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[CCBC-Net] Picture books to movies

From: Amy Goldschlager <amyg>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:47:14 -0400

To say nothing of the Uncanny Valley effect. I wouldn't be able to watch that--the human figures are just too creepy!

Amy Goldschlager Freelance editor and reviewer

On Aug 13, 2009, at 11:13 AM, Linda Stanek wrote:

> How about The Polar Express? Such a sweet, calm, comforting book,
> turned into an action film. It didn't keep at all with the tone and
> quiet beauty of the book. Part of the beauty of picture books, I
> believe, is the tight text that tells just enough--and not too much.
> Dragging it out into 90 minutes seems simply unrealistic to me, at
> least in most cases.
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> Linda K. Stanek
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> The Pig and Miss Prudence
> ISBN-13: 978-1-59572-125-9
> Star Bright Books, 2007
> www.lindakstanek.com
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