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From: Megan Schliesman <Schliesman>
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 08:23:41 -0500
Thanks to those who corrected my faulty old memories of Ellen and who had the less-than-perfect dress. Somehow in my mind I (obviously) connected that event with the other so very human things about Ellen, but as Donna Freedman and Linda Sue Park pointed out, Ellen was so very human in her response to that incident as well--and it's the fact that the situation was in the book to begin with--this uneasy feeling among good friends--that ultimately holds my regard.
Thank you, too, to those who are sharing less-than-glowing memories of reading about Klickitat Street as children--your responses are just as important to our insights and understanding of how these books played with readers both years ago and continue to be read and appreciate--or not-- today. No book has universal appeal and there is always room for respectful differences of opinion on CCBC-Net.
Cassie mentioned Dear Mr. Henshaw and STrider as her Cleary favorites. We have yet to get into a discussion of these and other Cleary titles, including her autobiographical writing for children and young adults. While we continue to invite comments on Beezus, Ramona, Henry and Ellen, let's also begin to think about her other books, beginning with one that Cassie mentioned, Dear Mr. Henshaw. As a Newbery award-winner, this is a book that clearly has earned critical acclaim. What are your experiences as readers of this book, or as adults who have introduced it to children?
Megan
Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education UW-Madison 608&2?03 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
Received on Wed 09 Aug 2000 08:23:41 AM CDT
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 08:23:41 -0500
Thanks to those who corrected my faulty old memories of Ellen and who had the less-than-perfect dress. Somehow in my mind I (obviously) connected that event with the other so very human things about Ellen, but as Donna Freedman and Linda Sue Park pointed out, Ellen was so very human in her response to that incident as well--and it's the fact that the situation was in the book to begin with--this uneasy feeling among good friends--that ultimately holds my regard.
Thank you, too, to those who are sharing less-than-glowing memories of reading about Klickitat Street as children--your responses are just as important to our insights and understanding of how these books played with readers both years ago and continue to be read and appreciate--or not-- today. No book has universal appeal and there is always room for respectful differences of opinion on CCBC-Net.
Cassie mentioned Dear Mr. Henshaw and STrider as her Cleary favorites. We have yet to get into a discussion of these and other Cleary titles, including her autobiographical writing for children and young adults. While we continue to invite comments on Beezus, Ramona, Henry and Ellen, let's also begin to think about her other books, beginning with one that Cassie mentioned, Dear Mr. Henshaw. As a Newbery award-winner, this is a book that clearly has earned critical acclaim. What are your experiences as readers of this book, or as adults who have introduced it to children?
Megan
Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education UW-Madison 608&2?03 schliesman at education.wisc.edu
Received on Wed 09 Aug 2000 08:23:41 AM CDT
