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<b>Family Sabbatical</b><br />
Carol Ryrie Brink, il. Susan Foster<br />
1956, Viking<br />
2015, Two Lions/Amazon as A Book Crush Rediscovery (cover Joanne Lew Vriethoff)<br />
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<i>So then they had gone in, through the vast lobby with the torn carpet and the potted palms and the cherubs painted on the ceiling. They had gone through the small hall with the two great mirrors opposite each other, arranged so that if you stood between them you could see yourself reflected back and forth hundreds of times until you receded away into the distance on either side and vanished into two points. Then they had gone on through the writing room, which would be just the place for Mother's and Father's work. And then they had come to the garden! It was very large and old and overgrown. </i><br />
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The Ridgeway family of Midwest City have come to France for their professor father's sabbatical. For six months, he will work on a history book while their mother works on a sequel to her recently published mystery. Their first stop is Canne, where they stay at The Grand Hotel Majestic et de l'Univers, where the elevator is frequently not 'walking.' There, the children acquire a governess and befriend a mysterious old woman who is key to meeting a real princess.<br />
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Susan (13), George (10) and Dumping (7) were first featured in Brink's <i>Family Grandstand</i>. In that book, the professor's children were cozily established in their Minnesota hometown. Here, they explore another country and culture. The two older children frequently ask Dumpling, the sturdy youngest, to ask her if this experience or that place is nice. Yes, she always responds, but home is better. At times, the others agree. They get homesick for American food, staring longingly into a store which sells expensive imported Campbell's Soup, and hate their school in Paris, where all three end up in the same class for much younger children because none of them speaks a word of French.<br />
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As a child, I found this book memorable for the brief glimpses of an unknown world. The Marseille market selling Christmas Nativity scenes, the cats of Paris, the oubliette where Irene is lost, the Chateau d'If, the rock garden in their Cannes hotel garden. I loved it for the family scenes, like the improvised Halloween the children stage, complete with haunted house, and the Christmas decorations they make on a cold, rainy day in Paris. <br />
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I am clearly not the only one who recalled this book. It was republished in 2015, as part of Nancy Pearl's Book Crush Rediscoveries. The first book, <i>Family Grandstand</i>, was also included in this series by Two Lions. I'd suggest adding <i>The Pink Motel</i> to round out the list. <br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Return To Hackberry
Street</b></b></div>
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</b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Christine Govan, il. Peggy Bacon</div>
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1967, The World Publishing Company</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The last week of
August was hot and dry. The leaves fell from the trees and lay in brittle,
dull-green drifts along the sidewalks and the roads…. “What a time to start
school!” cried Jessie, crossing the room and pulling up the shade. She threw
herself down on the bed and Katie lay back in the big split-bottomed rocker
near the window. It was too hot to move, so they just talked again about the
new girl.</i></div>
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Jessie Bolton and Katie Warren are grousing about startin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Across town, Laura Hewitt is miserably
protesting her family’s move from cosmopolitan Nashville to small town Madison
for the umpteenth time. Her mother suggests she invite her city friend to
visit, and Laura isn’t comforted.</div>
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school the next day, about the new bank manager’s daughter, and how they just
know she’s going to be a snob like the last, their old enemy Gladys Joyce.<br />
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Frank, meanwhile, loses his happy if mostly useless hound mix Spot after
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<b>On the other hand</b></div>
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Kirkus, the long-lived book review, has a tendency to go for the throat. Their brief <a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/christine-govan-2/return-to-hackberry-street/">review </a>of this book is brutal: </div>
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from Nashville to a small town and faces the coalition of Jessie Bolton
and Katie Warren. This deals then with the resolution of city
girl-country girl, old girl-new girl resentments, with a little action
in the disappearance of a favorite coon dog,
Spot....""Lawzee""--lethargy on the back porch.</i></div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-54690147766211099512013-09-24T00:11:00.004-07:002013-09-24T00:11:56.358-07:00Autumn poetry <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">They’s something kindo’ harty-like about the atmusfere </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">When the heat of summer’s over and the coolin’ fall is here— </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Of course we miss the flowers, and the blossums on the trees, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And the mumble of the hummin’-birds and buzzin’ of the bees; </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But the air’s so appetizin’; and the landscape through the haze </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Of a crisp and sunny morning of the airly autumn days </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder’s in the shock. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">James Whitcomb Riley was never married and never had children, was an indifferent student who would
never have a good word for a teacher, a drunk, and a wildly successful writer
of sentimental poetry for children.
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>*landscape photo by Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing) (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, of The <a class="extiw" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoosier_National_Forest" title="w:Hoosier National Forest">Hoosier National Forest</a> near <a class="extiw" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patoka_Lake" title="w:Patoka Lake">Patoka Lake</a> in southwestern <a class="extiw" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_County,_Indiana" title="w:Orange County, Indiana">Orange County, Indiana</a>.</i></span><br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-83765653986074116382010-04-20T20:04:00.000-07:002010-04-20T21:09:27.312-07:00Emily (1959)<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CADMINI%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I've run into technical difficulties, so am resorting to posting sans images. Which is a pity, as this book has very lovely paintings. The cover can be seen </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.astorhonor.com/images/EmilyTraveling.JPG">here</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span>
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<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Emily (aka Emily, The Traveling Guinea Pig)
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Emma Smith, il. Katherine Wigglesworth </p> <p class="MsoNormal">1959, an Astor book published by McDowell, Obolensky</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">Emily was a guinea pig who loved to travel.<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><o:p>
<br /></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><o:p> </o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal">When Emily decides to take an excursion to the sea, she worries that her brother Arthur, a gardener who tends to be somewhat hapless, will be lost without her.<span style=""> </span>No worries, assures her brother.<span style=""> </span>He'll be fine. So Emily sets out.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">She carried an umbrella and a capacious canvas bag.<span style=""> </span>They hampered her walking, but she did not know how she could go on a journey with less.<span style=""> </span>She had to have an umbrella as shelter against the sun or the wind or the rain.<span style=""> </span>And as for the bag, it was full to the brim of neccessary things.<span style=""> </span>Her painting equipment and her diary ; food and a change of clothes ; kerosene lamp and tea kettle, a rug, hammock, a ball of string, a pair of scissors ; adhesive tape and iodine in case of an accident, and needs and thread in case she tore her dress ; also a box of matches.<span style=""> </span>Emily liked to be ready for anything.<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">She meets various creatures, but her most important encounter is with the rather silent weasel, who helps her carry her useful but heavy bag, shares a meal, and is a rather sinister presence.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Meanwhile, back at the house, Arthur and his bachelor buddies are having a wonderfully lazy time eating and sleeping and not lifting a paw to do chores.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Will Emily reach the sea?<span style=""> </span>Will the weasel prove predatory?<span style=""> </span>Will Arthur clean the kitchen before Emily returns home?<span style=""> </span>It's all very sweet, and accompanied by beautiful Kate Wigglesworth paintings.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">About the Author<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">1923-</p> <p class="MsoNormal">aka Elspeth Hallsmith</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The online verdict seems to be that she had a brief, early flash of high respectability with her first two novels, then vanished off the face of the earth after starting a family.<span style=""> </span>She re-emerged recently under the support of novelist Susan Hill.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">About the Illustrator</p><p class="MsoNormal">____ - 1986</p><p class="MsoNormal">Katherine Semple married biologist Vincent Wigglesworth in 1928, and they had four children. She lived in Lavenham, a village in Suffolk, England. The village made the news this year after scenes from the upcoming <span style="font-style: italic;">Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows</span> film were shot there. Lavenham's scenes will be used to bring to life Godric's Hollow, the place where Harry lost his parents and acquired his scar.
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<br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Other books - children's<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Emily's Voyage (1966) il. Irene Haas (sequel)
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Out Of Hand</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:street><st1:address>No Way</st1:address></st1:street> Of Telling</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Other books - adult<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Maidens' Trip</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Far Cry</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The <st1:place>Opportunity</st1:place> Of A Lifetime</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The <st1:place><st1:placename>Great</st1:placename> <st1:placename>Western</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Beach</st1:placetype></st1:place> (memoir)</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Links</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://members.optusnet.com.au/cjfewtrell/guineas.htm">A list of guinea pigs in fiction</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">The original publisher, <a href="http://www.astorhonor.com/default.asp">Astor Honor</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.lavenham.co.uk/">Lavenham website</a>
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sir Vincent Wigglesworth <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-professor-sir-vincent-wigglesworth-1394475.html">obituary</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">Suffolk Free Press</span> <a href="http://www.suffolkfreepress.co.uk/news/Harry-Potter-scenes-filmed-in.6182388.jp">story</a> on Harry Potter filming</p> Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-6099876698847689662010-03-11T14:08:00.001-08:002010-03-11T14:20:15.226-08:00UpdatesA <a href="http://thekidbookreview.blogspot.com/2009/03/witches-bridge-aka-mystery-of-witches.html">post</a> from March, a review of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Witch's Bridge</span>, has been updated with a photo of the paperback cover.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-69565598354465400462010-02-06T22:32:00.000-08:002011-02-13T18:33:22.488-08:00The Big Snow (1949)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBoKWZJFmcUm3a6-YHLPLj1D02VVUXbH2U91mzgKpIjojVmlYSS4fn3pSnRetcOT5ttajPvv5DqCBHdsRGHCexT_suPxBgNCyKV10QiQrGARhBCdRreJBTuR5Y6jrRpptC5VQgqoB/s1600-h/DSC03500.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 339px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBoKWZJFmcUm3a6-YHLPLj1D02VVUXbH2U91mzgKpIjojVmlYSS4fn3pSnRetcOT5ttajPvv5DqCBHdsRGHCexT_suPxBgNCyKV10QiQrGARhBCdRreJBTuR5Y6jrRpptC5VQgqoB/s400/DSC03500.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435385754243684722" border="0" /></a><br />The Big Snow<br />Berta and Elmer Hader<br />1948, Macmillan Publishers<br /><br />The winner of the Caldecott Medal for 1949, this picture book follows the world of a forest after a blizzard.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6r3DggpAjvOK8Z38lyEqDHW6wiuGxKs_x0zVWglpUAvW7QET4Op_rhB-cD0Mn7uH8pZZdDgd9t_cZKwkMbmYa8XR0qtZHb2dAYGXpgcaH7k3dFlVsvnxE1wRbx9gmRtPUzleC8Owk/s1600-h/DSC03501.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6r3DggpAjvOK8Z38lyEqDHW6wiuGxKs_x0zVWglpUAvW7QET4Op_rhB-cD0Mn7uH8pZZdDgd9t_cZKwkMbmYa8XR0qtZHb2dAYGXpgcaH7k3dFlVsvnxE1wRbx9gmRtPUzleC8Owk/s400/DSC03501.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435385757918444754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the authors</span><br />Berta Hoerner (1891–1976)<br />Elmer Stanley Hader (1889-1973)<br /><br />They were friends with Rose Wilder Lane, dating from Berta's days as Rose's roommate<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Links</span><br /><a href="http://www.haderconnection.com/">The Hader Connection</a><br /><a href="http://beyondlittlehouse.com/2010/01/27/the-haders-little-house/">Beyond Little House</a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-37167743326614793522010-01-30T03:13:00.000-08:002010-01-30T04:50:33.405-08:00Picture Book awards 2010<meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CADMINI%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Picture-Books in Winter</span>
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Summer fading, winter comes--
<br />Frosty mornings, tingling thumbs,
<br />Window robins, winter rooks,
<br />And the picture story-books.
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<br />Water now is turned to stone
<br />Nurse and I can walk upon;
<br />Still we find the flowing brooks
<br />In the picture story-books.
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<br />All the pretty things put by,
<br />Wait upon the children's eye,
<br />Sheep and shepherds, trees and crooks,
<br />In the picture story-books.
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<br />We may see how all things are
<br />Seas and cities, near and far,
<br />And the flying fairies' looks,
<br />In the picture story-books.
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<br />How am I to sing your praise,
<br />Happy chimney-corner days,
<br />Sitting safe in nursery nooks,
<br />Reading picture story-books? <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p style="font-style: italic;"></o:p><span style="font-style: italic;">Robert Louis Stevenson</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9X-bB7pWiVDr4Qlg5nzk_Za7J0w31Ztkr1mc0Ovk3_TlcqQp9ea4_SO0r_eKRbO8ImX6QankECTt-JwGgagYpAkW6soOCchtrVnJS69EaaRTYfkz2tGbVfCoEVJAEf7SJvR_xCZB/s1600-h/DSC00057.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 388px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9X-bB7pWiVDr4Qlg5nzk_Za7J0w31Ztkr1mc0Ovk3_TlcqQp9ea4_SO0r_eKRbO8ImX6QankECTt-JwGgagYpAkW6soOCchtrVnJS69EaaRTYfkz2tGbVfCoEVJAEf7SJvR_xCZB/s400/DSC00057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432512341494974626" border="0" /></a></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal">from Chester, The Worldly Pig, written and illustrated by Bill Peet, 1990 Caldecott Award Honor winner for Bill Peet: An Autobiography.</p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CADMINI%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">It's awards season for the entertainment world, books no less than movies, and a slew of kid book awards got announced this month. There is one large difference between awards given to material intended for adults, and awards given to children's entertainment - the judges in the latter case are very free to indulge their own biases, preferences and fantasies without regard to the intended audience, as that audience is completely absent from the judging. I'm not sure that's a reality that can be or should be changed, but it does make judging children's literature a different kettle of fish. The situation is intensified in the case of picture books, where the audience is too young to acquire or consume the books and completely at the mercy of adults to provide both the book and the reading.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="">
<br /><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">The Caldecott Medal winners for 2010 were announced this month. This award goes to "the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children."The 2010 winner is <i>The Lion & the Mouse</i> by Jerry Pinkney. 2010 Honor winners were <i>All The World</i>, illustrated by Marla Frazee and written by Liz Garton Scanlon, and <i>Red Sings From Treetops: A Year in Colors</i> illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski and written by Joyce Sidman. Pinkney is the first individual African-American to win the Caldecott Medal, which has been won twice by an interracial couple.
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<br />The Coretta Scott King Book Awards were also announced this month. The 2010 illustrator winner is Charles R. Smith Jr. for <i>My People</i>. The 2010 Honor for illustrators was <i>The Negro Speaks of Rivers</i>, illustrated by E. B. Lewis. Both were written by Langston Hughes.
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<br />And the Schenider Family Book Awards "honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences." Their 2010 pick for Young Children's Book was <i>Django</i>, written and illustrated by Bonnie Christensen.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Caldecott Medals <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.cfm">Home Page</a> at the American Library Association
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.ala.org/template.cfm?template=/CFApps/awards_info/award_detail_home.cfm&FilePublishTitle=Awards,%20Grants%20and%20Scholarships&uid=A3F20048C4DAB6F2">Coretta Scott King Awards</a> at the ALA
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.ala.org/template.cfm?template=/CFApps/awards_info/award_detail_home.cfm&FilePublishTitle=Awards,%20Grants%20and%20Scholarships&uid=A839B3A9DB37CD78">The Schneider Family Book Awards</a> at the ALA</p><p class="MsoNormal">The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award <a href="http://www.ala.org/template.cfm?template=/CFApps/awards_info/award_detail_home.cfm&FilePublishTitle=Awards,%20Grants%20and%20Scholarships&uid=B749258EED20EE82">page</a> at ALA</p> <p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2010921532_kidsbooks30.html?prmid=head_main">Seattle Times</a> interview with Jerry Pinkney
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<br /><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/kids_index.aspx">Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers</a> (<span style="font-style: italic;">The Lion & the Mouse</span>)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://books.simonandschuster.com/All-the-World/Liz-Garton-Scanlon/9781416985808">Beach Lane Books</a> (<span style="font-style: italic;">All The World</span>) - a Simon & Schuster imprint</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/catalog/titledetail.cfm?titleNumber=1031109">Houghton Mifflin Books for Children</a> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Red Sings From Treetops</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Mouse & Mole</span>)</p><a href="http://www.toonbooks.com/">Toon Books</a> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">I Spy Fly Guy!</span>)<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishers/yr/dial.html">Dial Books for Young Readers</a> (<st1:city style="font-style: italic;"><st1:place>Pearl</st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-style: italic;"> and Wagner: One Funny Day</span>) - Penguin Putnam</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://books.simonandschuster.com/My-People/Langston-Hughes/9781416935407">ginee seo books</a> (<span style="font-style: italic;">My People</span>) - an Atheneum Books for Young Readers imprint</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://hyperionbooksforchildren.com/board/displayBook.asp?id=2077">Jump At The Sun Books</a> (<span style="font-style: italic;">The Negro Speaks Of Rivers</span>) - an imprint of of Disney Book Group</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://us.macmillan.com/django">Roaring Brook Press</a> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Django</span>)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">
<br /></span></p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/books/bestseller/bestchildren.html?ref=bestseller">The New York Times bestseller list for Children's Books</a> (Jan 29, 2010)
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<br /></p> Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-49299474322090645742010-01-13T19:00:00.000-08:002010-01-13T20:09:27.964-08:00Odds and EndsFirst, a picture to evoke summer in the dead of winter.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrvHTIZ0IXzMgkbugMeOsd99MafxctmujMTpdHKWLudJJbURYdlFyx1e1p3HOHVbqEA8bMcLBiBKYOa8ecN4C6zTmt7gaiWSqOHTQwIdet42EN6e74RHSI3B4UfQ34llU8yp4bDxs/s1600-h/DSC02552.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrvHTIZ0IXzMgkbugMeOsd99MafxctmujMTpdHKWLudJJbURYdlFyx1e1p3HOHVbqEA8bMcLBiBKYOa8ecN4C6zTmt7gaiWSqOHTQwIdet42EN6e74RHSI3B4UfQ34llU8yp4bDxs/s400/DSC02552.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426438210860603778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Stars For Christy</span> (1958, author Mabel Leigh Hunt, illustrator Velma Ilsley)<br /><br />Now, new books and newish movies.<br /><br /><span style="visibility: visible;" id="main"><span style="visibility: visible;" id="search">Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1904 novel <span style="font-style: italic;">A Little Princess</span> has gotten a not-particularly-necessary sequel from Hilary McKay. <a href="http://www.hilarymckay.co.uk/wishing.php"><span style="font-style: italic;">Wishing For Tomorrow</span></a> has just been released in the U.S. While I've been a fan of McKay's Exiles and Casson series, I was underwhelmed by this one. There's nothing really wrong with the book, it's just that there's a sameness to it. An uncontrollable little girl who's a force of nature, a grinning boy who acts as an amused spectator to a group of mad girls, a book-obsessed girl, a clutzy heroine, jealousy, girlish intrigue - there were times when it simply all felt too similar to the Exiles and Casson family books. And I've never been a fan of an author hitching a ride on someone else's work, no matter how creative or well done their own effort may be.<br /></span></span><br />Elizabeth Goudge's 1946 novel <span style="font-style: italic;">The Little White Horse</span> is also a 2008 film called <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0396707/"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Secret Of Moonacre</span></a>. I've never truly recovered from the scene where Maria discovers a cunningly placed box of biscuits on the mantel in her dreamy new bedroom. Biscuits. Mantels. Villains named, literally, Blackheart. Lions. Unicorns. Midnight forest rambles. There's no way a nice, rousing film version won't ruin it. <br /><br />I've always found the 1001 series by Universe - you know, those enormously fat books claiming to contain the films you absolutely MUST see, places you absolutely MUST visit, etc., etc. before you die - to be irritating. I read for many reasons, but not to be goosed into action by the idea that if I don't act now, I'll die uncultured and parochial. But everyone I know loves these books and scans them eagerly to see how they match up against the compilers, so it you like that sort of thing, Universe has produced a kid book version. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/1001-Childrens-Books-Must-Before/dp/0789318768"><span style="font-style: italic;">1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up</span></a> by Julia Eccleshare, the children's book editor at <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/juliaeccleshare">The Guardian Review</a>.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-58332076582452909102010-01-05T19:27:00.000-08:002010-01-05T20:02:36.241-08:00Beezus And Ramona movie<span style="font-style: italic;">Beezus And Ramona</span> is a movie! It's due out on August 13, 2010. How they will update the simple 1955 book - in which 10-year-old Beatrice 'Beezus' Quimby deals with her exasperating little sister Ramona - is anyone's guess. The obvious change is changing an average 10-year-old kid into a beautiful 18-year-old woman. The little actress playing Ramona is 11 - a year older than the Beezus character in the book.<br /><br />Even granted that a) it's easier to have older girls play the roles than very young children, and b) the movie is likely based on the series as a whole, it's a bit sad. Every once in a blue moon, there's a <span style="font-style: italic;">Precious</span> and everyone gets all KUDOS! about how they cast someone who remotely resembles the actual character. Then it's right back to casting stars who fall so far out of the original material's vision that you begin to wonder at the point of even using the original material. Oh, right - built-in audience.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Links</span><br />IMDB listing <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0493949/">here</a><br />Beverly Cleary <a href="http://www.beverlycleary.com/index.html">website</a><br />Harper Collins <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061684906/Beezus_and_Ramona_Movie_Tiein_Edition/index.aspx">website</a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-18363878768640863822010-01-02T21:20:00.001-08:002010-01-02T21:36:16.625-08:00The Story Of Little Babaji (originally Little Black Sambo)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9DoU6HzQaUheHgUFbfq_bcCvLGcsDT6KkAKdQ3CWDogcr9_IOcmLfU0jJBfj5KjqgddD1zg0zi0yOt-bNFfkqgN2-FUzljIQj_cOs5LlpwN_c9jGvoMUmP-3jjar1Vr3nqEhK5Bt/s1600-h/DSC03353.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9DoU6HzQaUheHgUFbfq_bcCvLGcsDT6KkAKdQ3CWDogcr9_IOcmLfU0jJBfj5KjqgddD1zg0zi0yOt-bNFfkqgN2-FUzljIQj_cOs5LlpwN_c9jGvoMUmP-3jjar1Vr3nqEhK5Bt/s400/DSC03353.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422379330549312178" border="0" /></a>
<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CADMINI%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">The Story Of Little Babaji (originally Little Black Sambo)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Helen Bannerman, il. Fred Marcellino</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1996, Harper & Row; (1899, original edition)</p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">In this updating, the story remains, but the characters are given more authentic Indian names, and the illustrations have changed from that slightly scary coarseness of turn-of-the-century cartoons to the soft warmth of Marcellino's watercolors.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">About the Author</p><p class="MsoNormal">1862-1946</p><p class="MsoNormal">Bannerman was a Scottish woman who lived for many years in India, where all of her books are clearly set. The offense that surrounds them is due partly to undeniably alarming illustrations in early editions, but part of the problem must be laid at the feet of English writers born prior to 1980 and their habit of calling anyone with more pigmentation than a snowflake 'black,' and the confusion this creates when translated into American.</p> Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-8243782742180767642009-12-29T15:52:00.000-08:002009-12-29T17:07:26.456-08:00A New Year's fairy tale - The Little Match GirlFairy tales are, despite their sometimes grim content and often alarming messages, always for children. They're distinctly unsatisfying for adults. Their brevity makes them unsettling. Their action makes them downright scary. They are written as if by children, with that brutal, direct and virtually amoral style that sends a sensible grown-up running away to the relative comforts of Stephen King and Margaret Atwood.<br /><br />First, a comparison. Charles Dickens' 1843 novella <span style="font-style: italic;">A Christmas Carol</span> is a seasonal staple at this time of year. The tale of an embittered miser who becomes the most generous of men through having his eyes opened to the need and potential of others, particularly the poor, is eternally popular in a world which likes to focus on redemption and positive change. The mid-19th century produced many stories of wealth and poverty, love and indifference, as it was a time when the ruthless attitude that poverty was a) inevitable and b) a judgement on the poor was starting to meet resistance.<br /><br />Two years later, Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen added to the criticism with a very short story about a loveless urchin who curls up on a wintry street corner on New Year's Eve. <span style="font-style: italic;">The Little Match Girl</span> is one the darkest of Andersen's often sad stories. When I first read it as a child, it was my first experience of a fiction in which the hero is not saved, the world is not righted, and despite the warmth and love of the religious message, what lingers is the tragedy.<br /><br />Despite my fondness for Scrooge, I'm fascinated by Andersen's darker story. Dickens, ever a bully with his paper pulpit, crams redemption down our throats so forcefully that the part of the story most remember with fondness isn't Scrooge the redeemed, but Scrooge the - well, Scrooge. Dickens' story fails on what had to have been the most basic level; he's a portrait of a very particular miser, not a representative of all the harsh, indifferent rich men who turn their backs on their fellow humans. Dickens adored making a point, but he loved writing zany, memorable characters more.<br /><br />Andersen's story, on the other hand, is of a small child dying in the snow at the Christmas season, dreaming of a stove, food, holiday decorations. Nobody has bought her matches, another urchin has stolen her shoes, her own father will beat her for not bringing home money. It doesn't get more relentless than this. No time-travelling look at the influences of a rich man's poverty of soul, no change of the fate of a poor man's son, no warmth but the promise of fantasy and death. The mood in this short, short story is almost unbearable. And in an entirely different way than <span style="font-style: italic;">A Christmas Carol</span>, it's also succeeded worldwide as a recurring, eternal tale.<br /><br />It's available online at <a href="http://www.online-literature.com/hans_christian_andersen/981/">Online-Literature.com</a> and at <a href="http://hca.gilead.org.il/li_match.html">HCA.Gilead.org</a>, which also contains a lot of information about Andersen.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Links</span><br />Some truly alarming pop culture trivia from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Match_Girl">Wikipedia</a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-51581385921669911302009-12-08T18:37:00.000-08:002009-12-21T17:55:42.039-08:00Moccasin Trail<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmZSdwjv-WU44BHmnuOg97ugpXHnjrBHjLR4pCXll6eEO0_Qlik0QJTCVi41rJCXfyU-S4XTzvOykko7N5B9Q_xLMoxWPrz9Vgvg6lYaj5YjTcllbJ7Eba316hIsxb20iN9sla0pX/s1600-h/DSC03301.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmZSdwjv-WU44BHmnuOg97ugpXHnjrBHjLR4pCXll6eEO0_Qlik0QJTCVi41rJCXfyU-S4XTzvOykko7N5B9Q_xLMoxWPrz9Vgvg6lYaj5YjTcllbJ7Eba316hIsxb20iN9sla0pX/s400/DSC03301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417873163868774674" border="0" /></a>Moccasin Trail<br />Eloise Jarvis McGraw<br />1952<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Tom stared at him, his eyes traveling from the braids to the coup feather, from the claw and bead necklace to the medicine bundle dangling below Jim's left ear.<br />"By golly, hoss," he said slowly, "I thought you was a half-breed. Didn't you grow up Crow?"</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />"Yeah, but I come from Missouri afore that. Long time ago."</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />"What happened, Injuns steal you?"</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />"No, I run away from home. It's nigh nine year back now."</span><br /><br />19-year-old Jim Keath is living at the tail end of the wild west, 1844, in the great wilderness of Oregon Territory. As a restless 11-year-old farm boy, he'd run away to chase his Uncle Adam, a trapper, to adventure. He'd gotten more than he bargained for when, a year into his Western life, he was mauled by a bear. A tribe of Crow Indians came across the half-dead boy and saved his life, raising him as their own. But at 16, the boy now living as a Crow named Talks Alone has a disturbing reaction to seeing fellow warriors return home with white scalps. Troubled, he finally runs away from his tribe and takes up trapping with mountain man Tom Rivers. But a note from a nearby trading post shakes his life up once again. His parents are dead, and his three younger siblings need his help.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Jim, if you're still alive, come help us. Pa's been dead three year, and mother died on the trail two months ago. We buried her beside the Sweetwater. Now me and Sally and Dan'l is all that's left. We are just across the Snake bound for the Williamette Valley, and none of us are old enough to claim land after we get there, except you. If you ever cared anything for mother or any of us, then come. It's our only chance.</span><br /><br />Jim is excited to reunite with his brother Jonnie; the two were very close back in Missouri. But when he finds his siblings, Jonnie and Sally are dismayed by his appearance and embarrassed by the challenge of incorporating their gone-native brother with their fellow pioneers. To Jim, the pioneers are the contemptible 'bourgeways' who he can already foresee are going to destroy the wilderness he loves. And beneath that culture clash, Jim is still torn between whether he's an adventurous white boy or a Crow native at heart.<br /><br />Their family drama doesn't have much time to percolate, however, as the first order of business is finding a way through the mountains into the farm-friendly Williamette Valley. The wagons can raft - wildly - down the Columbia River through a gorge that is the only entrance through the Cascade Range to the valley, but the cattle must go over the mountains. Both parties suffer, Jonny and Sally with the wagons:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Since the first day, all of them had ceased to think of the river as a mere body of water, rushing through natural causes to the sea. It was a monster, intent on their destruction, roaring with fury at their presence in his black-walled gorge, calling the rain to drench them and the snow to blind them and the wind to madden them and the rapids to drown them. </span><br />and Jim with the cattle:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Only the dwindling food supply enabled Jim to distinguish one day from the next, as they struggled through a white and swirling world where they could see only a few feet at a time, where the gusty wind drove the snowflakes into their sleeves and down their necks, stung tears into their eyes, and then froze them on their lashes.</span><br /><br />Jim's temporarily in the family good graces when he escorts the herd safely over and signs them the deed for 640 acres on the Tualatin River. But as Jonnie buckles down happily to the enormous task of creating a farm out of the forest, Jim is again beset by restlessness and resentment. And confusion. He doesn't understand why these pioneers want to tame the land, he doesn't understand why his brother is one of them, and he doesn't understand why his brother and sister hate his Crow years. And yet - he's not Crow. He remembers the good and bad years of that life, and can't find the words to defend them to his family. Or his own feckless indifference for the family he ran from, or his inability now to settle down and live happily as a farmer. When Tom drifts back into the picture, Jim's tempted to resume his old life.<br /><br />A very thorough and fair portrait of a family divided, in which the two sides both get a sympathetic hearing. Jonnie's view of Indians - murdering savages - is balanced by Jim's memories of the tenderness and brutality of his Crow family. But Jim's incomprehension about the 'bourgeways' is balanced by scenes where Jonnie talks with others, notably the sympathetic Rutledge, about the frustrations of having this brother who won't help with the backbreaking labor of carving out a farm, and whose Indian ways creates unease with the neighbors.<br /><br />The main characters - Jim and Jonnie - are rock solid, but most others are peripheral. Sally in particular seems to be a missed opportunity. The action is frequent, believable and memorable. The problems and their resolution are excellent.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other edition</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuO4vRcXyW5Lg_SZaCId4rCSbvED3mbsPRpy_7iTV5hS-cVadtYiYG_0xzyD9kw0TMUO4rihTiOYWxD7kx-ZwVoKEceRkNnccPrZT0ODB0v_3VoSxUe7KkFlA7yUr4sftprx2ObJ6/s1600-h/DSC03216.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuO4vRcXyW5Lg_SZaCId4rCSbvED3mbsPRpy_7iTV5hS-cVadtYiYG_0xzyD9kw0TMUO4rihTiOYWxD7kx-ZwVoKEceRkNnccPrZT0ODB0v_3VoSxUe7KkFlA7yUr4sftprx2ObJ6/s400/DSC03216.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417873170625452018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the author</span><br />Eloise Jarvis Mcgraw<br />1915-2000<br />Born in Texas, she grew up in Oklahoma and attended Principia College in Illinois. She married William Corbin McGraw in 1940. Her first published article was accepted by <span style="font-style: italic;">Parent's Magazine</span> in 1943. The young family lived in various places, including San Diego, before heading to Oregon in 1952. They bought a farm near Wilsonville and both Eloise and William concentrated on writing. Under the name William Corbin, he was also a successful author of books for children and teens (<span style="font-style: italic;">Smoke</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">High Road Home</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Horse In The House</span>).<br /><br />The Oregon Book Awards named their honor for children's literature after her: the Eloise Jarvis Mcgraw Award for Children's Literature.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Books</span><br />Sawdust In His Shoes<br />Moccasin Trail (1952) won Newberry Honor<br />The Golden Goblet (1962) won Newberry Honor<br />The Moorchild (1997) won Newberry Honor<br />A Really Weird Summer (1977) won Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery<br />Greensleeves<br />The Seventeenth Swap<br />Mara, Daughter Of The Nile<br />Joel And The Great Merlini (1979)<br />The Trouble With Jacob<br />Tangled Web<br />Master Cornhill<br />The Money Room<br />The Striped Ships<br />Hideaway<br />Crown Fire (1951)<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Oz books</span><br />Merry Go Round In Oz<br />The Forbidden Fountain Of Oz<br />The Rundelstone Of Oz<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Other</span><br />Pharoah (1958) (adult)<br />Techniques Of Fiction Writing (1959) (nonfiction)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Links</span><br /><a href="http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv20868">Papers</a> at the University of Oregon<br />NYT <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/05/arts/eloise-mcgraw-children-s-author-84.html">Obituary</a><br /><a href="http://www.literary-arts.org/awards/past_young_readers.php?PHPSESSID=7a57a2ef62821bc2558179734e965785">Oregon Book Awards</a><br /><a href="http://www.ci.wilsonville.or.us/">Wilsonville</a>, Oregon<br /><a href="http://www.raremaps.com/maps/medium/21306.jpg">Map</a> of Oregon Territory in 1838<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tualatin_River">About</a> the Tualatin River<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_River_Gorge">About</a> the Columbia River Gorge<br /><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/26/ColumbiaGorge.JPG">Photo </a>of the Columbia River GorgeSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-50182706973165262312009-11-27T20:07:00.000-08:002009-11-27T21:10:19.888-08:00Happy ThanksgivingThanksgiving doesn't get much love in the world of fiction. Movies and books set on Turkey Day are few and far between, and largely unmemorable. Below is one lovely exception, complete with a cranberry recipe in the back.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_E_JqtkS2o0tDH57kmMMTWsVhHAQWjpwFWdbAwrKAO1UPoqcogCptnmEnDOTv0u9UNGRGucZS-bO78HGDuPMYtJUnyMkIqsHX-EHlY09qNLvwsMqQcds9jhShWBPA6gaoSMbNGxdt/s1600/DSC00734.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_E_JqtkS2o0tDH57kmMMTWsVhHAQWjpwFWdbAwrKAO1UPoqcogCptnmEnDOTv0u9UNGRGucZS-bO78HGDuPMYtJUnyMkIqsHX-EHlY09qNLvwsMqQcds9jhShWBPA6gaoSMbNGxdt/s400/DSC00734.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409001367687714850" border="0" /></a><br />One of a series of books starring Maggie, her grandmother and the grumpy sea captain Mr. Whiskers.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the authors</span><br />Harry Devlin (1918-2001) & Wende Devlin (1917-2002)<br />They met at Syracuse University and married in 1941. His art career took him to Collier's magazine, where he became a leading cartoonist and illustrator. When the magazine folded, they began a long and productive collaboration. The NJ town of Mountainside, where they lived much of their lives, has a collection of their work.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Books</span><br />Cranberry Thanksgiving (1971)<br />Cranberry Mystery (1978)<br />Cranberry Halloween (1982)<br />Cranberry Christmas (1984)<br />Cranberry Valentine (1986)<br />Cranberry Birthday (1988)<br />Cranberry Summer (1992)<br />Cranberry Autumn (1993)<br />Cranberry Easter (1993)<br />Tales From Cranberryport: Moving Day (1994)<br />Tales From Cranberryport: Trip To The Dentist (1994)<br />Tales From Cranberryport: Maggie Has A Nightmare (1994)<br />Tales From Cranberryport: New Baby In Cranberryport (1994)<br />Tales From Cranberryport: Lost At The Fair (1995)<br />Tales From Cranberryport: First Day Of School (1995)<br /><br />Old Black Witch (1963)<br />Old Witch And The Polka Dot Ribbon (1970)<br />Old Witch Rescues Halloween (1972)<br /><br />The Knobby Boys To The Rescue (1965)<br />To Grandfather's House We Go: A Roadside Tour Of American Homes (1967)<br />Aunt Agatha, There's A Lion Under The Couch (1968)<br />What Kind Of House Is That? (1969)<br />What's Under My Bed? (1970)<br />Tales Of Thunder And Lightning (1975)<br />Portraits Of American Architecture (1989)<br />The Trouble With Henriette (1995)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Links</span><br /><a href="http://www.harryandwendedevlin.com/">The Official Wende and Harry Devlin Website</a><br /><a href="http://www.devlinprints.com/index.html">Harry And Wende Devlin</a><br /><a href="http://www.mountainsidelibrary.org/devlin.html">Mountainside Library Devlin Collection</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Devlin">Wiki article</a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-23443035273448780752009-11-03T21:06:00.000-08:002009-11-03T22:13:58.427-08:00Happy Halloween!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDztqh4Su7nPGkhgdtlMUNI59_RSHlxk0ubybD65VGRKFZGS6BNUc1fx-7zZeFv3igd2G6kzfUkYycoxxLndXv_Z-c83GDR-7lTbakb5kox_aKWl-8BsdmkEK8j52ROR90ok5dKATR/s1600-h/100_2557.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDztqh4Su7nPGkhgdtlMUNI59_RSHlxk0ubybD65VGRKFZGS6BNUc1fx-7zZeFv3igd2G6kzfUkYycoxxLndXv_Z-c83GDR-7lTbakb5kox_aKWl-8BsdmkEK8j52ROR90ok5dKATR/s400/100_2557.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400110732000160098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Ginnie And The New Girl</span>, Catherine Woolley (1954)<br /><br />A new favorite holiday for adults, Halloween has lost some of its luster in recent years for children. Of course, modern children do get sweet snacks on occasions other than Halloween and Christmas, but it still seems unfair that myths about poisoned candy and parental vapors about kidnappers resulted in a mass retreat from the joys of Halloween.<br /><br />Below are a few lists of children's books which fit the season.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Halloween </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;">The House With A Clock In The Walls</span> by John Bellairs<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Ginnie And The New Girl</span> by Catherine Woolley (chapter Ghosts And Goblins)<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Secret Language</span> by Ursula Nordstrom (chapter Butterflies Or Ballet Dancers?)<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Halloween Tree</span> by Ray Bradbury<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Mr. McFadden's Halloween</span> by Rumer Godden<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ghosts</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Ghosts Who Went To School</span> by Judith Spearing<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Witches</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />The Wednesday Witch</span> by Ruth Chew (pretty much Ruth Chew's entire bibliography)<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Little Witch</span> by Anna Elizabeth Bennett<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Blue-Nosed Witch</span> by Margaret Embry<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Littlest Witch</span> by Jeanne Massey<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vampires</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Bunnicula</span> by James Howe<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Scary</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The House With A Clock In The Walls</span> by John Bellairs is, like most of Bellairs' books, warm and cozy and more than a little unnerving. The Halloween scene in which Lewis accidentally sets free a malevolent spirit is one of many that gives the book its strength as a genuine little horror novel for kids. <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />The Witches of Worm</span> by Zilpha Keatley Snyder is another. The story, which allows for a supernatural or psychological explanation, follows a girl's relationship with a stray kitten whose hideous appearance prompts the name Worm. Jessica becomes convinced that Worm is evil, a conduit for a coven of witches, and working against her.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Picture Books</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Old Black Witch</span> by Wende Devlin<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Witch Kitten</span> by Ruth Carroll<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">How Spider Saved Halloween</span> by Robert KrausSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-49401262870310754362009-10-04T19:00:00.000-07:002009-10-04T19:11:54.766-07:00Little Toot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGukhgMB8C_ofYTqpB0E_00rx-76zXn3SYy4UeZ1AaahuExNFYj18s30wcm8uuN-iDUgQjJpObWTy4LOfd56FZgICRXYiwa8F3zuDpEDbDaBagfcgx_xynoA2khG1XpSnENItHWii1/s1600-h/DSC00784.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGukhgMB8C_ofYTqpB0E_00rx-76zXn3SYy4UeZ1AaahuExNFYj18s30wcm8uuN-iDUgQjJpObWTy4LOfd56FZgICRXYiwa8F3zuDpEDbDaBagfcgx_xynoA2khG1XpSnENItHWii1/s400/DSC00784.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388930317765025106" border="0" /></a>
<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CADMINI%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -1.25in; font-weight: bold;">Little Toot</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hardie Gramatky, author and illustrator</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1939, G.P. Putnam's Sons</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">Little Toot hated work.<span style=""> </span>He saw no sense in pulling ships fifty times bigger than himself all the way down to the ocean.<span style=""> </span>And he was scared of the wild seas that lay in wait outside the channel, beyond where the harbor empties into the ocean.</i></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /><i style=""><o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">A small tugboat who prefers play over work is shamed by the other boats and must prove himself during a storm.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The writing is fine but it's the illustrations that make this a classic.<span style=""> </span>I grew up on a river and the chubby little tugs are the most appealing of boats.<span style=""> </span>Dwarfed by the great tankers and cargo ships, they're chunky workhorses beside the sleek sailboats and yachts.<span style=""> </span>But they look like they'll be here forever, long after the last speedboat has sunk.<span style=""> </span>And Gramatky captures that sturdy, powerful look to perfection, and gives each boat a personality.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2sPYyblx5dD3yWRUI4fZ_cNaGY3pd1DcZVzFgwSr9vSG7qFDuS85SCiE6eOquDApnAX8RfV7unzVOZuhFAc5YhUhpXRH3fzxZ9JZ6YvWNpMeb3-HbatungUgntEpHHQmnBpHDsMJ/s1600-h/DSC00786.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 345px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2sPYyblx5dD3yWRUI4fZ_cNaGY3pd1DcZVzFgwSr9vSG7qFDuS85SCiE6eOquDApnAX8RfV7unzVOZuhFAc5YhUhpXRH3fzxZ9JZ6YvWNpMeb3-HbatungUgntEpHHQmnBpHDsMJ/s400/DSC00786.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388930331965248850" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Availability<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">A new edition was issued in 2007 by Putnam, which used first editions and original paintings to restore the original's rich color.<span style=""> </span>It is an amazing difference (see <a href="http://blogs.courant.com/itowns_hfd/LittleTootRC-Hi-res.jpg">here</a>); the copy I was using to write this review was a 1963 edition, and the cover is worlds away from the original or the 2007; the little boat's hat is orange, the background a faded blue-grey.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></a></p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Links</span><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780399247132,00.html#">Penguin</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Toot-Hardie-Gramatky/dp/0399247130">Amazon<o:p></o:p></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">About the author<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">1907-1979</p> <p class="MsoNormal">A watercolorist with a clear affinity for the water, Gramatky based his famous tugboat on boats he'd watched in <st1:city><st1:place>New York City</st1:place></st1:city>'s <st1:place>East River</st1:place>.<span style=""> </span>He had been at the Walt Disney Studio in its early days before coming to <st1:state><st1:place>New York</st1:place></st1:state> with his wife Dorothea, also an artist.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Much more information is available at the <a href="http://www.gramatky.com/index.asp">website </a>(check out <i style="">Yacht Race</i> under Paintings - gorgeous)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">
<br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Other books<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">Little Toot series<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Little Toot</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Little Toot on the <st1:place>Thames</st1:place> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Little Toot on the <st1:place>Grand Canal</st1:place> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Little Toot on the <st1:state><st1:place>Mississippi</st1:place></st1:state> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Little Toot through the <st1:place>Golden Gate</st1:place> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Little Toot and the <st1:place>Loch</st1:place> <st1:place>Ness</st1:place> Monster <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hercules <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Loopy <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sparky <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Homer And The Circus Train <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Bolivar <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Nikos And The Sea God <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Happy's Christmas <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Creeper's Jeep</p> Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-35555709555084988652009-08-30T13:44:00.000-07:002009-08-30T13:56:04.983-07:00The Paddy Pork series (John S. Goodall)<p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGkV4l6zHMw0wZungESno2k3mi7knizXKPTTesGKiC8LZV6n7xGWO_gJJ2TvjEG5XNCYYKM4ybnAlIKXlHFvpRUQ8mE96e-5JvB0YXwjdROO2nx11_2XKW5WxisEBKa8pZuoR2Z2r/s1600-h/DSC00688.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGkV4l6zHMw0wZungESno2k3mi7knizXKPTTesGKiC8LZV6n7xGWO_gJJ2TvjEG5XNCYYKM4ybnAlIKXlHFvpRUQ8mE96e-5JvB0YXwjdROO2nx11_2XKW5WxisEBKa8pZuoR2Z2r/s400/DSC00688.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375861647630283426" border="0" /></a></p>
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<br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Browsing through the Easy Fiction section of the library, I stumbled across this series of small books for small children and was instantly added to what appears to be a faithful following of Goodall's illustrations. <span style=""> </span>The delicate artwork and sheer charm of the little pig's adventures remind me strongly of the Little Bear series, but the darkness of some illustrations is all British.<span style=""> </span>Goodall was an artist who used sympathetic flair and painstaking detail to create small books without text but filled with story.<span style=""> Here is the first one.
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<br /><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">The Adventures Of Paddy Pork<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal">1968, Harcourt, Brace & World</p> <p class="MsoNormal">In the first of the Paddy Pork series, a little pig runs off to join the circus and falls afoul of a treacherous (and quite scary) fox.<span style=""> </span>When at last he finds the circus folk, he discovers that home's best.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /><b style="">About the Author<o:p></o:p></b> <p class="MsoNormal">John Strickland Goodall</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1908-1996</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-john-s-goodall-1335841.html">Obituary</a> in The Independent</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Website<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.brown-studies.co.uk/page6.html">Brown-Studies</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Other books<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Adventures of Paddy Pork<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Ballooning Adventures of Paddy Pork</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Paddy's Evening Out</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Paddy Pork's <st1:place>Holiday</st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Paddy's New Hat</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Paddy Finds a Job: A Pop-Up Story</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Paddy Pork--Odd Jobs</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Paddy Under Water</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Paddy to the Rescue</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>The Story Of An <st1:place><st1:placename>English</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Village</st1:placetype></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal">An Edwardian Summer</p> <p class="MsoNormal">An Edwardian Christmas</p> <p class="MsoNormal">An Edwardian Season</p> <p class="MsoNormal">An Edwardian <st1:place>Holiday</st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Edwardian Entertainment</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Victorians Abroad</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Naughty <st1:city><st1:place>Nancy</st1:place></st1:city></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Naughty <st1:city><st1:place>Nancy</st1:place></st1:city> Goes To School</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Naughty <st1:city><st1:place>Nancy</st1:place></st1:city>: The Bad Bridesmaid</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Shrewbettina's Birthday</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Shrewbettina Goes To Work: A Pop Up Story</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">The Story Of An </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="color:black;">English</span></st1:placename><span style="color:black;"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="color:black;">Village</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Story Of <st1:street><st1:address>A Main Street</st1:address></st1:street></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Story Of A Farm</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">The <a href="http://www.librarything.com/work/7574403" target="_top" title="Story of a Castle, The"><span style="text-decoration: none;color:black;" >Story Of A Castle</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Creepy Castle</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Before The War 1908-1939</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Lavina's Cottage</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Great Days Of A Country House</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Surprise Picnic</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The <st1:time minute="0" hour="0">Midnight</st1:time> Adventures Of Kelly, Dot And Esmeralda</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Above And Below Stairs</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Little Red Riding Hood</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:city><st1:place>Whitby</st1:place></st1:city> Abbey</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Jacko<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"><a href="http://www.librarything.com/work/7565641" target="_top" title="John S. Goodall's Theatre: The Sleeping Beauty"><span style="text-decoration: none;color:black;" >John S. Goodall's Theatre: The Sleeping Beauty</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"><a href="http://www.librarything.com/work/2700290" target="_top" title="Kelly Dot and Esmerelda"><span style="text-decoration: none;color:black;" >Kelly Dot and Esmerelda</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"><a href="http://www.librarything.com/work/2759545" target="_top" title="Paddy Pork: Odd Jobs"><span style="text-decoration: none;color:black;" >Paddy Pork: Odd Jobs</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"><a href="http://www.librarything.com/work/3040354" target="_top" title="Escapade"><span style="text-decoration: none;color:black;" >Escapade</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"><a href="http://www.librarything.com/work/8403018" target="_top" title="Field-Mouse House"><span style="text-decoration: none;color:black;" >Field-Mouse House</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">
<br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Also<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Many of the Fairacre and Thrush Green books published under the pseudonym Miss Read (Dora Saint) were illustrated by Goodall.</p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-70999845696456751842009-08-02T11:28:00.000-07:002009-08-02T11:32:51.165-07:00Horatio (1968)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TbYblZNIFnX_izjURB-OtCH2e_RUs_CI4zwPNd8meofiWIe-wu8Naga7WURrkxm7mtjrWnxPc2jPKfaKqNlQqkKP89QcD14FUVGINLB5tQ4HPerc1H06GR6ow_qVC29sHOPg7VMz/s1600-h/DSC01087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TbYblZNIFnX_izjURB-OtCH2e_RUs_CI4zwPNd8meofiWIe-wu8Naga7WURrkxm7mtjrWnxPc2jPKfaKqNlQqkKP89QcD14FUVGINLB5tQ4HPerc1H06GR6ow_qVC29sHOPg7VMz/s400/DSC01087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365435637099343010" border="0" /></a>
<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CADMINI%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Horatio<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Eleanor Clymer, il. Robert Quackenbush</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1968, Atheneum</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><i style="">Mrs. Casey was very kind.<span style=""> </span>Too kind.<span style=""> </span>She was kind to everybody, even strangers.<span style=""> </span>One rainy day she took in a stray puppy.<span style=""> </span>He was cold and hungry, and she gave him some bread and milk and rubbed him with a towel. <o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><i style="">But what did she do then?<span style=""> </span>Did she open the door and send him on his way?<span style=""> </span>No, indeed.<span style=""> </span>She let him stay.<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><i style="">"We'll call him Sam," she said.<span style=""> </span>"He'll be company for you, Horatio."<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><i style="">Horatio didn't want company.</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><i style="">
<br /></i><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The little story in this early reader book is very good, but the illustrations are superlative.<span style=""> </span>A cranky orange cat, annoyed at his kind-hearted owner for taking in other pets, becomes lost and finds himself playing nurse to a pair of alley kittens.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">About the Author</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1906-2001</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Born in <st1:city><st1:place>New York City</st1:place></st1:city>, she attended Barnard and graduated from the <st1:place><st1:placetype>University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename>Wisconsin</st1:placename></st1:place> in 1928.<span style=""> </span>She wrote nearly 60 books.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Other books - Horatio series<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Leave Horatio Alone</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Horatio's Birthday</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Horatio Goes To The Country</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Horatio Solves A Mystery</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">Other books<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Trolley Car Family </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sociable Toby</p> <p class="MsoNormal">My Brother Stevie</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Tiny Little House</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hamburgers And Ice Cream For Dessert</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Harry The Wild West Horse</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Links/Sources<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.lib.usm.edu/%7Edegrum/html/research/findaids/clymer.html">de Grummond collection</a>
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<br /></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>About the Illustrator</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p><a href="http://www.rquackenbush.com/">Website</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-37233252931617779892009-05-22T22:18:00.001-07:002009-08-02T11:26:22.427-07:00Baby Island (Carol Ryrie Brink, 1937)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcapeQtEJW3qmBZ0GmabrVMyVsaXrWDpKbJ_hj7dBTZZvfHBoMuwoZ2OWj7FmBLLzbqBZ008pmakAQF67qcEEuhNj8BLD0wvEVJvcu9Mn-Ke8EUyzHe3BoSmx6X_llcJkNF2D5CQGY/s1600-h/100_2329.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcapeQtEJW3qmBZ0GmabrVMyVsaXrWDpKbJ_hj7dBTZZvfHBoMuwoZ2OWj7FmBLLzbqBZ008pmakAQF67qcEEuhNj8BLD0wvEVJvcu9Mn-Ke8EUyzHe3BoSmx6X_llcJkNF2D5CQGY/s400/100_2329.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338884644132439282" border="0" /></a><st1:place><st1:placename>Baby</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Island<br /></st1:placetype></st1:place>Carol Ryrie Brink, il. Moneta Barnett<br />1937 (pictured: 1971, Scholastic)<br /><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><br />"Now, Jean," said Mary firmly, "we've just got to be brave.<span style=""> </span>I planned everything out last night while you were asleep and the boat was drifting along.<span style=""> </span>Mr. Snodgrass was telling me only the other day that there are hundreds of little islands in this part of the sea, and I'm hoping to reach one before night."<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><o:p> </o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal">12-year-old Mary Wallace and her 10-year-old sister Jean are making the long sea voyage from <st1:city><st1:place>San Francisco</st1:place></st1:city> to <st1:country-region><st1:place>Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region> to rejoin their father when the <i style="">SS Orminta</i> founders in a tropical storm.<span style=""> </span>Both girls adore babies, and in the confusion of the sinking ship they end up alone on a lifeboat with all four of the babies on board, including the Reverend Snodgrass's toddler twins Elijah and Elisha, and the two infants Jonah Snodgrasss and Ann Elizabeth Arlington.<span style=""> </span>Both girls are amusingly and staunchly self-reliant, and when their nerves begin to shake they brace themselves with tales of their Scottish heritage.<span style=""> </span>They do soon reach a tropical island, and set up housekeeping with all the zest of two little housewives cleaning a dusty room.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">They laid a circle of stones beside the stream, and that evening had their first campfire.<span style=""> </span>It was pleasant to have warm food again, even if it was only heated in cans and cups, but more pleasant still, it was, to have a friendly flame to hold back the dark mystery of the tropical night.<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><o:p> </o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal">On the island, they also find Mr. Peterkin, a Cockney sailor who fled a threatening marriage to live alone on the island.<span style=""> </span>He's dismayed to have domesticity and small children thrust upon him after all that effort to avoid them, but he is slowly won over by baby Ann Elizabeth, who admires his whiskers.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprX1AIIk1BEx6_Qis_7hu4laz_2i2HGee551hgm3QyMgjkdO_S-FKlFA2-r0h3njlTEEM2bcmAfOr7Qs7NyoX26tf1uajizVwIlo8VFqj8Gb1wnp7yyYnsP74AivJHS0JWWhu04cU/s1600-h/100_2330.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprX1AIIk1BEx6_Qis_7hu4laz_2i2HGee551hgm3QyMgjkdO_S-FKlFA2-r0h3njlTEEM2bcmAfOr7Qs7NyoX26tf1uajizVwIlo8VFqj8Gb1wnp7yyYnsP74AivJHS0JWWhu04cU/s400/100_2330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338884934203036610" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Throughout their adventures, the Wallace girls are, more than anything else, sensible.<span style=""> </span>While not technically orphans, their mother died when they were small and their father had left them to the care of housekeepers, basically meaning Mary ran the household.<span style=""> </span>So neither is too sad to be parted from family for months, although they do get lonely.<span style=""> </span>They both adore babies and spent much of the sea voyage babysitting, and to a great extent their shipwrecked state is blissful.<span style=""> </span>Jean, younger and more harum-scarum, adopts a baby monkey, and both girls revel in providing food and shelter for their little charges.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Similar</b><br />The Boxcar Children</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the Author</span><br />Brink was born in 1895 and died in 1981. She won the Newberry Prize for her 1935 book <span style="font-style: italic;">Caddie Woodlawn</span>. Born in Idaho, she got her B.A. from U.C. Berkeley and married a mathematician.<br /></p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other Books</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Children's</span><br />Anything Can Happen On The River <br />Caddie Woodlawn <br />Magical Melons aka Caddie Woodlawn's Family (sequel to Caddie Woodlawn)<br />Family Grandstand<br />The Highly Trained Dogs Of Professor Petit<br />Family Sabbatical (sequel to Family Grandstand)<br />The Pink Motel<br />Andy Buckram's Tin Men<br />Two Are Better Than One<br />Winter Cottage<br />The Bad Times Of Irma Baumlein (aka Irma's Big Lie)<br />Lad With A Whistle<br />Louly<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Children's - Picture/Easy</span><br />Goody O'Grumpity <br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Adult</span><br />Buffalo Coat<br />Strangers In The Forest<br />Snow In the River<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Adult - Nonfiction</span><br />A Chain Of Hands<br />Four Girls On A Homestead<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Unsure</span><br />All Over Town <br />Mademoiselle Misfortune <br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Narcissa Whitman<br />Minty Et Compagnie<br />Lafayette<br />Harps In The Wind<br />Stopover<br />The Headland<br />The Twin Cities<br />Chateau Saint Barnabe<br />The Bellini Look<br /><br />Other editions:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__oun7DkcdpwLimQcIo8jRV2ywrWy72sL6ygCJD8dNzxdepUBIe48a74DsWfS2bmqEZ4h4DmTKWHNtFX3SPvsVfPN-OYYQi1QfT3AWHTvA-Iwwx5Xl3NjFWTN9tq7QIdQMN-Rsrfp/s1600-h/DSC00170.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__oun7DkcdpwLimQcIo8jRV2ywrWy72sL6ygCJD8dNzxdepUBIe48a74DsWfS2bmqEZ4h4DmTKWHNtFX3SPvsVfPN-OYYQi1QfT3AWHTvA-Iwwx5Xl3NjFWTN9tq7QIdQMN-Rsrfp/s400/DSC00170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365434040166790914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfkAt_TY6ueCWpKoDSuaNLVT7K8tPY0uQkmZUIrQ1Hq4u91qIfq_oV2Yb0JgbloB_p1zzOyr8og6wvpVAHKwuAEnv5ANjKdDavJ0bi-UEzmwdKHEJw9Y1dKdbY1o6CPBLqboRE1cG/s1600-h/DSC00174.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfkAt_TY6ueCWpKoDSuaNLVT7K8tPY0uQkmZUIrQ1Hq4u91qIfq_oV2Yb0JgbloB_p1zzOyr8og6wvpVAHKwuAEnv5ANjKdDavJ0bi-UEzmwdKHEJw9Y1dKdbY1o6CPBLqboRE1cG/s400/DSC00174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365434053359332098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_B3DDQv2JrVP1LrrC9j9cX1V5WZvSr6vzFQOQ0PbaDQUW5qY-INVfnvxbMgrZ2_UuoPFNCj3HmtWdiRtHAYGNFhQarh3qmFx8f21VBEjvg2HH1v_WLH0VlR6MrDOLkFrgi4WJes1b/s1600-h/DSC00171.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_B3DDQv2JrVP1LrrC9j9cX1V5WZvSr6vzFQOQ0PbaDQUW5qY-INVfnvxbMgrZ2_UuoPFNCj3HmtWdiRtHAYGNFhQarh3qmFx8f21VBEjvg2HH1v_WLH0VlR6MrDOLkFrgi4WJes1b/s400/DSC00171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365434050377059618" border="0" /></a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-16828728504061231632009-04-21T05:54:00.000-07:002010-03-29T20:39:26.175-07:00Thursday's ChildThursday's Child<br />Noel Streatfeild, il. Peggy Fortnum<br />1970, Random House<o:p><br /></o:p> <p class="MsoNormal">When young Margaret is sent to an orphanage in 1900 <st1:country-region><st1:place>England</st1:place></st1:country-region>, the cruel Matron instantly divines that here is a child whose spirit must be broken.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">"One of those independent children," she agreed.<span style=""> </span>"It will take some time before she is molded to our shape.<span style=""> </span>Send her to me when she comes in from school tomorrow.<span style=""> </span>She shall have ten strokes on each hand.<span style=""> </span>That will teach<span style=""> </span>her who is the ruler in this establishment."</i><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Good luck, cruel Matron.<span style=""> </span>Margaret is a sturdy, outspoken child whose remorseless imagination and strong sense of her own story - she was left on a doorstep as a baby, with fine baby clothes and a secret benefactor who sent gold to her caretakers every year for ten years - makes her impervious.<span style=""> </span>She also has an ally in Lavinia Beresford, a fellow orphan who has gained employment in a big house as a scullery maid, and her two little brothers, Peter and Horatio, who are fellow inmates at St. Luke's.<o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Matron is a standard big, evil woman.<span style=""> </span>Lavinia and her brothers are the standard upper-class children fallen upon hard times and Margaret is a standard chutzpah-laden upstart.<span style=""> </span>Yet despite the cliches, it's a good, satisfying read.<span style=""> </span>Perhaps because of kid-lit gems like this:<o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">In the kitchen there was a cupboard called "The Housemaid's Cupboard."<span style=""> </span>This was always bulging with snacks: game, cold chicken, cold meats, as well as fruit puddings and cakes.<span style=""> </span>Any of the staff could help themselves from that cupboard whenever they felt hungry.<span style=""> </span>Lavinia took a plate and piled on it a rich assortment of food.<span style=""> </span>Then, fetching a knife and fork, she sat down at the table and ate the lot.</i><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The book pays subtle honor to the classic orphan stories; there's more than a hint of Mary, of Anne, of Sarah Crewe.<span style=""> </span>But Margaret is a 20th century heroine, albeit early; at the end, when she's offered the standard dream outcome for an orphan - a rich ready-made family - she reacts:<o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">Her chin shot into the air. "Thank you very much but I don't want to be anyone's daughter.<span style=""> </span>I was not found like an ordinary baby.<span style=""> </span>I had three of everything all marked with crowns and each year lots of money was paid to keep me.<span style=""> </span>I have friends, Hannah and the rector, and I've got a stamp so I am writing to ask them to come and see me act Little Lord Fauntleroy."</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other Information<br /></span>This book has a sequel, <span style="font-style: italic;">Far To Go</span>, and was made into a television miniseries by the BBC in 1973. This is available on <a href="http://www.tv.com/Thursday%27s+Child/Three+of+Everything/episode/1107083/summary.html">TV.com</a><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><br /></i></p><p class="MsoNormal">Websites<br /><a href="http://www.whitegauntlet.com.au/noelstreatfeild/">The White Gauntlet</a><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></o:p></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></o:p></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Other Books</b><br />Ballet Shoes<br />Circus Shoes<br />Dancing Shoes<br />Family Shoes<br />Movie Shoes<br />New Shoes<br />Skating Shoes<br />Theater Shoes<br />Traveling Shoes<br />The Children On The Top Floor<br />The Family At <st1:street><st1:address>Caldicott Place</st1:address></st1:street><br />The Magic Summer<br />Queen <st1:state><st1:place>Victoria</st1:place></st1:state></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-7333449892038680502009-04-01T13:52:00.000-07:002009-04-01T13:54:59.052-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6T_NxKZ1kEt1shb7u3DgTt-MsM-kPgdAPOKbOMmr6Mcrp4LbvGB9nJF_osHOH8JL3tNTqNBnJbGQxtmdviSZYxnW3JtHMHSq3ptjCU20mDh6LNqiHlpmLgSOHANEO6wN679rNSgcL/s1600-h/100_2942.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6T_NxKZ1kEt1shb7u3DgTt-MsM-kPgdAPOKbOMmr6Mcrp4LbvGB9nJF_osHOH8JL3tNTqNBnJbGQxtmdviSZYxnW3JtHMHSq3ptjCU20mDh6LNqiHlpmLgSOHANEO6wN679rNSgcL/s320/100_2942.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319829259830501330" border="0" /></a><br /> <p class="MsoNormal">The House Of Thirty Cats<br />Mary Calhoun, il. Mary Chalmers<br />1965, Harper & Row<o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sarah Rutledge is lonely since her only friend moved away, so her mother says she can have a kitten.<span style=""> </span>In the small town where she lives, this means visiting Miss Tabitha Henshaw's little cottage at the edge of town, but Sarah is reluctant to risk breaking the enchantment she instinctively feels hangs around what she privately calls The House of Thirty Cats.<span style=""> </span>What if it turns out to just be another ordinary house?<span style=""> </span>But Sarah wants a kitten, so she shyly starts for the house.<span style=""> </span>But just as she reaches the gate, a prowling black cat attacks another cat without provocation, and as Sarah tries to force the invader off his victim, Miss Tabitha intervenes, mistaking Sarah for the aggressor.<span style=""> </span><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Miss Tabitha realizes her mistake, but although she welcomes the little girl, she also welcomes the black cat, soon dubbed Tarnish.<span style=""> </span>Sarah senses that Tarnish is not the sad wayfarer Miss Tabitha claims, but an evil cat.<span style=""> </span>And Tarnish is soon leading the other cats in midnight forays around town, causing trouble that culminates in a decree that Miss Tabitha must get rid of all but a few of her cats.<span style=""> </span>Which is when shy, dreamy Sarah comes reluctantly out of her introspective world to study her neighbors, searching to fit cats to people.<span style=""> </span>At the same time, she tries to keep Tarnish from hurting her kitten, Lilybug, whose sweetness seems to attract the maurader.<o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">While Miss Tabitha toes the party line on redemption and second chances, it's ultimately Sarah's instant, instinctive judgement of Tarnish that carries the day.<span style=""> </span>Which is so unusual in children's books that it's like a lightning bolt.<span style=""> </span>At the end, she wonders if Tarnish was drawn despite himself to the goodness of the other cats, but her final comment on the cat is <i style="">Tarnish's possibilities were ended.</i><span style=""> </span>And though it contains some sadness, it also contains the relief and rightness that Tarnish's evil possibilities are ended.<o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">But apart from this, the book contains various magical scenes, among them the feline birthday party for Horace.<span style=""> </span>And while most of the book is from Sarah's point of view, there is one passage that briefly shows a cat's-eye view of the proceedings in a style that evokes pure cat:<o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">Mine, thought Horace.<span style=""> </span>All for me.<span style=""> </span>Horace sat up proudly in the grass and surveyed his party with satisfaction.<span style=""> </span>Of course all this excitement was just for him.<span style=""> </span>The nose-tickly smells of hot fish and sweet cookies, the woman making a fuss over him, cats dashing around like sillies.<span style=""> </span>All because Horace was wonderful.<span style=""> </span>Of course.<o:p><br /></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Other Books by the Author</b><br />Katie John<br />Honestly, Katie John!<br />Depend On Katie John<br />Katie John And Heathcliff<br />Magic In The Alley<br />White Witch Of Kynance<br />The Horse Comes First<o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">Easy Reader</i><br />Cross Country Cat<br />Henry The Sailor Cat<br />Henry The Christmas Cat<br />High-Wire Henry<br />Blue Ribbon Henry<br />Audubon Cat<br />Wobble The Witch Cat<br />Tonio's Cat<o:p><br /></o:p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the Illustrator</span><br />Mary Chalmers was born <st1:date month="3" day="16" year="1927">March 16, 1927</st1:date> in <st1:place><st1:city>Camden</st1:city>, <st1:state>N.J.</st1:state></st1:place><span style=""> </span>She studied at the Philadelphia Museum College of Art (now the <st1:place><st1:placetype>College</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename>Art</st1:placename></st1:place> and Design within the University of the Arts) and the Barnes Foundation.<span style=""> </span>A cat owner (obviously) who lived in <st1:state><st1:place>Maryland</st1:place></st1:state>.<span style=""> </span>The illustrations in the original book were wonderful.<span style=""> </span>Other books illustrated by Mary Chalmers include my beloved <i style="">The Secret Language</i> by Ursula Nordstrom, and many popular beginner books including <i style="">Three To Get Ready</i> by Betty Boeghehold and <i style="">The Happy Birthday Present</i> by Joan Heilbroner.</p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-8000985642937581982009-03-30T21:43:00.000-07:002009-09-10T17:44:32.414-07:00The Girl Who Ran Away (1969) (aka Charley)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWh_23fatbLHov1PXEaxhW_SV58se0bqwF3t0YHeVt4C23SaKc642v3Ow3cgo-0TAa_wcrPbsR2NqLxHOD9aLkDQ4vNkZ3ERsZJKctX75JI9rzU969ZpnOQeHbW6sFc9xFqsTKtaL/s1600-h/DSC01860.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWh_23fatbLHov1PXEaxhW_SV58se0bqwF3t0YHeVt4C23SaKc642v3Ow3cgo-0TAa_wcrPbsR2NqLxHOD9aLkDQ4vNkZ3ERsZJKctX75JI9rzU969ZpnOQeHbW6sFc9xFqsTKtaL/s400/DSC01860.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380003775825139650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Charley</span><br />also published as <span style="font-style: italic;">The Girl Who Ran Away</span><br />Joan G. Robinson, il. Prudence Seward<br />1969, Coward-McCann<o:p><br /></o:p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><br />"I'll run away," said Charley, "that's what I'll do."<o:p><br /></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Charley, whose real and unused name is Rowan, is a prickly, rambunctious and imaginative girl who likes to draw and hear the story of Lizzie Scrotten.<o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">The story of Lizzie Scrotten was a story of the bad old days, when poor people starved, and people without homes went tramping from workhouse to workhouse.</i><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This beloved story is told and retold, patiently, by the family cook.<span style=""> </span>Charley's favorite part is when Lizzie is alone at night, homeless, and walking along looking longingly into the lighted windows of the cozy homes she's passing.<span style=""> </span>A middle child trapped between a clever older brother and a sickly little brother, Charley dreams of being alone and outcast, set apart.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4nazZZVUHpewE1wY0-qAiG16RawIXET0n5UDVR2DCSt2lasQL5k8lP-Tn6WusHnmUO-wbyBNGkYtWQT_-Gu33gOKqBAcgj-BNSqJzrGiktqyFKda3Kl5I7u1xB1moUsvK-R3OflI/s1600-h/DSC01862.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4nazZZVUHpewE1wY0-qAiG16RawIXET0n5UDVR2DCSt2lasQL5k8lP-Tn6WusHnmUO-wbyBNGkYtWQT_-Gu33gOKqBAcgj-BNSqJzrGiktqyFKda3Kl5I7u1xB1moUsvK-R3OflI/s400/DSC01862.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380003789759100210" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">When she's sent to stay with a favorite aunt, Charley's thrilled - until she reads a note not meant for her eyes, and realizes that aunt Louie hadn't wanted her to come.<span style=""> </span>Betrayed, Charley gets off the train early and sneaks into town instead of going to Louie's house.<span style=""> </span>Finding an old chicken house, Charley seizes on her chance to become Lizzie Scrotten.<span style=""> </span>And for a season, the protected middle-class child becomes a free-spirited child of poverty - albeit a somewhat romantic, Boxcar Childrenesque poverty.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">It was dawn when she woke properly.<span style=""> </span>The sky was lightening and the air was full of the twitter of birds.<span style=""> </span>She sprang up and scrambled through the hedge, which was hung with great glistening spiders' webs.</i><span style=""><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sleeping in her chicken house and drinking from a garden hose in a nearby yard, Charley keeps a watchful eye on her aunt's house and plays different roles with different people she encounters - a gypsy with a local child, a mute with a shopkeeper, a cripple with a minister - for a variety of reasons both practical and playful.<span style=""> </span>Her most meaningful encounter, though, is with a young man who is also running away, and the conversation they have about it.<span style=""> </span>When a crisis comes, though, Charley discovers that she can't be Lizzie any longer.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9i4VvKS2_1hU-bLOX2v4EHjydGAS_D7OD0f7FjKYfZkyA6la2r1nShQizjkBJYaVwuzOXUcVd97oeGn-i4mMY_PFs9R8eApZktFFhjjWdkPd3UMdQhu9h1CRLp6V264P1q_4scgRt/s1600-h/DSC01861.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9i4VvKS2_1hU-bLOX2v4EHjydGAS_D7OD0f7FjKYfZkyA6la2r1nShQizjkBJYaVwuzOXUcVd97oeGn-i4mMY_PFs9R8eApZktFFhjjWdkPd3UMdQhu9h1CRLp6V264P1q_4scgRt/s400/DSC01861.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380003777758864642" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">A cheerful, interesting read that draws its power from the mundane-turned-fascinating details of Charley's hobo life, and her quick, deep store of tales to spin for the strangers in her aunt's village.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">About the author</b><br />Most famous for her picture books about Teddy Robinson.<o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Other books</b><br />When Marnie Was There<br />The Adventures of Uncle Lubin<br />The Dark House of the Sea Witch<br />Dear Teddy Robinson<br />Teddy Robinson Himself<br />Mary-Mary Stories<br />Meg and Maxie<br />The Summer Surprise<o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Similar Stories</b><br />The Boxcar Children<span style=""> </span>Gertrude <st1:city><st1:place>Chandler</st1:place></st1:city> Warner<span style=""> </span>1924<br />Roller Skates<span style=""> </span>Ruth Sawyer<span style=""> </span>1936</p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-35377524388948689932009-03-18T20:38:00.000-07:002010-03-11T14:07:52.448-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKyZlx165lTREJXyY60O-qBv3BaVfAovgeV1Y5TSwckflvd6ErTuRznGMZ9xExmvNzwZLXgrXCaN3_WJJczMYJjuZvbD77FItXCNk60IJKEiGTvNL_AsKs-KNG8VXWLFYGkBHVlPG/s1600-h/DSC03615.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKyZlx165lTREJXyY60O-qBv3BaVfAovgeV1Y5TSwckflvd6ErTuRznGMZ9xExmvNzwZLXgrXCaN3_WJJczMYJjuZvbD77FItXCNk60IJKEiGTvNL_AsKs-KNG8VXWLFYGkBHVlPG/s400/DSC03615.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447501358514298322" border="0" /></a><br />The Witches' Bridge (aka The Mystery Of The Witches' Bridge)<br />Barbee Oliver Carleton<br />1967, Holt, Rinehart And Winston<o:p><br /><br /></o:p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">Out of the night, and the fog, and the marsh, these three, Doom shall come for thee.</i><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Dan Pride is a 13-year-old orphan who's spent the three years since his parents' deaths as a lonely, largely unwanted resident of English boarding schools.<span style=""> </span>Finally, his reclusive Uncle Julian has agreed to take him into the family house near <st1:city><st1:place>Boston</st1:place></st1:city>, a property set in salt marshes which has been in the family for generations.<span style=""> </span>Dan is looking forward to being part of a real family again, but his hopes are crushed by Billy Ben, the jolly handyman who tells him of the family curse.<span style=""> </span>Long ago, the town accused Samuel Pride and his wife of witchcraft; they were executed, but not before Samuel laid a curse on the town that even today lingers in the locals' minds.<span style=""> </span>Now, Pride's Point is as isolated mentally as physically, subject to superstitions and suspicions that have embittered his uncle and explain why Dan's own father fled the place for <st1:place>Europe</st1:place>.<o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Dan, struggling with the loneliness and local hostility, learning who he can trust and what he will believe, finds that family history is both a burden and a link.<span style=""> </span>Desperate to make his distant uncle like him, he determines he'll solve a long-festering mystery at Pride.<span style=""> </span>Years earlier, the curse had struck again when Julian's father had died on a foggy night in the marshes, supposedly on his way back from making peace with their arch-enemies, the Bishop family.<span style=""> </span>The Bishops said he'd never come; the money he'd been carrying was never found.<span style=""> </span>The death had reinvigorated the legend, and turned Julian into an oddity.<span style=""><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">He peered through the rain, eager for his first glimpse of the great salt marshes.<span style=""> </span>"What's Pride's Point like?" he asked curiously.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">"It's self-sufficient, like the old places, with its own orchard and gardens and such.<span style=""> </span>And it stays the same while the world keeps changing.</i><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The house and holdings of Pride's Point, usually simply called Pride, exert a powerful pull on the story, a sense of place reminiscent of Moorethwaite Manor or Green Knowe.<span style=""> </span>Ancestral homes, the magic of long-standing occupation, the sense of a history shared through the roots of plants and set of stones.<span style=""> </span>It's not a matter of who has the big ancestral house, though; Lamie, the hermit, expresses it most plainly:<o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">My mother made such ointment as this, and her mother before her... They have not gone, you know, theose good people.<span style=""> </span>You see them in the ditches dug in the marsh, and in the cellar holes below... and you see them in the white roses that grow wild now, on all our islands.<span style=""> </span>They brought the roses with them when they came, three hundred years ago and half a world away...<span style=""> </span>They are still here, our first people.</i></p><p class="MsoNormal">A very well-written book with interesting, believable characters and an engrossing plot.</p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other Books</span><br />The Wonderful Cat Of Cobbie Bean (1957)<br />The Secret Of Saturday Cove (1961)<br />Chester Jones (1963)<br />Benny And The BearSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-17904805370642591382009-03-13T21:02:00.000-07:002009-03-14T12:23:25.740-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4zwIiheCQ-8zrFPlUoqrJ4_kls6cLPwye3zKCBRCHhyphenhyphenxGQ4KeUA5M1VupiEfkDtqG96YhZ39gorzIak0tMO_V51_VH7ofNY85CFrLwnL0UYjoIW2RWVQ4wlMkzC32UtY9eqB_A38/s1600-h/100_2835.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4zwIiheCQ-8zrFPlUoqrJ4_kls6cLPwye3zKCBRCHhyphenhyphenxGQ4KeUA5M1VupiEfkDtqG96YhZ39gorzIak0tMO_V51_VH7ofNY85CFrLwnL0UYjoIW2RWVQ4wlMkzC32UtY9eqB_A38/s320/100_2835.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312889703002890610" border="0" /></a>Enemy Brothers<br /><st1:place>Constance</st1:place> Savery, il. by Henry C. Pitz<br />1943, Longmans, Green & Co.<br /><o:p><br /></o:p> <p class="MsoNormal">When R.A.F. officer George Ingleford visits his sailor brother Ginger, he happens upon a group of Norweigans who had been picked up while escaping to <st1:country-region><st1:place>England</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<span style=""> </span>And among the Norweigans is a German prisoner, a 12-year-old Hitler Youth who angrily says his name is Max Eckermann. George, known to his large family as Dym, recognizes with a shock the little brother who was kidnapped 12 years ago.<span style=""> </span>But when Dym lays claim to the boy and takes him home to an English house stuffed with cousins and refugees, the fun begins.<span style=""> </span>Max flatly refuses to believe he's the long-lost Anthony Ingleford, and wages a private war of resistance to convince the family to send him home.<span style=""> </span>He sings a German nationalist anthem in church, breaks the blackout by shining a huge beacon from the roof of the house, and runs away again and again.<span style=""> </span>Dym, stationed at a nearby air base, patiently returns again and again to find him and soothe the ruffled family feathers.<span style=""> </span>Dym realizes that Max is driving everyone to distraction, but he promised his mother on her deathbed that he would find his brother.<span style=""> </span>Also, he has the strong sense of saving Max from the Nazi mentality, a sense he tries to explain to his younger cousins.<i style=""><o:p><br /></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">He was being slowly poisoned in </i><st1:country-region><st1:place><i style="">Germany</i></st1:place></st1:country-region><i style="">.<span style=""> </span>He was getting the poisonous teaching that is given to all Germans under Nazi rule... They are being taught that </i><st1:country-region><st1:place><i style="">Germany</i></st1:place></st1:country-region><i style=""> is a master nation with the right to rule the world, trampling down the smaller nations, robbing them, torturing them, turning them into mindless, soulles slaves.<span style=""> </span>They are taught that lies and spying, treachery and cruelty and broken promises don't matter if they are done for the good of </i><st1:country-region><st1:place><i style="">Germany</i></st1:place></st1:country-region><i style="">.<span style=""> </span>They are taught that they must be mercilessly hard because pity and mercy are only shown by weak fools.<span style=""> </span>That's all poison.<span style=""> </span>It poisons the soul.<span style=""> </span>I couldn't leave Tony to drink it in.<o:p><br /></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Max, despite his resistance to being Tony - and British - has an unwilling fondness for Dym.<span style=""> </span>And when he finally gets a chance to go back to Germany and the woman he knows as his mother, Dym and his values make it unexpectedly hard for Max to leave.</p><p class="MsoNormal">A well-written and engrossing novel whose characters are slightly quaint but strong and likeable.<span style=""> </span>Some of the imagery is dated and the earnest tone can sound old-fashioned, but it's believable from people in the midst of wondering if the Nazi invasion is really going to suceed - in one chilling moment, a runaway Max contacts a child he knew back home, a child whose parents are double agents now living in England, and the boy responds to the surprise of seeing his little German classmate by asking coolly when did the invasion start? Also impressive is the lack of the smug bullying tone that is unfortunately very common in British children's books from the first half of the 20th century. A very good old book that makes a compelling dilemma out of what should seem like an automatic choice. <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Reissued</b><br /><a href="http://www.bethlehembooks.com/product_detail.cfm?ID=675&category=Living%20History%20Library&user=158748776"><st1:city><st1:place>Bethlehem</st1:place></st1:city> Books</a><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Other Books</b><br />The Reb And The Redcoats<br />The Royal Caravan<br />Joric And The Dragon (1964)<br />Scarlet Plume (1953)<br />Blue Fields (1947)<br />All Because Of Sixpence (1961)<br />Change With Me (Gateway)<br />Danny And The Alabaster <st1:address><st1:street>Box</st1:street> (1949)</st1:address><br />Young Elizabeth Green<br />Breton Holiday<br />Emeralds For The King (aka Green Emeralds For The King) <span style=""> </span>(1938)<br />In Apple Alley (1966)<br />Magic In My Shoes<br />The Sea Queen<br />Gilly's Tower (Junior Gateway)<br />The Strawberry Feast<br />Welcome, Santza<br />To The City Of <st1:city><st1:place>Gold</st1:place></st1:city><br />Dark House On The Moss<br />Lavender's Tree<br />Redhead At School<br />Meg Plays Fair<br />There Was A Key<br />Peter Of Yellow Gates<br />The White Kitling<br />Tabby Kitten<br />Thistledown Tony<br />Yellow Gates<br />Up A Winding Stair<br />The Drifting Sands (1971)<br />The Sapphire Ring<br />The Silver Angel<br />The Golden Cap (Gateway Series)<br />Five Wonders For Wyn (1960)<br />The City of <st1:city><st1:place>Flowers</st1:place></st1:city><br />The Sea Urchins<br />The Good Ship Red Lily (1944)<o:p><br /></o:p></p><b style="">About the Author<br /></b>1897-1999<br />Savery wrote over sixty children's books, and lived to be 101.<span style=""> </span>After taking an English degree at <st1:city><st1:place>Oxford</st1:place></st1:city> and a brief stint as a teacher, Savery went home to help her widower father, a clergyman, run his parish.<span style=""> </span>She and her four sisters remained single throughout their lives; three of her sisters also became writers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsLfpDknrBHC4o_KNRMF5TPgEDoKGTYTe81_sSZb4rrJ1eqBZ5uqrQN948WF8jS_q3U_jZ4hpZB4p4n5QfiyuSxQ4ZVge1yjN6zaj324kuOC6AdrOiU5SKYHtKdkwFy3kuyg_90rD/s1600-h/100_2836.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsLfpDknrBHC4o_KNRMF5TPgEDoKGTYTe81_sSZb4rrJ1eqBZ5uqrQN948WF8jS_q3U_jZ4hpZB4p4n5QfiyuSxQ4ZVge1yjN6zaj324kuOC6AdrOiU5SKYHtKdkwFy3kuyg_90rD/s320/100_2836.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312895881817087330" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19990318/ai_n14208469"><b style="">Obituary</b></a></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-66971324995095315682009-03-11T15:10:00.000-07:002009-03-14T12:23:03.057-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbM-hUznDsAlXe5AKaifH38AzyAUKg-LFt01Jr7ysY0q8HGpJlX1hAFR3JHLICoPNqflRpDCOCPWxgRQe28JcVjJi2rLzwHDsGJhO9tKFE2TFRYcHX2_ldS6RHMd8oRGhrksR2Jlh-/s1600-h/100_2911.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbM-hUznDsAlXe5AKaifH38AzyAUKg-LFt01Jr7ysY0q8HGpJlX1hAFR3JHLICoPNqflRpDCOCPWxgRQe28JcVjJi2rLzwHDsGJhO9tKFE2TFRYcHX2_ldS6RHMd8oRGhrksR2Jlh-/s320/100_2911.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312056225251472594" border="0" /></a>The Leveller<br />Jacqueline Dembar Greene<br />1984, Walker & Company<br /><o:p><br /></o:p> <p class="MsoNormal">In 1779 <st1:state><st1:place>Massachusetts</st1:place></st1:state>, a young man named Tom Cook lives alone, regarded uneasily by his neighbors.<span style=""> </span>They can't deny he has helped the poorest among them by his 'levelling' activities of stealing from the rich to give to the needy, but there are rumors about Cook, rumors that won't die.<span style=""> </span>It's said that when he was an infant, his mother sold his soul to the devil in order to save his life from a fever.<span style=""> </span>The story has plagued him his whole life, forcing his family to abandon the community of Westborough and their devil-owned son, and leaving even the most kindly neighbors somewhat in fear of him.<span style=""> </span>It's only when Jesse Baxter, a boy whose family is new to the village, comes to see him that Tom realizes how lonely he's been.<o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">"You don't have to be so alone," Jesse offered.<span style=""> </span>"You could make friends with the farmers you've helped.<span style=""> </span>They trust you."<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="">"No, Jess.<span style=""> </span>I won't be accepted in this town unless I stand before the Meeting and confess that the devil's led me to steal and ask the forgiveness of the Meeting.<span style=""> </span>I'll never do it.<span style=""> </span>I'm serving God in my own way and don't need anyone's blessing."</i><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Tom's stubborn, proud and resentful of the minister who bought his family's former home.<span style=""> </span>He may be the perfect New Englander.<span style=""> </span>But he also has a devilish sense of humor, one that bails him out of various human traps and may, in the end, bail him out of his hellish bargain.<span style=""> </span>For the story is true; Beelzebub has bought Tom Cook's soul and is intent on collecting.<o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">A quick, character-first story that blends the stoic blandness of the <st1:place>New England</st1:place> colonial period with the snappish color of a ghost story.<span style=""> </span>Tom's a convincing character, and his enemies are given some depth.<span style=""> </span>The robin hood aspect of the story is less believable, and rather glossed over, as is Jesse's character.</p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301556642593299819.post-66619535702021945642009-03-10T14:33:00.000-07:002009-03-14T12:24:43.431-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRrMNhImXh-61QGWtaUmAKXT1tIjN7vgSZVlNtbUhyphenhyphenpFwmznfGAKrofnqZ3UBfcO91l-4oiDNiEYpuZsrzVA_ofW7WYG5tpXw-1ofzadyleUfMQWAapyE1EiGYQxN_Yt2FDvxOXfv/s1600-h/100_2572.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRrMNhImXh-61QGWtaUmAKXT1tIjN7vgSZVlNtbUhyphenhyphenpFwmznfGAKrofnqZ3UBfcO91l-4oiDNiEYpuZsrzVA_ofW7WYG5tpXw-1ofzadyleUfMQWAapyE1EiGYQxN_Yt2FDvxOXfv/s320/100_2572.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311675875557141490" border="0" /></a>The Girl Across The Way<br />(originally: The Cat Across The Way)<br />Ann Huston, il. John Fernie<br />1968, Scholastic Book Services<br /><o:p><br /></o:p> <p class="MsoNormal">10-year-old Lacey is miserable in her new life in <st1:city><st1:place>Cleveland</st1:place></st1:city>.<span style=""> </span>She misses her small-town home, she misses her best friend Pam, and she misses her pony.<span style=""> </span>The city is ugly and unfamiliar, the school big and confusing, and her new friendship with fellow horse-nut Rosette is bumpy.<span style=""> </span>But her father's old job in Three Corners is gone, and her family must stay in the city.<span style=""> </span>Slowly, Lacey acclimates.<span style=""> </span>And strangely, it is the big yellow cat she watches out her bedroom window who helps give her unhappy troubles a good resolution.<o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Nicely written and always in character as the point-of-view of a little girl. One of the last generation of those older children's books focused on what were once considered normal child concerns - friendships, family, neighborhood - before we entered the era of 'problem novels.'</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBx0YtQIFBKcq31xiANrQ978ZCmErpyS1MKVF5DimdQhkM1unaH9HlZTuDKDAaacuiYsA3sPSCoNJam6esjya5jA5OP7uJVvInRIGzGUofoU7MHsfyajcx7ViG-qHCj9zZvF_oTmXV/s1600-h/100_2574.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBx0YtQIFBKcq31xiANrQ978ZCmErpyS1MKVF5DimdQhkM1unaH9HlZTuDKDAaacuiYsA3sPSCoNJam6esjya5jA5OP7uJVvInRIGzGUofoU7MHsfyajcx7ViG-qHCj9zZvF_oTmXV/s320/100_2574.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311678056667275074" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08937427776827933594noreply@blogger.com0