenie on you!" she decided she'd ask Miss Barnes if she could stay inside and look through the supply cupboard for a piece of green crepe paper to make herself a hair ribbon."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-51125920922154593212011-03-25T07:36:28.209-04:002011-03-25T07:36:28.209-04:00Very Good website. I like the contents. From www.s...Very Good website. I like the contents. From www.spainflorist.com/mothers_day_gifts_spain.aspspainflorist1986https://www.blogger.com/profile/11735230493920005166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-64232884128894374282011-03-24T06:31:19.125-04:002011-03-24T06:31:19.125-04:00Keep up the good work. Best of luck. From www.expr...Keep up the good work. Best of luck. From www.expresscakesdelhi.com/mothers_day_gifts.aspparthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198944299707406264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-7463128522646931672011-03-24T00:17:01.355-04:002011-03-24T00:17:01.355-04:00My third graders still sometimes pinch on St. Patr...My third graders still sometimes pinch on St. Patrick's day and then I always have to choose between 1. Giving out green stickers so everyone has green or 2. Scolding them for not keeping their hands to themselves or some combination thereof. I think Alice Ozma's father wrote about their reading tradition in either The Washington Post or the New York Times awhile back. The book sounds great!C. Cackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415723417283481565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-25489606583304546162011-03-23T08:42:32.546-04:002011-03-23T08:42:32.546-04:00Very Good website. I like the contents. From www.b...Very Good website. I like the contents. From www.bangaloreonlineflorists.com/Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04270570343852239409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-53502058310149997812011-03-23T08:42:30.323-04:002011-03-23T08:42:30.323-04:00The visit was useful. Content was really very info...The visit was useful. Content was really very informative. From www.thailandblooms.com/city_To_Thailand.asp?cp=Mothersday_To_Thailand.aspUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447822084631163363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-1295989119327303992011-03-23T08:08:24.647-04:002011-03-23T08:08:24.647-04:00Very Good website. I like the contents. From www.u...Very Good website. I like the contents. From www.uaeflorist.com/DeliveryArea.asp?cp=mothersDay_to_UAE.aspFlowerstousahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00645986829715875232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-15378551299497486272011-03-23T07:35:10.658-04:002011-03-23T07:35:10.658-04:00Website is very comprehensive and informative. I h...Website is very comprehensive and informative. I have enjoyed the visit. From www.expressgiftbasketsusa.com/MothersDay_USA.aspUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165729469657071403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-66750867390402166882011-03-23T05:57:42.525-04:002011-03-23T05:57:42.525-04:00The visit was useful. Content was really very info...The visit was useful. Content was really very informative. From www.expressflowersindia.com/mothers_day_gifts.aspjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436337679305531474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-75998621332245189192011-03-22T14:08:23.687-04:002011-03-22T14:08:23.687-04:00Whew! Thanks, Peter! I saw all those references to...Whew! Thanks, Peter! I saw all those references to pinching on Facebook and wondered what on earth that was all about (especially since I was on Facebook last March as well and not one person mentioned it). I grew up in Rhode Island and never heard of such a custom. We did wear green carnations in junior high school on that day, though.<br /><br />I miss illustrations in children's books, although you sometimes still get some great ones these days. Both <i>The Boneshaker</i> and <i>The Legend of Holly Claus</i> have the loveliest pen-and-ink work.<br /><br />We were over a mile and a half from both the closest libraries, and I had no transportation except for what used to be known quaintly as "shank's mare," so I didn't go to them often until I was in high school. They were both very small and one had a limited children's book section; the other had very old books which I would love to dig into now but back then I turned up my nose at most of them. (I once told my mother indignantly, "The newest book they have has a car with A RUNNING BOARD in it." And I knew what that was, too!) I was an every Friday visitor at all the school libraries, though. It was in junior high I discovered <i>A Wrinkle in Time, What Katy Did, The Story of Walt Disney, The Family Nobody Wanted,</i> the Heinlein juveniles, and even Gladys Taber.<br /><br />The Alice Ozma book looks delightful. One of my favorite poems is Strickland Gilliland's "The Reading Mother," the last verse of which I can do by heart:<br /><br />"You may have tangible wealth untold;<br />Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.<br />Richer than I you can never be--<br />I had a Mother who read to me!"Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684124498981972463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-32501518763870922442011-03-22T08:14:31.021-04:002011-03-22T08:14:31.021-04:00The visit was useful. Content was really very info...The visit was useful. Content was really very informative. From www.expressgiftsdelhi.com/mothers_day_gifts.aspjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436337679305531474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-18158037520057877022011-03-22T07:48:56.345-04:002011-03-22T07:48:56.345-04:00I graduated from the Flatbush branch of the Brookl...I graduated from the Flatbush branch of the Brooklyn Public Library which I borrowed from extensively growing up. I am still attending the local branches of the New York Public Library in Manhattan now. I couldn't live without them.<br />Re: Pinching on St. Patrick's Day. I had forgotten about this, but I did know it as a kid. <br />Wow, thanks for the memories.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988251415347075888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-12122065262229329122011-03-21T21:26:09.016-04:002011-03-21T21:26:09.016-04:00I think we pinched on St. Patrick's Day. I kn...I think we pinched on St. Patrick's Day. I know that in elementary school we said, "Pinch, punch, first of the month!" on the first day of any month. To ward it off, you had to show your crossed fingers. So basically, you went around school with one hand unusable because the fingers were crossed. This was WAY west, in Hawai'i.<br /><br />I'm sure it got too expensive to print books with illustrations. Don't forget that Newbery winner "The Higher Power of Lucky" has illustrations (as does the sequel, although looks like the third one will have a different illustrator)linnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-28023740884867886322011-03-21T19:37:50.032-04:002011-03-21T19:37:50.032-04:00Growing up, not only did we get pinched if we were...Growing up, not only did we get pinched if we weren't wearing green, but we also got kissed if we wore red.carterbhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14039221643124300801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-29924926111871763062011-03-21T17:04:25.347-04:002011-03-21T17:04:25.347-04:00I know that luminaries like Ray Bradbury and Augus...I know that luminaries like Ray Bradbury and August Wilson both considered themselves "graduates" of their public library. Wilson even continually referred to his hometown library as his "alma mater."<br /><br />Peter, your posts are always a treat. Thanks for your hard work with this blog.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949700159593843060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-71782311508199738542011-03-21T09:07:56.732-04:002011-03-21T09:07:56.732-04:00In central Alberta (Canada) we got the "bumps...In central Alberta (Canada) we got the "bumps" in childhood instead of a birthday spanking. Four people, one for each arm and leg, would lift the birthday person up and then "bump" back down (gently!) as many times as necessary to match the number of years being celebrated. Onlookers helped with the count, chanting together, One! Two! Three! etc.<br /><br />I remember the pinching on St Patrick's Day, too.Lindyhttp://lindypratch.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-29398959568127145142011-03-21T07:16:42.162-04:002011-03-21T07:16:42.162-04:00Can't wait to read Alice Ozma's memoir.
I...Can't wait to read Alice Ozma's memoir.<br /><br />I can't imagine why Vera and Bill Cleaver have fallen so far out of fashion. Their books are wonderful.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-58586067081603582702011-03-21T06:33:19.116-04:002011-03-21T06:33:19.116-04:00Hi Peter.
It must be an American tradition. We d...Hi Peter. <br /><br />It must be an American tradition. We don't do it in Ireland, and I hadn't heard of it before. <br /><br />MauraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-50946029593333596822011-03-21T00:19:42.537-04:002011-03-21T00:19:42.537-04:00I remember poring over We Japanese as a child too,...I remember poring over We Japanese as a child too, and I still have it. It is a one volume compilation of Books I, II, and III, printed in 1950. The cloth on the cover is a different pattern from your copy, but the label is the same (except it doesn't have a volume number). We spent 5 years in Japan during my childhood, and I loved reading the stories and descriptions in the book.Nancy Leekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011355504937848225noreply@blogger.com