From: Megan Schliesman <schliesman>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 11:00:28 -0500

Thank you to all who shared some of their favorite summer stories in the first part of July.

It's time to turn our attention to the topic for the second part of the month:

**Old Stories, New Forms: It's always intriguing, and sometimes disturbing, to see how books are reconfigured and repakcaged to reach a new audience. Remember the /Little House/ board books and easy chapter books? /The Chronicles of Narnia/ picture books? Have you seen the graphic novel versions of /The Babysitters Club/, or /The Hardy Boys/ and /Nancy Drew/? What are your thoughts on board book editions of Caldecott winners or other previously issued picture books?

What are examples of reissues or repackaging or new approaches to a story or book that you have appreicated? And what are examples that you wish just never were?

Megan

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Megan Schliesman, Librarian
Cooperative Children's Book Center
School of Education, UW-Madison
600 N. Park St., Room 4290
Madison, WI  53706
ph: 608-262-9503
fax: 608-262-4933
schliesman at education.wisc.edu 

Received on Tue 18 Jul 2006 11:00:28 AM CDT