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None of these are on my TBR for December as I've read almost all of them before, although A History of Burning is badly overdue (I'm very behind on my ARCs). The worm-eaten “The Crisis“ (by the American Churchill) is the oldest physical book I own. The tagged book is the first book I ever owned! I'm sure which ones I got in university are fairly obvious. 😆
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panI think, at this point, I have to say I am just not that into Sendak‘s books. This is the third I‘ve read, and while it is a Caldecott Honor Book, I thought this was just a little out there. This has been challenged and banned for nudity, religion and witchcraft. Plus, the idea of goblins snatching babies in the middle of the night would have freaked me out as a kid. Oh well…at least I tried it! #BBRC #PictureBook #LetterO
pan2⭐ The book barely made sense. In a way it reminds me of the David Bowie movie Labyrinth where the Goblin King comes and takes the baby away. Here the goblins take the baby away to marry the baby to a goblin. The sister comes in playing her horn, turns the goblins to steam and fights their way home again. According to the NYPL this book was banned for Nudity, religion, and witchcraft. I would not ban it for that, I would just have not bought it.
pickI chose this for #BBCRPictureBookLetterO cause I read it was Sendak‘s personal favorite of his own work. Also, I think it‘s interesting to see exactly what it looks like when picture books are banned & challenged for devil worship & satanic content. As far as that goes, think along the lines of the plot of Labyrinth (minus Bowie). Still, while goblins are the closest to anything demonic, by today‘s standards both the artwork & the text are dark ⬇️
My personal book haul from the Book Sorting today — who doesn't need a book about babies being kidnapped by goblins? Or a 1970 reading book with crazy typography (I kind of love it), or D'aulaire's Book of Trolls? The Bobbsey Twins! I really just wanted to see how cringe-inducing "…in the Land of Cotton" is, and I vividly remember the Circus Surprise cover. The Mitford book and the Whitman are sort of out of place this week. ?
Caldecott Honor Book. This book is probably better for an independent reader rather than read out loud to a classroom. Although I do think the images and details make up for the confusion of the language at some points.
pickOutside Over There by Maurice Sendak, 1981. This book is definitely an older tale so the English is a little confusing but it‘s easy to understand the plot. The illustration are what really help this story be understandable. The drawings are realistic and detailed and make the story enjoyable to read.
My youngest child is 18, but there is no reason to get rid of their children books. There may be grandchildren.
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