tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3619064257976283368.post5229463988672943836..comments2024-03-08T01:54:50.222-05:00Comments on . . . Even in Australia: Libraries and Children's Authors in the NewsEven in Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04477875616674358434noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3619064257976283368.post-63097655415297269802012-01-08T17:05:55.627-05:002012-01-08T17:05:55.627-05:00I love Walter Dean Myers, but I agree, this is sou...I love Walter Dean Myers, but I agree, this is sounding a bit like "eat your veggies."teacherninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690406470351639188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3619064257976283368.post-62683070338334182882012-01-07T22:52:35.034-05:002012-01-07T22:52:35.034-05:00Thanks for the great links. I love libraries - we...Thanks for the great links. I love libraries - we don't bring in a suitcase but we definitely fill our bag and then some. I wish I could say that we read all of the books we bring home - but I like my kids to be able to choose books they are excited about, even if we don't read them all!Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392844579485557221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3619064257976283368.post-36290790474879637002012-01-07T13:43:47.632-05:002012-01-07T13:43:47.632-05:00After reading about the suitcases people use to ca...After reading about the suitcases people use to cart home library books, I no longer feel as though I take too many at a time!Beth Stilbornhttp://www.bethstilborn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3619064257976283368.post-65931043641687545242012-01-07T11:07:38.655-05:002012-01-07T11:07:38.655-05:00Walter Dean Myers's platform is "Reading ...Walter Dean Myers's platform is "Reading is not an option!" so he definitely meant that reading is a necessity. :) He says more in this interview at SLJ: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/893183-312/slj_exclusive_interview_walter_dean.html.csp<br /><br />:DAbbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618668989233112126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3619064257976283368.post-89265830453781495872012-01-07T09:27:59.307-05:002012-01-07T09:27:59.307-05:00Suitcases?! Wow, I have a hard time keeping track ...Suitcases?! Wow, I have a hard time keeping track of the handful of books my kids pick out. :)<br />I hope he didn't mean it that way, either. Think about all the make believe lands that only exist in books, and yet people can feel like they've really been there.Rachel Schieffelbeinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629400142880123520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3619064257976283368.post-26025350014745078732012-01-07T05:27:38.124-05:002012-01-07T05:27:38.124-05:00The comment intrigued me too. I took it as meaning...The comment intrigued me too. I took it as meaning that books teach us about ourselves as much as about other people and places. I hope that it is not to disparage speculative fiction.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536038271600515021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3619064257976283368.post-50081180852775604092012-01-06T15:29:49.144-05:002012-01-06T15:29:49.144-05:00I love the title of your blog. When I saw it liste...I love the title of your blog. When I saw it listed on Comment Challenge, I had to come check it out. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is my favorite picture book of all time.Pat Zietlow Millerhttp://www.patzietlowmiller.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3619064257976283368.post-8619271077819177282012-01-06T06:28:57.553-05:002012-01-06T06:28:57.553-05:00Your title intrigued me....lol because I am from N...Your title intrigued me....lol because I am from NZ, but I see now you are not from down this way. Thats alright, your forgiven..lol. I have been to New York twice and loved it. Hopefully return one day. Found you via Comment Challenge, hope to catch up with you again real soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com