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From: Wendy Lanehart <WLanehart>
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:51:59 -0500
I used to get very annoyed when movies did not live up to the book, but finally came to the acceptance that the movie and the book are two different things.
I'm curious if anyone else has had any comment over the upcoming release of The Golden Compass, re Phillip Pullman being an atheist and the series out to "corrupt" young minds? First, I got an email from a conservative neighbor with a link to an Internet site outlining the insidiousness of Pullman's novels! I simply didn't respond to it, although thought it might be fun to tell her we had a display at the library! We made a fantasy display of The Dark is Rising, His Dark Materials, and Spiderwick for the children's room. My boss said a woman the other day asked WHY we had The Golden Compass on display, commented that if Pullman was attacking any other religion, the book wouldn't be on display. I also had another patron who asked me about the book; I guess she'd gotten the e-mail and was curious. She put the book on hold.
Personally, I will probably see the movie because I am curious. I liked The Golden Compass but didn't enjoy the other two in the trilogy, in fact, I didn't finish the last one. I don't think they're really for children, but most young adults reading them wouldn't necessarily get the anti-religious allegory anyway.
Wendy Lanehart Children's Librarian Central Rappahannock Regional Library
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2. Sequels and Awards (pardon the cross-posting) (Monica Edinger)
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Message: 1 Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 12:28:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Lesley Colabucci <lcolabucci at yahoo.com> Subject: [CCBC-Net] Workshop in NYC To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Message-ID: <828833.37273.qm at web51402.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
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New York City has been an inspiration for some of the finest and most memorable children?s literature produced. This workshop will feature a celebration of New York City in children's literature. Audience members will have the opportunity to hear a dozen children?s authors and illustrators speak about New York City as a setting for their books and reflect on how living in New York has influenced their creative and professional lives. They will discuss and read from their works?both familiar and new?and will answer questions from the audience about living the writer?s and artist?s life in New York. Teachers and professors of children?s literature who attend this session will gain an insider?s view (from the perspective of author or illustrator) for sharing with their students books created by the following participants: Cari Best, Phil Bildner, Jessie Hartland, Emily Jenkins, William Low, Leonard Marcus, Roxie Munro, Christopher Myers, Robert Neubecker, Brian Selznick, Jordan Sonnenblick, and Dan Yaccarino. Anyone who loves children?s literature or loves New York City will love this workshop!
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Message: 2 Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 06:45:43 -0500 From: "Monica Edinger" <monicaedinger at gmail.com> Subject: [CCBC-Net] Sequels and Awards (pardon the cross-posting) To: Childlit <child_lit at email.rutgers.edu>, adbooks at yahoogroups.com,
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Jonathan Hunt's timely Horn Book article, "Epic Fantasy Meets Sequel Prejudice" (http://www.hbook.com/magazine/articles/2007/nov07_hunt.asp) inspired me to write a blog post on the issue ( http://medinger.wordpress.com/2007/11/03/thoughts-on-newbery-what-about-sequ els/) and an interesting conversation is now going on in the comments. Please come and join in!
Monica
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:51:59 -0500
I used to get very annoyed when movies did not live up to the book, but finally came to the acceptance that the movie and the book are two different things.
I'm curious if anyone else has had any comment over the upcoming release of The Golden Compass, re Phillip Pullman being an atheist and the series out to "corrupt" young minds? First, I got an email from a conservative neighbor with a link to an Internet site outlining the insidiousness of Pullman's novels! I simply didn't respond to it, although thought it might be fun to tell her we had a display at the library! We made a fantasy display of The Dark is Rising, His Dark Materials, and Spiderwick for the children's room. My boss said a woman the other day asked WHY we had The Golden Compass on display, commented that if Pullman was attacking any other religion, the book wouldn't be on display. I also had another patron who asked me about the book; I guess she'd gotten the e-mail and was curious. She put the book on hold.
Personally, I will probably see the movie because I am curious. I liked The Golden Compass but didn't enjoy the other two in the trilogy, in fact, I didn't finish the last one. I don't think they're really for children, but most young adults reading them wouldn't necessarily get the anti-religious allegory anyway.
Wendy Lanehart Children's Librarian Central Rappahannock Regional Library
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Today's Topics:
1. Workshop in NYC (Lesley Colabucci)
2. Sequels and Awards (pardon the cross-posting) (Monica Edinger)
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Message: 1 Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 12:28:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Lesley Colabucci <lcolabucci at yahoo.com> Subject: [CCBC-Net] Workshop in NYC To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Message-ID: <828833.37273.qm at web51402.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
PLEAE CONSIDERING ATTENDING NCTE FOR THIS EXCITING WORKSHOP FEATURING: Leonard Marcus (author) Roxie Munro (author/illustrator) Robert Neubecker (author/illustrator) William Low (author/illustrator) Emily Jenkins (author) Dan Yaccarino (author/illustrator) Phil Bildner (author) Cari Best (author) Christopher Myers (author/illustrator) Jessie Hartland (author/illustrator) Jordan Sonnenblick (author) Brian Selznick (author/illustrator)
Register: http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/annual/workshops
CLA 2007 Workshop Celebrating New York City in Children?s Literature
Description
New York City has been an inspiration for some of the finest and most memorable children?s literature produced. This workshop will feature a celebration of New York City in children's literature. Audience members will have the opportunity to hear a dozen children?s authors and illustrators speak about New York City as a setting for their books and reflect on how living in New York has influenced their creative and professional lives. They will discuss and read from their works?both familiar and new?and will answer questions from the audience about living the writer?s and artist?s life in New York. Teachers and professors of children?s literature who attend this session will gain an insider?s view (from the perspective of author or illustrator) for sharing with their students books created by the following participants: Cari Best, Phil Bildner, Jessie Hartland, Emily Jenkins, William Low, Leonard Marcus, Roxie Munro, Christopher Myers, Robert Neubecker, Brian Selznick, Jordan Sonnenblick, and Dan Yaccarino. Anyone who loves children?s literature or loves New York City will love this workshop!
Lesley Colabucci, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Elementary and Early Childhood Education Millersville University of Pennsylvania PO Box 1002 Millersville, PA 17551-0302
164 W. Cottage Avenue 206 Stayer Hall
(717) 871-5462 (fax)
(717) 871-5618 (office)
lesley.colabucci at millersville.edu
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Message: 2 Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 06:45:43 -0500 From: "Monica Edinger" <monicaedinger at gmail.com> Subject: [CCBC-Net] Sequels and Awards (pardon the cross-posting) To: Childlit <child_lit at email.rutgers.edu>, adbooks at yahoogroups.com,
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Jonathan Hunt's timely Horn Book article, "Epic Fantasy Meets Sequel Prejudice" (http://www.hbook.com/magazine/articles/2007/nov07_hunt.asp) inspired me to write a blog post on the issue ( http://medinger.wordpress.com/2007/11/03/thoughts-on-newbery-what-about-sequ els/) and an interesting conversation is now going on in the comments. Please come and join in!
Monica
-- Monica Edinger Newbery 2008 Chair Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts 2007 The Dalton School New York NY edinger at dalton.org monicaedinger at gmail.com my blog educating alice is at http://medinger.wordpress.com ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ CCBC-Net mailing list CCBC-Net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Visit this link to read archives or to unsubscribe... http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/ccbc-net End of CCBC-Net Digest, Vol 28, Issue 4 ***************************************Received on Wed 14 Nov 2007 12:51:59 PM CST
