March 2012
13 posts
3 tags
“Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the...”
– C.S. Lewis (via bookaddict24-7)
“If you take a book with you on a journey,…an odd thing happens: The book begins...”
– Inkheart, Cornelia Funke
“I think that if I ever have kids, and they are upset, I won’t tell them that...”
– The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (via salveo)
5 tags
Sorry for the lack of new reviews and original content, I’ve sick and can’t focus my eyes enough to read— when I can, I’m doing work.
Hopefully this cold will go away sharpish.
Maurice Sendak's Long History of Scaring Kids (and... →
shrinkinglibrarian:
What does it mean when adults and children disagree? Why are kids drawn to books that frighten or perplex their parents? And to what degree can very young people be canny, sophisticated readers—able discern good books from bad, even as their grown-ups howl in protest?
Sendak has ventured some explanations. In 1964, when the American Library Association awarded...
Weingarten, "THE HARDY BOYS THE FINAL CHAPTER. .... →
When a group of literati last month published a list of the hundred greatest English-language novels of the 20th century, lionizing “Ulysses” and “The Great Gatsby” and “The Sun Also Rises,” I was privately disappointed they had not included “The Missing Chums.” I remembered “The Missing Chums” as the pinnacle of human achievement, a meticulously crafted work of American fiction in which Frank...
1 tag
“Between them they helped the ancient of days out of his crystal cell; it wasn’t...”
– The Amber Spyglass - Philip Pullman
(via fragmentsandmarginalia)
February 2012
254 posts
“In approved places, every story serves a purpose. But forbidden books are so...”
– Lauren Oliver, Pandemonium (via noseinabook)
haveatiggerifficday asked: Oh my goodness, I'm so glad I'm not alone. (Re: your last post about John Green) I have friends who are absolutely enamored with his work, and he seems like such a wonderful guy...When I picked up his book I wanted to love it SO MUCH but I just didn't. So I'm glad I'm not the only one.
5 tags
“Modern man has become so highly mobile, he breaks away so easily from his...”
– Max Luthi, Once Upon a Time: On the Nature of Fairy Tales
so I wonder what it's like for their kids
Daughter: But Mom I'm too lazy to clean my r-
Katniss: WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE
Katniss: I HAD TO KILL CHILDREN
Katniss: SO I THINK THAT YOU CAN
Daughter: Mom you always pull this speech on-
Katniss: CLEAN YOUR GODDAMN ROOM
Peeta: ALSO
Peeta: YOUR MOM DID IT ALL FOR THE GAMES
Peeta: SOMETIMES I WANT TO CHOKE HER OUT OF NOWHERE
Daughter: Dad why are you even-
Peeta: MY LEG IS GONEEEEEEEEEEEE.
“The only thing worse than a boy who hates you: A boy who loves you.”
– Markus Zusak, The Book Thief (via papercrushed)
“There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who...”
– Frank Serafini (via booksandnerds)
8 tags
Henri’s Walk to Paris: Saul Bass’s Only Children’s...
Saul Bass (1920-1996) is considered by many — myself included — the greatest graphic designer of all time, responsible for some of the most timeless logos and most memorable film title sequences of the twentieth century. In 1962, Bass collaborated with former librarianLeonore Klein on his only children’s book, which spent decades as a prized out-of-print collector’s item. This month, exactly...
2 tags
“If we’re going to ask our kids at age 18 to go off to war and die for...”
– M.T. Anderson
Philip Nel's 62 essential children's books ---> →
“There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who...”
– Frank Serafini (via booksandnerds)
2 tags
2 tags
My need for cookies outweighed my shame. Then again it always does
That feeling
when you’ve just had a “long talk” and need cookies like now but you’re still in your pyjamas and you dont want to get dressed so how are you supposed to get to the store to get those cookies so that they can be in you
(sorry for the personal interlude. back to our regularly scheduled programme)
“Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If...”
– Judy Blume (via thelifeguardlibrarian)
Children's Books are Works of Art →
Children’s books are a preparation for adulthood, says children’s author, Philip Womack. The best children’s literature reflects and distorts grown-up life, allowing children to get used to troubling thoughts, before returning to safety in the last chapter.
bookmentors:
BookMentors is a new kind of literacy nonprofit which uses micropatronage to supply teachers and librarians in high needs schools with books. BookMentors also enables readers, teachers, writers, and publishers to share information about children’s and YA literature. BookMentors’ website and book donation services launch in June. You can learn more about the project and leave...
Flamingo Rampant! Gender Independent Kids Books |... →
Kids’ ability to see themselves in books available to them is an incredibly valuable thing. Any parent, teacher, librarian, or caregiver will tell you that kids love books that reflect their daily experience. Kids with dogs like it when the kid in the book has a dog; kids with non-nuclear family structures cherish books in which families like theirs are shown.
“First of all, the Man with the Yellow Hat goes to Africa, captures a monkey, and...”
– The Kid Lit Creep Factor (via bookriot)