tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909153872040602043.post5770324495095444651..comments2023-09-26T04:28:30.328-07:00Comments on Nessa Dee: Favorite Children's Books of 2016Nessa Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01469958684440537842noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909153872040602043.post-74310213962027041892016-10-07T10:49:45.841-07:002016-10-07T10:49:45.841-07:00This was a great read, my kids and I both liked th...This was a great read, my kids and I both liked this book and still talk about it to this day! Great review! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014269332179651130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909153872040602043.post-45206074778760371462016-10-06T05:52:10.014-07:002016-10-06T05:52:10.014-07:00This sounds wonderful - we'll be sure to check...This sounds wonderful - we'll be sure to check it out! Thanks for the recommendation.Here Wee Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660412686587112733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909153872040602043.post-79916521223120309262016-10-05T12:49:16.791-07:002016-10-05T12:49:16.791-07:00This looks so wonderful -- and I love the cover ar...This looks so wonderful -- and I love the cover art. <br />Thanks for the tip!Liz Garton Scanlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941516645386392684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909153872040602043.post-54110227753773360002016-10-05T11:50:04.416-07:002016-10-05T11:50:04.416-07:00Isn't it great when you don't have to hide...Isn't it great when you don't have to hide it under the rug, AND you can steer your kiddos toward it? Those are the books that make it to our list, too. I was reminded of CS Lewis' quote yesterday in the New Yorker, which is very fitting for your post! “I am almost inclined to set it up as a canon that a children’s story which is enjoyed only by children is a bad children’s story. The good ones last. A waltz which you can like only when you are waltzing is a bad waltz.” (http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-goosebumps-conundrum-what-makes-a-childrens-book-good)PickleCornJamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461394408979926700noreply@blogger.com