tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37290344.post286897517659067631..comments2023-08-09T09:33:12.338-04:00Comments on Here's What I Don't Get: If there's any left, I buy food and clothes42pennieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06868809256190751948noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37290344.post-11447141314249120752009-10-08T18:36:22.230-04:002009-10-08T18:36:22.230-04:00Technically I AM still a kid, but definitely above...Technically I AM still a kid, but definitely above the age where picture books are read everyday. <br /><br />I don't have so much of a comment, as an observation. I've noticed it over my time in school, with both books and books-made-movies, like Peter Pan and 101 Dalmations (my favorite books ever).<br /><br />When your a little kid, they're awesome, for no reason past their very existence. Though, when you're older, suddenly they become childish and no one wants to touch them! (Like your 9yr old.) No, no, they NEVER watched the movie, and they have ABSOLUTELY NO interest in seeing them. Ever. But then you start realizing that, after years of wanting to just grow up and get to do what the adults can, that you're going to do that at the same pace no matter what. And they become cool again, you've read the book a million times and keep your own copy under your pillow.<br /><br />While I was never one for picture books, even when I was a really small kid, I do enjoy the simplicity of the language that can be found within some of them. A phrase that catches your eye for just a few seconds, but keeps a grip on your mind for hours. That's what I like about them.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901029005934732251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37290344.post-3489963935622254412009-05-17T08:13:00.000-04:002009-05-17T08:13:00.000-04:00I work in a preschool, and I have a five year old,...I work in a preschool, and I have a five year old, so children's books are something I still identify closely with.<br /><br />My favourite books when I was a kid were Dr Seuss books - the sillier, the better. On Beyond Zebra. Horton Hears a Who. The Cat in the Hat. One Fish, Two fish...because that one really makes no sense. <br /><br />"Love you forever" by Robert Munsch still makes me cry, even after twenty years - I first read it when I was pregnant with my oldest. And "the paper bag princess" by the same author.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07874329165667110488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37290344.post-23428884103325137672009-05-14T23:57:00.000-04:002009-05-14T23:57:00.000-04:00I have two: Dumpy LaRue (the pig who knew what he ...I have two: Dumpy LaRue (the pig who knew what he wanted to do), because he turns expectations on their heads and creates his own reality; and Sophia and the Heartmender, because everyone needs her/his heart mended from a world that ignores/abuses.Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09599063144898675936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37290344.post-76799083268788565252009-05-14T11:08:00.000-04:002009-05-14T11:08:00.000-04:00I am in love with Joelle Jolivet's books, esp Zoo-...I am in love with Joelle Jolivet's books, esp Zoo-ology and Almost Everything. The Boy likes them too...but Mommy likes them more. And while maybe not technically picture books, we all like Jan Brett's stuff.<br /><br />And sadly, our local library DOES have a policy that states you're not supposed to go into the children's section unless you have a real live child with you. I guess I understand why, but it's creepy and unenforced.HeidiLinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37290344.post-7362402190568218972009-05-14T10:07:00.000-04:002009-05-14T10:07:00.000-04:00I remember really liking the book Serendipity when...I remember really liking the book Serendipity when I was younger. My mother kept that whole series of picture books, so I have to visit her to see them again. <br /><br />I bought a picture book for a coworker, Blueberry Girl, and took a read before wrapping it up for the baby shower. It's most definitely not just for children and is full of emotion as Neil Gaiman's writing sometimes is.<br /><br />I will be visiting the children's books section once again the next time I feed the dragon (aka succumb to my book addiction).Aludrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204665422562753412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37290344.post-38564223800809541982009-05-14T07:59:00.000-04:002009-05-14T07:59:00.000-04:00I had a big stack of picture books even before I h...I had a big stack of picture books even before I had children. I claimed I used them to teach metaphor and such to the students I work with. Truth? I really enjoyed them myself. The Giving Tree is up there as my favorite book of all time.ConverseMommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964215682943025507noreply@blogger.com