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From: Nancy Silverrod <nsilverrod>
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:20:47 -0800
Some of my favorite books on manners which I remember from my own childhood and think are still a lot of fun are "What Do You Say, Dear?" and "What Do You Do, Dear?" by Sesyle Joslin, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, "No Fighting, No Biting," by Else Holmelund Minarik, also illustrated by Sendak.
Nancy Silverrod, Librarian San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA 94102-4733 415-557-4417 nsilverrod at sfpl.org
Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind. -James Russell Lowell, poet, editor, and diplomat (1819-1891) A closed mind is like a closed book: just a block of wood. -Chinese Proverb
-----Original Message----- From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Nancy Silverrod Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 12:35 PM To: Kathleen T. Horning; CCBC-NET Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Mind your manners!
SFPL is doing a three department exhibit on etiquette at the Main Library, starting April 1st. The main part of the exhibit, "Charm School," will feature items from our Schmulowitz Collection of Wit and Humor; my department is doing a display called "When in Rome...," on travel etiquette; and the children's department display is called "It's a Spoon, Not a Shovel," after the book of the same name.
The accompanying bibliography, featuring books for all ages, focuses on humor, history of etiquette, and the offbeat. We expect to have a lot of fun with this, and lots of requests for etiquette books.
Nancy Silverrod, Librarian San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA 94102-4733 415-557-4417 nsilverrod at sfpl.org
Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind. -James Russell Lowell, poet, editor, and diplomat (1819-1891)
A closed mind is like a closed book: just a block of wood. -Chinese Proverb
-----Original Message----- From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Kathleen T. Horning Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 12:23 PM To: CCBC-NET Subject: [CCBC-Net] Mind your manners!
One aspect of nostalgic books that we haven't yet addressed much was mentioned in Megan's original message introducing the topic. For some reason, there were about a dozen or so books in 2007 for children and teens dealing with manners. Some were original funny takes on manners, such as "Do unto Otters" by Laurie Keller, but most were good old-fashioned etiquette books, like the kind we had foisted on us in the
1950s and 1960s. (Anyone remember Goofus and Gallant from "Highlights" magazine?)
We've seen and etiquette book published every 5-10 years or so, but to see so many in one year was quite remarkable. I'm not sure what accounts for all these books coming out at the same time.
I'm curious: those of you who work in schools and libraries, have you been getting a lot of requests lately for etiquette books?
KT
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:20:47 -0800
Some of my favorite books on manners which I remember from my own childhood and think are still a lot of fun are "What Do You Say, Dear?" and "What Do You Do, Dear?" by Sesyle Joslin, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, "No Fighting, No Biting," by Else Holmelund Minarik, also illustrated by Sendak.
Nancy Silverrod, Librarian San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA 94102-4733 415-557-4417 nsilverrod at sfpl.org
Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind. -James Russell Lowell, poet, editor, and diplomat (1819-1891) A closed mind is like a closed book: just a block of wood. -Chinese Proverb
-----Original Message----- From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Nancy Silverrod Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 12:35 PM To: Kathleen T. Horning; CCBC-NET Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Mind your manners!
SFPL is doing a three department exhibit on etiquette at the Main Library, starting April 1st. The main part of the exhibit, "Charm School," will feature items from our Schmulowitz Collection of Wit and Humor; my department is doing a display called "When in Rome...," on travel etiquette; and the children's department display is called "It's a Spoon, Not a Shovel," after the book of the same name.
The accompanying bibliography, featuring books for all ages, focuses on humor, history of etiquette, and the offbeat. We expect to have a lot of fun with this, and lots of requests for etiquette books.
Nancy Silverrod, Librarian San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA 94102-4733 415-557-4417 nsilverrod at sfpl.org
Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind. -James Russell Lowell, poet, editor, and diplomat (1819-1891)
A closed mind is like a closed book: just a block of wood. -Chinese Proverb
-----Original Message----- From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Kathleen T. Horning Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 12:23 PM To: CCBC-NET Subject: [CCBC-Net] Mind your manners!
One aspect of nostalgic books that we haven't yet addressed much was mentioned in Megan's original message introducing the topic. For some reason, there were about a dozen or so books in 2007 for children and teens dealing with manners. Some were original funny takes on manners, such as "Do unto Otters" by Laurie Keller, but most were good old-fashioned etiquette books, like the kind we had foisted on us in the
1950s and 1960s. (Anyone remember Goofus and Gallant from "Highlights" magazine?)
We've seen and etiquette book published every 5-10 years or so, but to see so many in one year was quite remarkable. I'm not sure what accounts for all these books coming out at the same time.
I'm curious: those of you who work in schools and libraries, have you been getting a lot of requests lately for etiquette books?
KT
-- Kathleen T. Horning Director Cooperative Children's Book Center 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 N. Park St Madison, WI 53706 Phone: 608-263-3721 FAX: 608-262-4933 horning at education.wisc.edu http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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-netReceived on Fri 29 Feb 2008 03:20:47 PM CST
