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From: Kathryn Prestidge <kprestid>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 16:08:02 -0500 (CDT)
Your remarks about And Now Miguel prompted me to mention the other book by Joseph Krumgold which won a Newberry: Onion John. I recently read that for the first time and found it very intriguing with multiple layers of meaning. I thought of parallels and contrasts with modern stories of homelessness and social problems. Of course Onion John was not homeless, but the townsfolk attempt to "solve" his housing problem without regard to his desires should give the reader pause to reexamine the motives behind our good deeds. The development of the father-son relationship rings true to me also. Maybe others feel that this story is dated, but I think it deserves another look.
Kathy Prestidge Children's Librarian New London WI kprestid at owlsnet.owls.lib.wi.us
On Mon, 14 Jul 1997 HUMMINGRK at aol.com wrote:
Received on Mon 14 Jul 1997 04:08:02 PM CDT
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 16:08:02 -0500 (CDT)
Your remarks about And Now Miguel prompted me to mention the other book by Joseph Krumgold which won a Newberry: Onion John. I recently read that for the first time and found it very intriguing with multiple layers of meaning. I thought of parallels and contrasts with modern stories of homelessness and social problems. Of course Onion John was not homeless, but the townsfolk attempt to "solve" his housing problem without regard to his desires should give the reader pause to reexamine the motives behind our good deeds. The development of the father-son relationship rings true to me also. Maybe others feel that this story is dated, but I think it deserves another look.
Kathy Prestidge Children's Librarian New London WI kprestid at owlsnet.owls.lib.wi.us
On Mon, 14 Jul 1997 HUMMINGRK at aol.com wrote:
Received on Mon 14 Jul 1997 04:08:02 PM CDT
