tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post3582850458772722779..comments2024-03-10T16:42:34.106-04:00Comments on Collecting Children's Books: Sunday Brunch for Mothers and MauricePeter D. Sierutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09301507180150710089noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-32913669130719994532012-05-23T22:02:44.077-04:002012-05-23T22:02:44.077-04:00I inherited half a collection of Trixie Belden pap...I inherited half a collection of Trixie Belden paper dolls. I don't know if they qualify as "classic", but they were certainly children's books.<br /><br />We never see her, but I would nominate Mrs. Penderwick for one of literature's great mothers. And Dicey's mother may rate as one of the worst, but her mother's mother is pretty unique and realistic.kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15058866332019182004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-58110510791368808692012-05-19T15:20:26.932-04:002012-05-19T15:20:26.932-04:00The other mother in Coraline.The other mother in Coraline.Seannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-36414066625645945652012-05-17T20:40:30.824-04:002012-05-17T20:40:30.824-04:00I don't think I would have read Go Ask Alice w...I don't think I would have read Go Ask Alice with that cover. It's almost incomprehensible, even within the illustration conventions of the era. (Shudder.)<br /><br />I wonder who designed the paperback?Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-59514481606992748752012-05-16T09:30:08.995-04:002012-05-16T09:30:08.995-04:00I want to nominate Ma Ingalls for her goodness, pa...I want to nominate Ma Ingalls for her goodness, patience and ability to contrive. but I have to give her a thumbs down for thinking it's ok to sleep in a corset.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-81913604927417988662012-05-14T10:21:50.427-04:002012-05-14T10:21:50.427-04:00Molly Weasley
Mrs. Murry
Mrs. Nagy (Jansci's m...Molly Weasley<br />Mrs. Murry<br />Mrs. Nagy (Jansci's mom) (especially in THE SINGING TREE)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684124498981972463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-37244598199172435032012-05-14T09:38:56.097-04:002012-05-14T09:38:56.097-04:00Hello, Peter. I've had a copy of SINGING FAMIL...Hello, Peter. I've had a copy of SINGING FAMILY OF THE CUMBERLANDS for many years--not because of Sendak, but because I am also an old folkie. It contains about 13 of Sendak's early delicate line drawings, and was published in 1955. <br /><br />LedaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-16591132828925382682012-05-14T00:36:52.812-04:002012-05-14T00:36:52.812-04:00Topaz, the stepmother in I Capture the Castle, is ...Topaz, the stepmother in I Capture the Castle, is admirable - original, enthusiastic,and resourceful. She is seen in a slightly patronising way by her stepchildren, but in the end she prevails.louisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-69950956789946518892012-05-13T20:41:18.109-04:002012-05-13T20:41:18.109-04:00One of my favorite fictional mothers is Ramona'...One of my favorite fictional mothers is Ramona's mother, Mrs. Quimby. She exudes a realistic mix of patience and exasperation. The parents in the Frances books are maybe a little too wise but parents can still appreciate them.Even in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477875616674358434noreply@blogger.com