tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223421075357845155.post7156790711709064261..comments2023-12-31T05:54:02.314-08:00Comments on Books Anonymous: Retreating to the Safety of Children's Literature...Kazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06883203750700550391noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223421075357845155.post-42826795437257975332012-04-10T20:47:33.559-07:002012-04-10T20:47:33.559-07:00Hi Jack,
Welcome to Book Junkies Anonymous! I too...Hi Jack,<br /><br />Welcome to Book Junkies Anonymous! I took some time out and did some blog cruising the other day, which is when I found your blog. Thanks for the feedback. <br /><br />Much of my kid's lit collection dates from a period when the adolescent creature, as we know it today, wasn't recognised as an age with its own status (you might find the discussion following my post on 'Catcher in the Rye' interesting on that point), so I tend not to make the distinction between 'children's' and 'adolescent' lit. I think when an author gets it really right, books written for kids stand up shoulder to shoulder with good adult literature, because good writing and good storytelling is just that, and has universal appeal. <br /><br />I visited your other blog - thank you for the invitation, but read it via my phone on the ferry to work this morning. I'll go back on my computer when I'm at home and look properly. Loved the concept of the art book you reviewed, so I would love to get my hands on a copy of that to have a further look.<br /><br />Dragon Mother was born in response to a particular newspaper article and then I hit a wall with how to deal with a multitude of possible family ramifications once I started soap-boxing, so it has sat there ever since waiting for me to start breathing fire! Watch out for it - eventually, I'll figure it out. The title is courtesy of my eldest son who, from the age of about 14, told people he was being brought up by a dragon...I'll leave it to your imagination to work out the potential tone of the blog!<br /><br />Cheers.Kazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883203750700550391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223421075357845155.post-50932954316607113892012-04-10T09:31:02.124-07:002012-04-10T09:31:02.124-07:00Greetings, Kaz. Found you on Kyusireader, and thou...Greetings, Kaz. Found you on Kyusireader, and thought I'd take a look. I'm glad I did, this is an interesting post. The Palio must be some kind of event, to be an annual local horserace in a small town that is somehow on radars all over the world. I myself became aware of it while reading Herman Wouk's Winds of War epic (pub. 1971), so it's been a world event for a long time.<br /><br />I enjoy children's literature myself, or more accurately, adolescent lit. I think that the sneaky pleasure I get is that it takes me back to those heady days of exploring a brand new world while at the same time having no particular worries about being cared for at the end of the day. Consider this your invitation to visit me at www.jackshideout.blogspot.com; I have just reviewed one of the greatest children's books I've ever seen, and you may want to put it on your reading list.<br /><br />Is your "Dragon Mother" blog going to launch soon? That title piques one's curiosity, and I'm pretty sure I'll check it out when it gets going. If it's not for me, then wifey will probably like it...Jack Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030471723776022615noreply@blogger.com