tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post5668728777350415200..comments2024-03-29T05:35:02.639-05:00Comments on You, Me, and a Cup of Tea: Children and Children's BooksLois Tinúvielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-4968086732600434112012-05-23T10:42:16.569-05:002012-05-23T10:42:16.569-05:00My parents actually had to pry us away from our bo...My parents actually had to pry us away from our books to get the rest of our school done. :)Lois https://www.blogger.com/profile/15077488526424790807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-9864381503968167392012-05-23T10:26:55.047-05:002012-05-23T10:26:55.047-05:00I agree, it's such a shame kids nowadays don&#...I agree, it's such a shame kids nowadays don't read these classic books (unless they are forced to for school). I'm so blessed having been raised in a home where reading was never a chore!<br /><br />EBethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-86072150750967566912012-05-22T17:46:36.485-05:002012-05-22T17:46:36.485-05:00Good point. I thought that could be the case.
I w...Good point. I thought that could be the case.<br />I was also surprised at how much "dark" fiction there was.<br />And it wasn't just Uncle Duane and my dad that grew up with Mad Scientist Club. :)Lois https://www.blogger.com/profile/15077488526424790807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-16913912760878798892012-05-22T17:41:52.091-05:002012-05-22T17:41:52.091-05:00Hmm....perhaps these books received less attention...Hmm....perhaps these books received less attention, because they can be found in most private libraries--considered a staple in any child's growing up years. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter Pan, Anne of Green Gables, Pippi Longstocking, and The Wind in the Willows would tend to be gifts for any reader's birthday, Christmas, etc. Also, books tend to be judged by their covers. Which is why volumes are often updated and reprinted, for their new audience. Book genres tend to change for age groups. When I was young, the hip book to read was Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. My taste ran more to Raggedy Anne--and they definitely did not get checked out much. Now, kids like darker fiction: Lemony Snickett, The Hidden, Hunger Games and the list goes on. As long as the books go to a good home, don't feel too bad. After all, both Uncle Duane and your dad grew up with Mad Scientist Club. I just recently saw it on the library shelf--after 30 years!!!Karen Voynoreply@blogger.com