tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post8503301517781721078..comments2024-02-17T09:53:06.168+00:00Comments on Notes from the Slushpile: 'Then Bella did something very kind' - Picture Book Words that MoveCandy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-78250478429197162442012-07-28T13:33:16.350+01:002012-07-28T13:33:16.350+01:00Totally agree with Maureen about that line! In fac...Totally agree with Maureen about that line! In fact the I am not a monster theme keeps cropping up in my own writing.Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-28412952788422855792012-07-28T10:29:54.283+01:002012-07-28T10:29:54.283+01:00Ah, that's so sad! And clever with the ending....Ah, that's so sad! And clever with the ending. I love the way pci books can be appreciated at different stages of life.Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-22037903170342798962012-07-28T10:27:18.846+01:002012-07-28T10:27:18.846+01:00Meant to say, have you read 'Bye, Bye Baby?...Meant to say, have you read 'Bye, Bye Baby?' by the Ahlbergs?Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-4106846997076697952012-07-28T10:24:57.689+01:002012-07-28T10:24:57.689+01:00Thanks, Amelia. I don't know that story but wi...Thanks, Amelia. I don't know that story but will look it out.Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-34263618845621654172012-07-28T10:23:29.572+01:002012-07-28T10:23:29.572+01:00I know what you mean although I felt so very sad r...I know what you mean although I felt so very sad reading this out loud. Kept wondering if I did that ignoring thing too much. Children just enjoyed it for what it was.Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-76725929672107560182012-07-27T17:52:18.934+01:002012-07-27T17:52:18.934+01:00"Her Mother's Face" by Roddy Doyle a..."Her Mother's Face" by Roddy Doyle and illustrated by Freya Blackwood. It's just so beautiful to look at, and I love how the girl struggles to remember what her mother looks like. As she grows up she sees her mother's face reflected in her own. I was very teary just thinking about my grandparents and trying to remember the sound of my grandpa's voice. He didn't talk much, so it's very faint, but it's still there.A. Colleen joneshttp://acolleenjones.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-56415904426641637082012-07-27T08:45:17.072+01:002012-07-27T08:45:17.072+01:00Lovely post. I loved The Maggie B by Irene Haas as...Lovely post. I loved The Maggie B by Irene Haas as a child which is a surreal story about a girl bringing up her little brother on a boat all on her own. Even as a child, I felt there was a sadness to this story although it was a 'wish-come-true' and when Margaret sings her brother to sleep, I always feel a little teary.Amelia Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084737088806570587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-41332171301977539622012-07-26T22:10:21.489+01:002012-07-26T22:10:21.489+01:00One line that has always stuck in my mind is from ...One line that has always stuck in my mind is from Not Now Bernard - But I'm a monster, said the monster. It may not tug on the heart strings as much as some others but I can still remember the first time I read it - I felt his confusion!Maureen Lynashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855138050232488108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-20449525560767492382012-07-26T20:07:14.235+01:002012-07-26T20:07:14.235+01:00you'll set everyone off, Jackie!you'll set everyone off, Jackie!Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-30837720958698117642012-07-26T19:15:05.917+01:002012-07-26T19:15:05.917+01:00I meant to say 'ALL of the work'I meant to say 'ALL of the work'Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-37210566387083567522012-07-26T16:26:56.762+01:002012-07-26T16:26:56.762+01:00I can't possibly read this! I'm crying to...I can't possibly read this! I'm crying too much! Could someone pass me a tissue?Jackie Marchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567038737470422449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-27725867000637278882012-07-26T11:31:15.974+01:002012-07-26T11:31:15.974+01:00I love your 'We Read' video - such an impo...I love your 'We Read' video - such an important film to see, I think. I'd forgotten The Happy Prince and THAT line. Waaaah indeed.Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-64498305222438631552012-07-26T11:28:36.894+01:002012-07-26T11:28:36.894+01:00thanks, Sally! Hope you enjoy a good weep!thanks, Sally! Hope you enjoy a good weep!Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-66828240005487013042012-07-26T11:12:10.833+01:002012-07-26T11:12:10.833+01:00I interviewed a bunch of kids about their favourit...I interviewed a bunch of kids about their favourite books and it was interesting that when they started reminiscing about the picture books that they loved when they were barely out of babyhood, they got quite emotional (watch the film <a href="http://www.candygourlay.com/2012/07/we-read-my-diy-documentary-of-what.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>). <br /><br />I so agree with you about Oscar Wilde - there's the Happy Prince as well! ""Bring me the two most precious things in the city," said God to one of His Angels; and the Angel brought Him the leaden heart and the dead bird." Waaaah!<br /><br />(Thanks for crediting me in this article, Addy, but you did most of the work!)Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-87770502575561389662012-07-26T09:57:46.881+01:002012-07-26T09:57:46.881+01:00What a lovely post Abby. Wonderful to read about s...What a lovely post Abby. Wonderful to read about such moving stories, and what they mean to people. Also great to find out about books that I've not heard of. I can feel a trip to my local book shop coming on.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759992873045228788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-43131383507639261712012-07-26T09:27:58.735+01:002012-07-26T09:27:58.735+01:00That scene in Tiger says so simply and unsentiment...That scene in Tiger says so simply and unsentimentally what it's like to be a child. I also like another book by Kathryn Cave and Nick Maland called, 'Friends'. I love this, "when you are lost, in the wood, in the wood, I will find you." Bravery and friendship in a lyrical line - love it.<br />Now, cheer up, Caroline!Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-58658123453470798342012-07-26T09:21:03.867+01:002012-07-26T09:21:03.867+01:00That's lovely, Clare. Sooo happy Debi's go...That's lovely, Clare. Sooo happy Debi's going to be at Winchester!Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-63079100067436016512012-07-26T09:19:26.670+01:002012-07-26T09:19:26.670+01:00Ah, yes! Thanks, Charlotte!Ah, yes! Thanks, Charlotte!Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-47527584517322470042012-07-26T09:09:45.590+01:002012-07-26T09:09:45.590+01:00Something Else by Kathryn Cave and Chris Ridell al...Something Else by Kathryn Cave and Chris Ridell always kills me with the line, 'You're not like us. You're something else'. And ditto the line from Dogger. I can almost burst into tears even thinking about Dogger!!! I also love, love, love the line from Tiger Who Came to tea about being in the cafe with all the lights outside..<br />*lies in corner and sobs for rest of day*Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-33423508912243914422012-07-26T08:25:12.327+01:002012-07-26T08:25:12.327+01:00Thanks, Addy. And Debi Gliori's 'No Matter...Thanks, Addy. And Debi Gliori's 'No Matter What' -the UK English non-board book edition. Interesting what Jane said about the US market being happier to have something tear-jerking. 'No Matter What' in the States has a massively toned down ending to remove all reference to death. If you know the book (in the English version), you'll know how crazy that is. The final couple of spreads are all about whether Large would still love Small when they're dead and gone... and the last line? 'Love, like starlight, never dies.' and what a treat -we've got Debi Gliori at the SCBWI Winchester Conference this year. Yay!Juliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-84025012498173250072012-07-26T07:00:15.423+01:002012-07-26T07:00:15.423+01:00Don't Let Go by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross al...Don't Let Go by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross always gets me! I have to steel myself to read it out loud.Charlottehttp://www.tinnedspaghetti.co.uknoreply@blogger.com