tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post1175686006276606349..comments2024-03-10T16:42:34.106-04:00Comments on Collecting Children's Books: Brunching with Presidents Obama and LincolnPeter D. Sierutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09301507180150710089noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-61191821163164942392009-01-20T16:52:00.000-05:002009-01-20T16:52:00.000-05:00One of these days you must come to New York to see...One of these days you must come to New York to see our guestbooks. New York Public Library always made visiting authors and illustrators sign our guestbooks when they were here for events. The artists, however, would frequently compete to create the coolest little doodles in the margins. Imagine Sendak and Bemelmans duking it out. I should probably scan these puppies someday . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-77994493639364805172009-01-19T07:41:00.000-05:002009-01-19T07:41:00.000-05:00Hi Monica,I guess they couldn't afford to have a w...Hi Monica,<BR/><BR/>I guess they couldn't afford to have a warehouse full of printed books, but I still wish they could do a print-on-demand illustrated cover -- or even just an illustrated dustjacket to slap on the orange binding -- to make the volumes more visually appealing. Can you imagine an entire library of nothing but orange bindings? (It would be like having the entire collection of Penguin paperbacks!) Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment. I appreciate it, as always.<BR/><BR/>PeterPeter D. Sierutahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301507180150710089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-50379232597222803722009-01-19T05:44:00.000-05:002009-01-19T05:44:00.000-05:00I recently ordered from amazon what I thought was ...I recently ordered from amazon what I thought was a book by Alistair Cooke on Charlie Chaplin (subject of my current research). It turned out to be an essay published by Kessinger with the same sort of cover you show and I assumed it was some sort of print-on-demand operation. That is, when ordered, they print the book out, slap on one of those orange covers, and send it out. Or do you think they really keep actual copies of all those books on hand?Monica Edingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924540264341924291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-50274579918752744632009-01-18T18:02:00.000-05:002009-01-18T18:02:00.000-05:00I'll join your dissent and raise you one. Actually...I'll join your dissent and raise you one. Actually, I haven't read the Tupac book, so I can't comment on it. But I thought Porcupine Year was boring. I'm rooting for The Underneath by Kathi Appelt, which means it probably won't win.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664642293286996220noreply@blogger.com