tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post4685737772298343399..comments2024-03-10T16:42:34.106-04:00Comments on Collecting Children's Books: Leave It To BeverlyPeter D. Sierutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09301507180150710089noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-82441372054108195242008-09-05T12:23:00.000-04:002008-09-05T12:23:00.000-04:00Wow, this was REALLY well done. And we all learne...Wow, this was REALLY well done. And we all learned an important lesson.Adam Rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613641218929467577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-82855364934656627962008-09-01T19:11:00.000-04:002008-09-01T19:11:00.000-04:00I happen to know Beverly, and know that she wrote ...I happen to know Beverly, and know that she wrote these books when she was in the beginning stages of her career. And yes, according to her, in those days, the extra money helped. (Thank you, Beav.) For anyone fortunate enough to own a copy of one of these titles, the extra money for selling it would certainly amount to more than old fashioned "pin money."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-73564445596097229072008-08-30T20:50:00.000-04:002008-08-30T20:50:00.000-04:00Haha, wonderful post! I used to have one of these...Haha, wonderful post! I used to have one of these but never wrote it. It looked like a "I need some quick money" type of book to me too.Nikki in Niagarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13348586723780500367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-1853992942131604972008-08-30T13:40:00.000-04:002008-08-30T13:40:00.000-04:00Classic stuff! I'm always on the hunt for great c...Classic stuff! I'm always on the hunt for great children's books and have recently discovered Bayard and their series of <A HREF="http://www.Storyboxbooks.com" REL="nofollow">StoryBoxBooks</A>, <A HREF="http://www.Adventureboxbooks.com" REL="nofollow">AdventureBoxBooks</A> and <A HREF="http://www.Discoveryboxbooks.com" REL="nofollow">DiscoveryBoxBooks</A> (which has a special focus on teeth!) They have work by acclaimed children's books illustrator Helen Oxenbury appearing in the Storybox series for September. In addition to this, they also have some great activities for rainy days: <A HREF="http://www.storyboxbooks.com/potatoprinting.php" REL="nofollow">http://www.storyboxbooks.com/potatoprinting.php</A>, <A HREF="http://www.adventureboxbooks.com/macaroni-picture-frames.php" REL="nofollow">http://www.adventureboxbooks.com/macaroni-picture-frames.php</A>, <A HREF="http://www.discoveryboxbooks.com/skittles.php" REL="nofollow">http://www.discoveryboxbooks.com/skittles.php</A> Enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-7694325131387624542008-08-30T11:57:00.000-04:002008-08-30T11:57:00.000-04:00I had NO idea! But now that I think about it, Bev...I had NO idea! But now that I think about it, Beverly Cleary doesn't come up a lot in contemporary discussions of children's literature, even those that are focused on scholarship and literary history. I wonder why that is. Did I just miss the moment? Is it a bit too early for the scholars and a little late for Cleary to be news? Not too long ago I read Cleary's early teen novels (Fifteen and The Luckiest Girl) with glee, and now she's looking even more like a figure whose longevity and diversity illuminates a whole lot of corners of children's lit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-22674492884628587272008-08-29T13:16:00.000-04:002008-08-29T13:16:00.000-04:00Excellent! Wally and the Beav sounded exactly lik...Excellent! Wally and the Beav sounded exactly like Wally and the Beav. And what a funny bit of trivia to know. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-67430117216584806952008-08-28T16:37:00.000-04:002008-08-28T16:37:00.000-04:00This was brilliant.This was brilliant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-61103653444586745762008-08-28T14:25:00.000-04:002008-08-28T14:25:00.000-04:00Funny and fascinating! Thanks for sharing this.Funny and fascinating! Thanks for sharing this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com