tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post8977513803110895518..comments2024-03-10T16:42:34.106-04:00Comments on Collecting Children's Books: Brunch for the Last Day of JulyPeter D. Sierutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09301507180150710089noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-80618528022981649192011-08-26T15:42:52.668-04:002011-08-26T15:42:52.668-04:00The complex and intertwined history of the Albert ...The complex and intertwined history of the Albert Whitman Company, Whitman Publishing Company, Western Publishing Company, and Golden Press doesn't really have an authoritative account save for Leonard Marcus's books. You seem to be confusing books published by the Albert Whitman Company with those published by the Whitman Publishing company. As this blog explains, they are separate companies which happened to be founded by the same person: http://albertwhitman.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/a-tale-of-two-whitmans/ By the way, I really enjoyed your blog as always!Jenny Schwartzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346217514073560797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-66590648532673456792011-08-04T16:57:17.625-04:002011-08-04T16:57:17.625-04:00Thanks for tracking down that interview -- wow, th...Thanks for tracking down that interview -- wow, that is cool. I hope the book is actually good. Will keep an eye out for it.<br /><br />Helen Schinskehschinskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10316478950862562594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-55162410447760527202011-08-01T22:44:03.852-04:002011-08-01T22:44:03.852-04:00Am sorry for your co-workers, but glad you were sp...Am sorry for your co-workers, but glad you were spared, Peter! Don't know if your workplace goes on seniority (ours does).<br /><br />re: YA noir covers -- girl #1 & 3 look like they might be the same, but #2 is definitely a different girl; the nose is more Roman, eye shape is different. They are all sharing the same lipstick, though.linnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-42112741992487384932011-08-01T15:18:32.430-04:002011-08-01T15:18:32.430-04:00Daughter Number Three,
I'm always so happy wh...Daughter Number Three,<br /><br />I'm always so happy when someone mentions THE ALMOST YEAR. It's one of my all-time favorites and I wish someone would give it a chance in paperback. I think kids today would like it just as much as I did back in the 1970s!<br /><br />PeterPeter D. Sierutahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301507180150710089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-37907233735982453612011-08-01T15:17:03.189-04:002011-08-01T15:17:03.189-04:00Leda,
I'm fascinated to learn about the same ...Leda,<br /><br />I'm fascinated to learn about the same boy being on the cover of those volumes. I actually did some research work for Anita Silvey when she was writing 500 GREAT BOOKS... and my name is in the acknowledgements. And Peter Cameron's book is one of my favorite recent YA novels. So I'm very familiar with both books...yet never, ever noticed it was the same boy on both covers! <br /><br />PeterPeter D. Sierutahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301507180150710089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-16916656971741713662011-08-01T15:12:47.928-04:002011-08-01T15:12:47.928-04:00Thank you to everyone for your very kind thoughts ...Thank you to everyone for your very kind thoughts about my job. It appears that, as of today, all the pink slips have been handed out...so my job is safe...at least for now. In the next couple days I'm going to write a blog about all the others who lost their positions. <br /><br />Thank you again!<br /><br />PeterPeter D. Sierutahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301507180150710089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-23020881020587036752011-08-01T14:11:03.167-04:002011-08-01T14:11:03.167-04:00"Professional sadist?"
Good luck and hop..."Professional sadist?"<br />Good luck and hope for the best.Laura Canonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16574566234310522696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-17582189381746109392011-08-01T04:21:47.466-04:002011-08-01T04:21:47.466-04:00Peter, I'm sorry you and your colleagues are h...Peter, I'm sorry you and your colleagues are having to go through this agonizing experience. I hope you, and as many of your colleagues as possible, keep your jobs. You'll be in my thoughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-73229393700535396162011-07-31T21:24:58.698-04:002011-07-31T21:24:58.698-04:00I hope you keep your job too!
Thanks for the info...I hope you keep your job too!<br /><br />Thanks for the info on Ruth White's first book. It sounds like a fit with books from the same era like The Soul Brothers and Sister Lou, The Almost Year, and A Hero Ain't Nothing But a Sandwich. Wish I'd known about The City Rose when I was still a young adult YA reader, but never late than never!Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-45508100546181495412011-07-31T20:21:32.073-04:002011-07-31T20:21:32.073-04:00Thanks for another fascinating post, Peter. I hope...Thanks for another fascinating post, Peter. I hope you keep your job! Sending you good vibes.Lisa Jenn Bigelowhttp://lisajennbigelow.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-61326721937732732412011-07-31T18:22:49.940-04:002011-07-31T18:22:49.940-04:00I really really really hope you keep your job.
O...I really really really hope you keep your job. <br /><br />Of interest: the same boy was used in cover art for Anita Silvey's 500 GREAT BOOKS FOR TEENS and Peter Cameron's SOMEDAY THIS PAIN...<br />There's also a third book he's on, but I'm blocking on the title. Stock photos, stock photos. <br /><br />I really really really hope you keep your job. <br /><br />leda schubertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-87114268157465796892011-07-31T17:56:01.139-04:002011-07-31T17:56:01.139-04:00Sad to hear about Georgess McHargue. Her "The...Sad to hear about Georgess McHargue. Her "The Impossible People" was one of the first books I ever personally owned, as opposed to books belonging to the family. But I'm glad you tell us about it when these authors pass away; I don't know anywhere else I'd find this news.<br /><br />My prayers and hopes are for you in this trying time.Brerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14429065718316352989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-77496363007876795352011-07-31T16:45:13.317-04:002011-07-31T16:45:13.317-04:00Peter,
I'm keeping my fingers crossed and thin...Peter,<br />I'm keeping my fingers crossed and thinking good thoughts.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.com