tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post116148767262127769..comments2023-11-03T09:09:32.113-04:00Comments on Behind the Stove: "Everyone knows that a soul is the same size as a beach ball." - Coraline Jones, CoralineBabelBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00467487618830618571noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1161612283550179052006-10-23T10:04:00.000-04:002006-10-23T10:04:00.000-04:00Did not like the Tale of Desperaux at all. It seem...Did not like the <I>Tale of Desperaux</I> at all. It seemed simpering. But in terms of creepy stuff for kids--how about the Acorn library of <I>Chicken Soup with Rice</I>, <I>One was Johnny</I> and <I>Pierre</I>? I knew them as songs on Carole King's soundtrack of <I>Really Rosie</I>, but a child that gets eaten by a lion because he doesn't care? Sendak is a genius, as far as I'm concerned. And marrying Max, hmmm--it never occured to me. But what a great idea!Sarah Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251034210962259082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1161607653180603902006-10-23T08:47:00.000-04:002006-10-23T08:47:00.000-04:00How about Dino Buzzati's "The Bears' Famous Invasi...How about Dino Buzzati's "The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily"? Murder and intrigue--all kinds of cool stuff. And the illustrations are great! It's one of my Frindle-hating boy's favorites.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03753481035768736548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1161574026471855052006-10-22T23:27:00.000-04:002006-10-22T23:27:00.000-04:00I loved Where The Wild Things Are and A Wrinkle In...I loved Where The Wild Things Are and A Wrinkle In Time - still do. I didn't find them scary at all, which is odd because I was afraid of EVERYTHING when I was little. <BR/><BR/>I also loved the Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales. I was so disappointed when I bought a book of them for O and all the endings had been made happy clappy. Pissed me right off and I got rid of the book.Major Bedheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17669161302510096751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1161567057502400322006-10-22T21:30:00.000-04:002006-10-22T21:30:00.000-04:00My daughter loved The Tale of Despereaux. I'm tryi...My daughter loved The Tale of Despereaux. I'm trying to get her to read Coraline right now but she doesn't want to -- probably because I want her too. And Cinderellas is not Cinderella without those toes and heels -- you're totally right. I kept looking for that to happen in the movie because that's how I knew the story.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066257241391122732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1161566593407640852006-10-22T21:23:00.000-04:002006-10-22T21:23:00.000-04:00I grew up on a steady diet of the real Grimm. Cin...I grew up on a steady diet of the real Grimm. Cinderella isn't Cinderella without those bloody toes & heels.<BR/><BR/>I would add The Giver to your slightly creepy list. And with such an ambiguous ending? It's delicious.<BR/><BR/>IT freaked me out, too. But that didn't stop me from devouring the rest of L'Engle's books. <BR/><BR/>Have you read The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane? Or The Tale of Despereaux? Much better than Winn-Dixie, in my opinion - maybe because they embrace more of the dark, scary side of things as well as the light. I've read reviews of Edward saying it's too disturbing for kids. Whatever.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563414055936087654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1161557571303771732006-10-22T18:52:00.000-04:002006-10-22T18:52:00.000-04:00Isn't he amazingly cute? AND he can write. I love ...Isn't he amazingly cute? AND he can write. I love creepy children's stories. I always hated the Disneyfied versions of fairytales that we were shown. Those weren't the same stories I read.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066257241391122732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1161549649893331042006-10-22T16:40:00.000-04:002006-10-22T16:40:00.000-04:00Well, I don't know why they've been discarded from...Well, I don't know why they've been discarded from every libary I've been in. Hard to find. Would be nice if they were republished! Wonder what's involved . . .tut-tuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713003038275525797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1161546780840058052006-10-22T15:53:00.000-04:002006-10-22T15:53:00.000-04:00I still have my cop of Edie on the Warpath! Wow. I...I still have my cop of Edie on the Warpath! Wow. I had forgotten about those.BabelBabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467487618830618571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1161546500163576182006-10-22T15:48:00.000-04:002006-10-22T15:48:00.000-04:00Does anyone remember the E.C. Spykman books--Terri...Does anyone remember the E.C. Spykman books--Terrible, Horrible Edie; A Lemon and a Star, The Wild Angels, Edie on the Warpath? They are/were about the Cares family, and Im sure were autobiographical to a great extent.tut-tuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713003038275525797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1161539041659829912006-10-22T13:44:00.000-04:002006-10-22T13:44:00.000-04:00I'm sure you all read Neil's blog. I think he's li...I'm sure you all read Neil's blog. I think he's like that character on "Seinfeld" where in some lights he looks terribly handsome and in others, a bit disappointing. <BR/><BR/>I am so with you on Bellairs, Gorey, L'Engle, Pullman...<BR/><BR/>I'm afraid my children will be unhealthily steeped in the gothic aesthetic.sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02897322022631264150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1161533362544322772006-10-22T12:09:00.000-04:002006-10-22T12:09:00.000-04:00I know, where did the rain come from? The sun was ...I know, where did the rain come from? The sun was beaming down not two minutes ago.<BR/><BR/>I stupidly did not pre-screen Nemo - I have seen the whole movie now but I had to turn it off right quick after Nemo's mom was eaten, because Primo was freaked. You'd think Bambi would have clued me in, but nooooo....<BR/><BR/>Badge - I was about ten, I guess. It was that brain thing, It? Totally creeped me out. <BR/><BR/>LC - I just want to be friends with Neil. Chat, email, go out with you and him for drinks, you know...And look at him alot : ) Although, as usual, it's the smarts that really get me going...BabelBabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467487618830618571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1161531881968137972006-10-22T11:44:00.000-04:002006-10-22T11:44:00.000-04:00And somehow all I can think of is me watching the ...And somehow all I can think of is me watching the first 15 minutes of Finding Nemo (you'd think the title would clue me in) and walking out because first they killed the mom and then they lost the kid. (I still haven't watched it through.)<BR/><BR/>I liked Coraline but thought parts of it were implausible. A few more edits to get the story to line up would have helped me. <BR/><BR/>I couldn't read WIT for seven years after my seventh grade teacher made us write sentences using the vocabulary. <BR/><BR/>My mother, the K-2 teacher, argues against censorship this way: kids need something to name their fears. They need 'The Z was Zapped.' (Chris Van Allsburg) <BR/><BR/>As a children's librarian, I'm biased, but I think kids have the better end of the stick when it comes to literature. Adults can be so...stuck in the mud. As are their books, often. <BR/><BR/>I loved this post. And would you believe it, it has just started to rain???? (apropos to nothing.)Sarah Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251034210962259082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1161495513455502942006-10-22T01:38:00.000-04:002006-10-22T01:38:00.000-04:00I didn't realize that Sendak had more books than W...I didn't realize that Sendak had more books than <I>Where the Wild Things Are</I>. I'll have to look for them when I am next buying books for kids.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01697991569215235051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1161492181166254232006-10-22T00:43:00.000-04:002006-10-22T00:43:00.000-04:00A Wrinkle In Time gave you nightmares? For real? H...<I>A Wrinkle In Time</I> gave you nightmares? For real? How old were you when you read it?<BR/><BR/>I think <I>In The Night Kitchen</I> is ten times scarier than <I>Where the Wild Things Are</I>.<BR/><BR/>My perseverating boy and bipolar girl can't handle scary. Like AT ALL. Sigh.Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08612452005428621885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1161491985292295942006-10-22T00:39:00.000-04:002006-10-22T00:39:00.000-04:00I KNEW you'd find Neil hot. But hands off, he's MI...I KNEW you'd find Neil hot. But hands off, he's MINE.<BR/>(Are we just going to keep parallel reading books from now on? In that case, I'll have to read Theft too!)<BR/>Totally agree about the scary/wonderful kids' books. Have you read any Joan Aiken? Her childrens' books (Black hearts in Battersea, A touch of chill, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase) are wonderfully dark, and used to scare the hell out of me as a child.lazy cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756448890246596503noreply@blogger.com