tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39940093796622957392024-03-12T20:32:06.722-07:00GooGooGalleryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994009379662295739.post-41233911539906467422015-01-27T19:59:00.000-08:002015-01-27T20:05:25.546-08:00Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Original Manuscript By Lewis Carroll<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey Kiddos! October-December has been one huge rabbit hole for me! ((In a very good way)) I recently started my Graduate program. Having finished my Undergrad this past December, I am well on my way to TEACHING. YAY ME!!! So, in a way I feel as if I have fallen through one reality and landed in another. Now that it is sinking in bit, and I have gotten acclimated to some of the changes in my schedule, I am resuming my bookish habits. This means more posts! For starters, it is Lewis Carroll's birthday!<br />
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Alice's Adventures Underground<br />
Provided by: <a href="http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/alice/accessible/introduction.html" target="_blank">The British Library</a></td></tr>
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The <a href="http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/virtualbooks/viewmostviewed/index.html" target="_blank">British Library’s Online Gallery</a> has archived Carroll’s original
manuscript of <i>Alice’s Adventures Underground</i>, as the manuscript was first titled. <i>Alice’s
Adventures Underground</i> would go on to become <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i>,
published in 1865. The book catapulted Charles Lutwidge Dodgson's writing career, although he is better known
by his pen name <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Carroll" target="_blank">Lewis Carroll</a>, and he went on to write various woks featuring young Alice. If you wish to revisit my previous posts about Alice, click on the links below:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alice in Wonderland<br />
<a href="http://googoogallerykids.blogspot.com/2014/09/banned-book-alices-adventures-in.html" target="_blank">Lewis Carroll</a><span id="goog_1094753112"></span></td></tr>
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<a href="http://googoogallerykids.blogspot.com/2011/05/obscure-scan-sunday-alice-in-wonderland.html" target="_blank">Peter Pan Records 1971<span id="goog_1094753093"></span></a></td></tr>
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Visit with us next week as we celebrate <a href="http://www.childrensauthorsnetwork.com/caiw.htm" target="_blank">Children's Author and Illustrator Week</a>, beginning February 1st.<br />
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As always, thanks for reading along with me. Join us at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/googoogallerykids" target="_blank">Etsy</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Books-We-Grew-Up-With/142987382379967" target="_blank">FaceBook</a><span style="color: #775f45;"> </span>and <a href="http://vintagekidsbooks.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Tumblr</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994009379662295739.post-68926634190471019612014-10-17T16:23:00.000-07:002014-10-17T16:27:12.178-07:00The Day Snuffy Had the Sniffles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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By Linda Lee Maifair<br />
Illustrated by Tom Brannon<br />
1988</td></tr>
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NOT immune. This is our third day of sniffles so far and it is very taxing to
say the least. On the upside, we are both in cuddle-mode, which is always nice.
So while we break out the crayons and keep warm under our covers, I thought I
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has a case of the sniffles and, being a good friend, Big Bird is going to pay a
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Sesame Street friends. Each friend gives Snuffy a gift to help cheer him up. By
the end of the trip, Snuffy will be the proud owner of a cookie tin, with a few
cookie crumbs, a jar of sardine-and-saurkraut soup (from you know who), a bottle cap collection (again, you can only guess), a
few choice books, a box of tissues and a pint of half melted ice cream.</span></div>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeline" target="_blank">Madeline</a> has stolen our hearts for the past 75 years! 75
years of solid readership! Not bad for a picture book written in 1939.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/madelines-rescue-ludwig-bemelmans/1100753823?ean=9780140566512" target="_blank">Madeline’s Rescue </a>was our first introduction to the Madeline
Series, written and illustrated by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Bemelmans" target="_blank">Ludwig Bemelmans</a>. It was published in 1953 and is the second book in the Madeline Series
and won the Caldecott Medal for illustration. The familiar story begins once again with the addition of a new character--- Genevieve:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>In an old house in Paris
that was covered in vines</i><i> lived twelve little
girls in two straight lines.</i><i> They left the house at
half past nine</i><i> in two straight lines
in rain or shine.</i><i> The smallest one was
Madeline.</i><i> She was not afraid of
mice.</i><i> She loved winter,
snow, and ice.</i><i> To the tiger in the
zoo</i><i> Madeline just said, “Pooh
pooh!”…</i><i> And nobody knew so well</i><i> how to frighten Miss
Clavel---</i><i> until the day she
slipped and fell.</i></blockquote>
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new epilogue. Madeline finds herself again in need of a rescue, except this
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She causes Miss Clavel such grief as the girls fight over
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<i>“Lord Cucuface,” she
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noblest dog in France,<br /> </i><i>“You shall have your
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broken-hearted. Again sensing something was not right, Miss Clavel turned on
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We have a very dear connection to Madeline and our collection
of favorites now includes various titles, a beloved doll and quite a few
animated retellings of the books, which we have grown to love so much. It would
seem that Madeline was born from Bemelmans’s heart, straight into the hearts of
many and many more to come!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.academia.edu/1143799/Primal_Postcards_Madeline_as_a_Secret_Space_of_Ludwig_Bemelmans_Childhood" target="_blank">Bemelmans & Gazelle</a></td></tr>
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In an <a href="http://www.academia.edu/1143799/Primal_Postcards_Madeline_as_a_Secret_Space_of_Ludwig_Bemelmans_Childhood" target="_blank">essay</a> reliving his memories from birth to age six
entitled Swan Country, Bemelmans describes events that add a particular candid
undertone to the artwork and story behind his creation of Madeline. Bemelmans
was born in Austria in 1898 and spent his early days being cared for by a French
governess, whom he referred to as Gazelle, his pronunciation of mademoiselle. Bemelmans
recalls his father’s departure from his family, as well as the sudden loss of
Gazelle. In the photo on the right, he draws a picture of he and Gazelle sitting in a Gazebo covered in vines, much like the "old house in Paris" he describes in his books. He also calls to attention the stories of his mother, who would tell him
stories of when she grew up in a convent. It is an interesting and revealing read.</div>
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Hey Kiddos! We have a nice little post in store for you
today featuring BFFs <a href="http://peanuts.wikia.com/wiki/Woodstock" target="_blank">Woodstock</a> and <a href="http://peanuts.wikia.com/wiki/Snoopy" target="_blank">Snoopy</a>. I don’t know about you guys, but The
BOOG and I think Woodstock steals the show! The duo is a force to be reckoned
with in The BOOG’s Pick of the Week- It’s a Mystery Charlie Brown.<br />
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Woodstock and Snoopy as they solve the mystery of the disappearing nest. Snoopy
is hot on the trail, interrogating the usual suspects Charlie Brown, Lucy and
Linus and a very spry Peppermint Patty.<br />
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Broken-hearted, they return to the scene of the crime, Woodstock’s
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faithful assistant” to the school. They procure the nest and return it to its
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That’s when the real fun begins! The culprit behind the nest napping is none other than
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in her entire first grade career.” She demands justice! She demands restitution!<br />
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The objective party they find to settle the dispute between Sally and BFFs
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The Giving Tree celebrates 50 years in publication today, October 7th, 2014. It is among Silverstein's best known classics and has been interpreted a number of ways. Here is my interpretation of The Giving Tree originally posted in 2011.<br />
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I was introduced to Where the Sidewalk Ends at around the age of 8. It opened up a whole new world of literature for me. Poetry, especially silly poetry, was an outlet into another realm of expression. To tell you the truth I loved <a href="http://googoogallerykids.blogspot.com/2012/08/where-sidewalk-ends.html" target="_blank">Where the Sidewalk Ends</a> so much I had no idea Shel Silverstien wrote anything else. That is, until, while working at a big chain bookstore, I wandered into the children’s section and found a copy of The Giving Tree. I read the whole entire book on the spot and it actually got me all misty eyed.<br />
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The Giving Tree is a story about a connection between a little boy and a tree. The tree always grants the boy whatever he wants: branches on which to swing, shade in which to sit, apples to eat, branches with which the boy, eventually a man, builds a home. As the boy grows older he calls for further sacrifice of the tree. The tree, loving the boy very much, gives him anything he asks for. In the ultimate act of altruism, the tree permits the boy to cut her down to build a boat in which he can sail.<br />
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The boy leaves the tree, which is now, after all these years, merely a stump, only to return many years later, a very old man.<br />
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The boy may seem a bit selfish, but it is the tree's job to provide him with whatever he needs, isn't it?<br />
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I suppose this story speaks to me in a way it hadn’t that day at the bookstore, for I am now a mother to a beautiful little girl, and given the chance, would risk life and limb for her happiness. She in return will always find use for me, even if it’s just for a nice place to sit and rest awhile, to which, I will forever be obliged.</div>
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After a few bad apples, I was able to find an animated version of The Giving Tree narrated by Shel Silverstein. Enjoy!<br />
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<a href="http://googoogallerykids.blogspot.com/2012/08/where-sidewalk-ends.html" target="_blank">Where the Sidewalk Ends</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994009379662295739.post-44705433930786351322014-10-06T00:01:00.000-07:002014-10-06T00:16:14.733-07:00Mommy? by Maurice Sendak<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Art by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Sendak" target="_blank">Maurice Sendak</a><br />
Scenario by Arthur Yorinks<br />
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You have this ordinary looking little boy who appears to be lost in this
haunted mansion, searching for his mommy. In each spread there is spooky
monster trying to scare him, along with a depiction of the little boy getting
the best of each of them, until the very end when mommy and son are reunited.
There is this huge explosion of monsters at the end that pop out at the reader.
It’s Marvelous!<o:p></o:p><br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Reinhart" target="_blank">Mathew Reinhart</a> must be credited with bringing Sendak's illustrations to life. He is the paper engineering genius behind <i>Mommy?</i>,
and other favorites. Reinhart's resume includes work with fellow pop-up artist, and renowned paper engineer, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Sabuda" target="_blank">RobertSabuda</a>. The duo created pop-up classics such as <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wonderful-wizard-of-oz-l-frank-baum/1004442365?ean=9780689817519" target="_blank"><i>The Wonderful Wizard of OZ</i></a>, Tomie dePaola's <i>Brava Strega Nona!</i>. <a href="http://googoogallerykids.blogspot.com/2011/01/strega-nona.html" target="_blank">Here</a> is the original <i>Strega Nona</i> that won Mr. dePaola a Caldecott Honor, posted by yours truly, with some interesting info on the back story involved in its creation.<o:p></o:p><br />
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This morning I was inspired by an article in <b><a href="http://www.schoolartsdigital.com/i/147446/33" target="_blank">SchoolArts Magazine</a></b> that connected
children’s art projects with literature. No doubt it was its reference to <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Sendak" target="_blank">Maurice Sendak</a></b> that caught my eye.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As a student of teaching, I am currently enrolled in a class
that pairs literature with lesson plans and, considering my background in the
Arts, I am always interested in using art methodologies wherever possible when
creating my lesson plans. This is the sort of thing that makes me love what I do as a
future educator and mother. Even in the
early stages of literacy, with The Boog, we crafted alongside our favorite
picture books. (See our version of George Shrinks below)</div>
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George Shrinks by William Joyce<br />
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The instructor featured in the article, Silvia Huggler, an art teacher from New York, uses Maurice Sendak's <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_the_Wild_Things_Are" target="_blank">Where the Wild Things Are</a></b> as an
illustrative guide; in the process demonstrating the mastery of expression
through the elements of art. Students explore artistic freedom in their choices and build
a one of a kind unique monster. Organizations of space and color choices are
entirely up to their discretion. The instructor merely acts as a guide, giving
the students the tools to materialize their interpretations through artistic
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Using symbolism and ideas to convey meaning adds a developmental
element to the lesson as well, where students can reflect on their own personal
experiences in a dynamic way. The added bonus is that they also learn the basic
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Resources: <a href="http://www.schoolartsdigital.com/i/147446/33" target="_blank">SchoolArts Magazine</a>, November 2010, pg. 32-33<br />
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<span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">Written by Donna Base</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">Illustrated by <a href="http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Bruce_McNally">Bruce McNally</a></span><br />
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The Tale of the Dark Crystal is based on the movie <a href="http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal">The DarkCrystal </a>(1982) directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz.<br />
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The story takes place in a far away time on the Planet of
Thra, home to urSkeks, Gelflings and Pod People. (Stay with me, I know it seems
a bit confusing) Pretty much there were three races living in harmony, basking
in the glow of the Crystal. Every thousand years Thra’s three suns aligned with
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During one of these Conjuctions, the UrSkeks split into two
separate beings: The good and wise urRu and the evil Skeksis. It was the
Skeksis who gained control of the Crystal and everything went dark. The Crystal
cracked and darkness prevailed for the next 1,000 years.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As legend would have it, a gelfling would fix the Crystal by
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The illustrated version is no substitute for the film,
however, <a href="http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Bruce_McNally">Bruce McNally</a>, who was incidentally the VP of Art and Design for the
Jim Henson Company, does the film justice. It is a very general adaptation of
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book, which was based on <a href="http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Lewis_Carroll">Lewis Carroll’s poem The Pig-Tale</a>. One illustration in
particular shows a crocodile bathing in a Victorian era bathroom. This image
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purists won’t find this amusing but I love when art is transformed into pop
culture. It becomes art with a twist. The latest marriage between art and pop
culture, created by artist <a href="http://rodneypike.com/rembrandts-portrait-of-a-bean/" target="_blank">Rodney Pike</a>, features <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Bean" target="_blank">Mr. Bean</a>.</div>
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will fill you in. Mr Bean is a fictional character, portrayed by actor Rowan
Atkinson, made popular by the hit 1991 British series of the same name. There
were only 14 actual episodes of Mr Bean and every last one of them the Bean
stumbles upon everyday occurrences with the grace of a silent elephant. He is a
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Generally, the Bean rarely speaks, making Atkinson’s brand
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Lately, I have been following him on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MrBean?ref=br_rs" target="_blank">facebook</a>. If you do
not, I encourage you to do so. Here is his <a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkAGrHCLFmlK3H2kd6isipg" target="_blank">youtube</a> channel just in case you need a bit more coercing. He sparks a bit of humor in the most mundane of
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Photos courtesy of <a href="http://www.boredpanda.com/mr-bean-historic-portraits-rodney-pike/" target="_blank">Bored Panda</a> and <a href="http://rodneypike.com/" target="_blank">Rodney Pike</a></span></div>
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For more Art with a Twist visit my post featuring <a href="http://googoogallerykids.blogspot.com/2011/03/gallery-of-cats.html" target="_blank">The Cats Gallery of Art</a>:</div>
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“Anthony Browne? Eh, never heard of him.” That was my first thought the first time I laid eyes on this book. The cover caught me by surprise though. I mean, a boy holding a cube that looks like the sky. I would say that’s pretty surreal, wouldn’t you? So I bought it, brought it home and read it. Although the story didn’t really impress me all that much, some of illustrations in here are begging to be blown up and put on a wall.<br />
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Browne’s work has been referred to as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealism">surrealist</a>, it’s his belief that all children see life through surrealist eyes and because children are seeing the world for the first time, everything is exciting and fresh; taking on new meaning. The story is a bit nonsensical, but so are the illustrations and, I for one, think that’s a good thing! Sometimes reading is more fun that way!<br />
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By <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._A._Milne" target="_blank">A. A. Milne</a><br />
Illustrated by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._H._Shepard" target="_blank">Ernest H. Shepard</a><br />
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Sing Ho! For the Life of a Bear!<br />
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<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/winnie-the-pooh-a-a-milne/1100058360?ean=9780525444435" target="_blank">Winnie-the-Pooh</a> is part of a collection of stories written
by A. A. Milne featuring a boy, Christopher Robin, and his group of animal
friends, Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Rabbit, Owl, Kanga and Little Roo, and Eeyore.
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Since Disney purchased the rights to Milne’s classic Winnie-the-Pooh
in the 1960s, many of us grew up watching Winnie-the-Pooh and have
witnessed spin offs such as The Tigger Movie, Piglet’s Big Movie (The Boog’s
Fave!), and the Heffalump Movie. However, it still receives harsh criticisms.<br />
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Alice in Wonderland, Winnie-the-Pooh has been criticized for its
characterization of talking animals alongside human counterparts. Aside from any
controversy, religious or otherwise, it remains a classic in Children’s literature.
It speaks to the inner child in all of us.<br />
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his young son, aptly named Christopher Robin. In fact, much of the book is
narrated by Milne and Christopher Robin. What was once simply “Teddy Bear” in 1924’s When We Were
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The legacy of Pooh has even created a sort of culture among
literature enthusiasts emerging into a material culture referred to as
Poohology. It is widely discussed and
critiqued for its psychoanalytic properties, much like Where the Wild Things
are, because it deals with the inner voice of a child. Poohology was spawned by
the development of child analysis in the 1920s and refers to the use of Pooh as
a vehicle for psychoanalysis and critical theory. In fact many books lend
themselves to psychological discourse, which may lead to critics challenging
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Source: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/freud-in-oz-kenneth-b-kidd/1102642616?ean=9780816675821" target="_blank">Freud in Oz</a> by Kenneth B. Kidd, 2011<o:p></o:p><br />
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By <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Carroll" target="_blank">Lewis Carroll</a><br />
Illustrations by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tenniel" target="_blank">John Tenniel</a><br />
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Originally banned in china because of the humanistic
portrayal of some of the animal characters, namely their being able to talk and
more recently challenged in the 1960’s in relation to the drug culture of that
time, Carroll’s story of Alice has been met with trepidation. Still, it’s a
fine example of fantasy in children’s literature.</div>
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Honestly, most of the underlying themes are way above
children’s heads in the first place, which is what makes reading Carroll’s work
so transformative. It can relate to many age groups, from it’s inception into Disney
culture, all the way to the hearts of grownups who have come to rely on the
symbolism interwoven within the story. It can be looked at through many lenses,
one being a coming of age story in which Alice undergoes immense physical and
mental changes, or a reminder of our ever present mortality. Mostly, it is just
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Nothing against Sir John Tenniel however, an interesting marriage of literature and illustration rests in the hands of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD" target="_blank">Salvador Dali </a>who, in 1969, released 12 illustrations for the Annotated Alice. Digital versions of the images can be viewed online via the <a href="http://www.williambennettmodern.com/artists/dali/portfolios/alice.php" target="_blank">William Bennett Gallery</a>. </div>
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<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/where-the-wild-things-are-maurice-sendak/1100059236?ean=9780060254926" target="_blank">Where the Wild Things Are</a><br />
By <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/maurice-sendak/about-maurice-sendak/701/" target="_blank">Maurice Sendak</a><br />
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<i>Where the Wild Things Are </i>is a story about a child coming to
grips with his emotions. Max is truly a terror and is punished for being so.
Alone in his room, Max creates an alternate reality complete with tumultuous
seas, sharp toothed monstrous Wild Things and deep dark forests. In this
reality Max is King and enjoys romping around creating chaos, that is until he
craves the comforts of home. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Where the Wild Things Are</i> is hailed as a psychological masterpiece
in its delivery of an angry young boy and his outrageous imagination; exploring
the realm of dangerous possibilities in the comfort and safety of his own home. It
was different than any other picture book written during this time simply
because Sendak was concerned with the honest emotional lives of the children he
was writing for. Again, much like <a href="http://googoogallerykids.blogspot.com/2014/09/banned-book-light-in-attic-by-shel.html" target="_blank">Silverstein</a>, he was creating a world
authenticated by his own interpretations of childhood emotion. <o:p></o:p></div>
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According to the Rolling Stone Magazine (<a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/1976-rolling-stone-covers-20040511/rs-229-maurice-sendaks-wild-things-e302-81402513" target="_blank">issue #229, 1976</a>),
psychologist and writer Bruno Bettelheim warned parents not to purchase Sendak’s
<i>Where the Wild Things Are </i>because, “… Little Max’s dreamlike foray into the
world of monsters would scare children, and that Max’s rebellion against adult
authority was psychologically harmful.” It was subsequently banned heavily in
the Southern States and numerous libraries nationwide in the first year of its
release. This did not stop the book from selling millions of copies and earning Sendak a Caldecott Medal for his work.</div>
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Perhaps Sendak’s rebuttle came in the form of his acceptance
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">“ [There are] games children must conjure up to combat an
awful fact of childhood: the fact of their vulnerability to fear, anger, hate,
frustration--- all the emotions that are an ordinary part of their lives and
that they can perceive only as ungovernable and dangerous forces. To master
these forces, children turn to fantasy: that imagined world where disturbing emotional
solutions are solved to their satisfaction. Through fantasy, Max, the hero of
my book, discharges his anger against his mother, and returns to the real world
sleepy, hungry and at peace with himself…. <b>It is through fantasy that children achieve
catharsis.</b> It is the best means they have for taming Wild Things. It is my involvement
with this inescapable fact of childhood --- the awful vulnerability of children
and their struggle to make themselves King of all Wild Things--- That gives my
work whatever truth and passion it may have.”</span></i></blockquote>
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Sendak’s creative visions, truth and passion have changed the picturebook world forever. It is still a much beloved tale enjoyed by many children and, because of it's sincerity, remains as relevant in our contemporary world of today as it was when it was first published. I believe it will remain so indefinitely.<o:p></o:p></div>
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By<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shel_Silverstein" target="_blank"> Shel Silverstein</a><br />
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Many of Silverstein’s books have been banned quite
frequently. Along with A Light in the Attic, number 51 on the American Library
Association’s <a href="http://www.ala.org/bbooks/100-most-frequently-challenged-books-1990%E2%80%931999" target="_blank">list of 100 most frequently challenged books: 1990–1999</a>, are two
other Silverstein classics, <a href="http://googoogallerykids.blogspot.com/2011/01/giving-tree.html" target="_blank">The Giving Tree</a> and <a href="http://googoogallerykids.blogspot.com/2012/08/where-sidewalk-ends.html" target="_blank">Where the Sidewalk Ends</a>. These
are books most of us are familiar with and yet they were all challenged at one
time or another because of controversy surrounding some of their content. So
why has Silverstein’s work been challenged so often?<o:p></o:p></div>
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The power of children’s literature for kids is that it is
regarded as a safe place to venture out and discover more about themselves. That
being said, parents and teachers do have the right to protect children from
outside influences that they deem inappropriate. I am being completely honest
in saying that some of the subject matter in Silverstein’s work includes
thoughts about death and some mention of supernatural themes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Granted, Silverstein has a very dry and somewhat morbid view
of childhood, this happens to be what I like most about his illustrations and
poems. He writes unabashedly about childhood outside of the realm of possibility;
trying to figure his way around the question “What if?” His work is whimsical, humorous
and unapologetically humanizing. He persuades his readers to open themselves up
to the dubiousness of reality and what is considered strange and unusual. He uses
familiar settings and typical characters children can relate to in order to
transition children from the realistic world, to the world he has created.
Again, it is his perspective and his truth about the world that makes his work
so vivid and authentic.<o:p></o:p></div>
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All of this may sound romantic, but it is a formula for
successful children’s literature that makes his work so profound. He has sold
millions of copies of his work and is revered by many to be one of the most
prolific children’s book authors of his time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Choose to read him or choose to shun his work. That is up to
a matter of individual preference. I adore his work and choose to share it with
those who do as well.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://googoogallerykids.blogspot.com/2012/08/where-sidewalk-ends.html" target="_blank">Where the Sidewalk Ends</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994009379662295739.post-20280881818160055662014-09-22T14:04:00.002-07:002014-09-27T14:19:26.912-07:00Banned Books Week September 21-27<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It’s Banned Books Week this week, all the way through
September 27<sup>th</sup>. Libraries,
bookstores, and classrooms around the country celebrate the freedom to read
through elaborate displays and fun events. Books that have been challenged or
banned both in the U.S and around the world will receive recognition this week.
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Book banning and censorship is still prevalent in parts of
the United States, as well as around the world. It is important to get the word
out and create awareness because people should have the freedom to choose or
express their opinions, even if those opinions are not shared by others. They
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So in honor of Banned Book Week I will be showcasing some of
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<a href="http://googoogallerykids.blogspot.com/2014/09/banned-book-light-in-attic-by-shel.html" target="_blank">A Light in the Attic</a><br />
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<a href="http://googoogallerykids.blogspot.com/2014/09/banned-book-where-wild-things-are.html" target="_blank">Where the Wild Things Are</a><br />
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banned books week visit the American Library Association at <a href="http://ala.org/">ala.org</a> or the
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Written by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Langstaff" target="_blank">John Langstaff</a><br />
Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky<br />
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Hey Kiddos! The Boog and I are up to our ears in nature books and I thought I would share one of her Faves. I have posted on this book before. It's always a big hit with the kids, especially since it is sung instead of read. My last post only touched on the book briefly and there was some interest as to the lyrics and music by a few readers. It always makes me smile to know that my readers have a connection with the material I post. That being said, I would like to share a bit more than just the cover. The pictures are double spreads so I decided to take pictures instead of scan them. Musical notations included in the closing photo.<br />
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<a href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/" target="_blank">National Geographic</a><br />
By Ronald M. Fisher<br />
Photographs by Gordon W. Gahan<br />
Illustrations by Tony Chen<br />
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The Boog loves BUGS! We have an extensive library on the
subjects of bugs/insects/nature. Natural Science has encompassed our daily lives
since she was about 4 years old. This is probably very common in little ones, as
they have such healthy appetites for knowledge. What she loves more than
anything though are realistic picture books. Informational picture books are at
the heart of our collection right now. Stories where children interact with
other children are especially gobbled up with enthusiasm.<br />
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This book in particular has the best of both worlds. We get
to follow young Harley and Joan on a forest adventure.<br />
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<i>Inspecting a dead log in the forest</i></div>
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<i>"A dead log in the forest is like an apartment house. Creatures of all kinds move in. Some live under it. Some live in it. Some dig tunnels in the ground below it... In many years the log will be gone. The plants and animals that feed on the log help to change it into soil."</i></blockquote>
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<i>"The children find some leafy ferns growing in shady parts of the forest. Poison Ivy can grow in shady spots too. The children are careful not to touch it. The oil in the plant can give them a very bad rash and blisters."</i></div>
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The endpapers in this book are amazingly illustrated by Tony Chen. Have a look!</div>
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TMNT- Case of the Killer Pizzas<o:p></o:p></div>
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Written by Douglas Booth</div>
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1988<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a gang of anthropomorphic
turtles, named after Renaissance artists, and well trained in the art of Ninjutsu,
which they learned from their anthropomorphic rat sensei Splinter. They live in
the sewers of New York, kick major butt, and enjoy eating Pizza while defending
the citizens of New York from evil overlords Krang and Shredder. There were
many hours of my youth spent sitting in front of the tube, eating sugar clumps
in milk, watching Saturday morning cartoons. Not very productive, not to
mention probably not so healthy, but that was the 80s world I grew up in.
Things are much different these days…. But I still have a love for the turtles.</div>
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That is why, as of late, I have been trolling all of ebay and etsy, picking things up here and there. Turtle lunch boxes, vhs, action figures and trapper keepers. Some of them are actually a decent price, and some are severely over priced. (<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Some totally rad items listed below</b>.</span>)<br />
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The other day I picked up a TMNT vhs tape circa 1988. I know
I usually post about books and such, but today I have turtle fever. I have, for
your viewing pleasure, compiled a little taste of TMNT Awesomeness: Case of the
Killer Pizzas, snapped from the comforts of my living room. </div>
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So, these bad dudes take it upon themselves to poison the
Turtles with what appear to be tiny little meatballs, only they happen to house
little tiny creatures inside. You with me so far?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now, in order to entice the Turtles to eat the imposter
meatballs, Krang assigns Shredder and Baxter with the task of enticing them
with a Free Pizza Bakeoff. Of course they can’t resist and find themselves face
to face with the Shredder.</div>
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He gets a little pie in the eye while in the meantime the
Turtles gift their pizza to a Miss April O’neil- Reporter extraordinaire, and
Irma. The other was accidentally intercepted by the pizza boy who delivers it
to a couple of snot nosed kids.</div>
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The creatures hatch in the microwave while the pizza is
being reheated. (Again, it is the 80’s so it appears that reheating pizza in
the microwave was not only acceptable, but common practice.)</div>
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The Turtles chase these creatures into the sewer, intercept
the remote from evil doers Shredder and Baxter, and arrive home in time to
enjoy some pizza that may or may not have been laced with the leftover
meatballs containing the horrid meatball creatures. </div>
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Everyone has a laugh. The
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On a side note, I always wanted to be an April. It's like the classic Betty vs. Veronica.... I am in reality an Irma. See Irma, looking around the corner there? That's me, well, minus the yearning for romance and creepy glare. </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Now here are those "totally rad" items I promised. </span></h2>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/194518226/a-retro-80s-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles?ref=exp_listing" target="_blank">Bebop action figurewith accessories</a></h4>
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<i>“This Book is all about you.</i><br />
<i>We wrote it because we thought you’d like to know exactly
where you came from, and how it all happened.”</i></blockquote>
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A good old fashioned birds and bees book. I picked this up because it looked familiar
to me, as I witnessed the animated version (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Where-Did-I-Come-From/dp/B000BITVGU" target="_blank">here</a>) of the book on vhs at the ripe age
of 8. My sister and I would giggle during the bath tub scene and share crooked
glances at one another during some of the more preposterous parts. Some of the
key elements in the book were changed around a bit for the animated version,
which <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005177/" target="_blank">Howie Mandel</a> narrated.</div>
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there are others that might be more accurate in their portrayal of human
anatomy, but this is the only one I came across that brings a light hearted
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<i>“There. Now you know where you came from.</i><br />
<i>You may think it sounds like a lot of hard work for such a
little person. But there’s a very good reason why your mother and father went
through it all.</i><br />
<i>And if you want to know what that reason is, just take a
look in the mirror.”</i></blockquote>
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With that I leave with this poem I recently stumbled upon from <a href="http://www.roalddahl.com/" target="_blank">Roald Dahl's</a> version of Little Red Riding Hood. The poem can be found in his ghastly collection of classics "<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/revolting-rhymes-roald-dahl/1102049152?ean=9780142414828" target="_blank">Revolting Rhymes</a>."<br />
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The best Concept books ever are written and illustrated by Richard Scarry. His Busytown series is amazing for both knowledge and comprehension. <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/toys-games-richard-scarry-busy-town/19801409?cm_mmc=googlepla-_-toysgames_10to25-_-q000000633-_-810558010174&cm_mmca2=pla&ean=810558010174&isbn=810558010174&r=1" target="_blank">The Busytown board game</a> takes all of those concepts and puts them into one clever Eye Found It! game. While playing this game you’re working on numerical understanding, vocabulary and deductive reasoning skills (since part of the game is finding objects hidden within the board). The game Clue is much the same and offers the same benefit, but I doubt it would keep my 6 year old’s attention; nor did Candy Land for that matter. This game, on the other hand, kept her engaged for quite a bit.
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The object of the game is to get your pieces to the end of the board before the pigs eat all the food at the picnic. You spin the spinner and can advance in one of two ways. You can move forward the numerical amount listed, or, if you land on the goldbug symbol, you can draw up a card. The card has an object that you must find in a timely fashion, allotted by a sand timer. Then you may advance the numerical value set forth by however many objects you are able to find within the board. If you spin a pig symbol, the pigs get to eat one of the food items at the picnic. Those are the rules, but The Boog and I always see room for improvement and almost always will end up playing a second time making the rules up as we go along. Sometimes the Hubby will get in on the Busytown madness and voila!, family time is created.<br />
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I have written about Richard Scarry quite extensively in the past (<a href="http://googoogallerykids.blogspot.com/search/label/Richard%20Scarry" target="_blank">here</a>) and I am quite a fan. Not too long ago I sold a Look and Learn Boxed set (<a href="http://googoogallerykids.blogspot.com/2011/07/look-and-learn-library-richard-scarry.html" target="_blank">here</a>) to pay for The Boog’s summer camp program a couple years back. Although I miss it immensely, and hope it found a great home, I do have many of his titles that remain in print. They seem to have redesigned some of the images and changed a few characters, but The Boog is none the wiser. I don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing, but Richard Scarry remains one my favorite illustrators to date.<br />
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You will need a lot of floor space since this game is set up like a puzzle of sorts and is a bit on the loooooong side. :)<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Gorey">Edward Gorey</a>1963 <br />
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<strong>Edward St. John Gorey</strong> (February 22, 1925 – April 15, 2000) was an American writer and artist noted for his illustrated books. Today would have been his 88th birthday so I thought I would share a post from a while back featuring his Gashlycrumb Tinies. (my most fave of all that is Gorey)<br />
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I have fond memories of this book but for some reason I was reluctant to make a post about it. Maybe because it is so, um, well, it’s so, Gorey. (Pun definitely intended) It’s one of those guilty pleasure books. You know the kind, the sort of book that you don’t really like to admit liking unless you find someone who admits they like it first. For me Edward Gorey books fall under that category simply because they are a bit macabre and also because I have come to realize you either get his work or you don’t. It’s hard to explain his books, this one in particular, to a person who has never picked one up but if you had to the explanation would go something like this:<br />
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“In The Gashlycrumb Tinies, Gorey tells the tale of 26 children (each representing a letter of the alphabet) ………….. and their very untimely, sometimes ghastly, surprisingly awful deaths ….. oh, and did I mention the book is told in rhyming couplets?”<br />
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The response to this explanation may be a look of bewilderment or amazement. Granted The Gashlycrumb Tinies is not a conventional alphabet book but it delivers a hilarious journey into the macabre while at least delivering some educational significance. One can see the paradox of Gorey’s work as being intriguing yet morose, hence the category “guilty pleasure”. Should you like seeing illustrations of children in peril? Probably not, but Gorey brings a whimsy to it that makes it palatable. Maybe it’s the Edwardian feel of the text and the dark crosshatch renderings of the hapless brood, whatever it is, I am a fan, and if you’re not faint of heart, perhaps you will be too.<br />
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by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_M._Schulz" target="_blank">Charles M. Schulz</a><br />
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Happy Day Kiddos! I don't know how most of you are feeling this Holiday Season. I have heard mixed reviews about the whole <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCzSYryVUy8" target="_blank">Octonovemcember</a> thing. Plenty of people were complaining about how the push for the holidays started way too early. I do know that our family is getting into the holiday spirit and have since The Boog's 5th birthday in October. Favorite Ornaments have made their way on to the tree and The Boog and I have made paper chains to cover our entire living room! Another holiday staple of ours, and I'm sure many will agree, is Charlie Brown. I always buy a Peanuts book whenever I see one. This one, in particular, has been in my collection for a few years now and I have just never gotten around to posting about it. <br />
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Hearing about those partridges and pear trees until you're ready to lose your mind.</div>
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Going over the hills and through the woods to grandmother's house</div>
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When you hug your little brother.</div>
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Another box of candied fruit from your Aunt Agnes in California.</div>
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A box of tree ornaments that have become part of the family.</div>
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There are a few people I know who are big fans of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059026/" target="_blank">A Charlie Brown's Christmas</a> so I decided to knit each of them a very special ornament.....</div>
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This is a picture of the one I made for our tree. One down 3 more to go!</div>
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