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Tag Archives: Charlotte’s Web
And Time Has Told
“Whether children will find anything amusing in it, only time will tell.” — E.B. White to his editor Cass Canfield about Charlotte’s Web
“only time will tell”
Whether children will find anything amusing in it, only time will tell. — EB White to his editor Cass Canfield, on the manuscript of “Charlotte’s Web”
Important Childhood Books
List 5 books that played an important role in your childhood and explain why Dan tagged me! Eons ago and I’m just getting it now because my trackback functionality basically doesn’t exist. And to everyone out there – consider yourself … Continue reading
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Tagged A Wrinkle in Time, Ballet Shoes, Charlotte's Web, E.L. Konigsburg, Harriet the Spy, Jane Langton, Little Women
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Two Book Memes
1. First book to leave a lasting impression? Charlotte’s Web. That was the first book that made my heart HURT after finishing it. But that hurt also had some joy in it …. I mean, the last paragraph of that … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlotte's Web, Elinor Lipman, Harriet the Spy, Jincy Willett, Madeleine L'Engle, Robert Kaplan, Stephen King
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Kids Books
A fun little mini-meme. I am upping the choices to five as opposed to three. Why? Because I want to! Name five favorite childrens series. 1. The Chronicles of Narnia, by CS Lewis 2. The Wrinkle in Time Quintet Boxed … Continue reading
Favorite Fictional Characters
A revised list, from a post I did a while back. My favorite characters from fiction. I am limiting my choices to just novels – and leaving out such amazing characters as Hamlet, or Stanley Kowalski. Here is how I … Continue reading
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Tagged A Prayer for Owen Meany, A Tale of Two Cities, Alice in Wonderland, Anne of Green Gables, Catch-22, Charlotte's Web, Crime and Punishment, East of Eden, Emily of New Moon, Geek Love, Great Expectations, Huckleberry Finn, Jane Eyre, L.A. Confidential, Little Women, Moby Dick, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Pride and Prejudice, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, The Brothers Karamazov, The Catcher In the Rye, The Passion, The Shipping News, Ulysses
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Happy Birthday, E.B. White
Today is apparently a day of acknowledgement. First Keith M. And I just realized that today is E.B. White’s birthday. Now – not only are his essays classics of the form (honestly: it’s like he invented the form) – he’s … Continue reading
The Book Challenge
I got this from Dan – who tagged me “it”. 1. Total Number of Books I’ve Owned: Okay, so the “I’ve Owned” tells me they want to know all in all, as opposed to how many books I currently own. … Continue reading
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Tagged A Wrinkle in Time, Charlotte's Web, Harriet the Spy, Hopeful Monsters, Mating
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100 Greatest Novels of All Time
… as chosen by The Observer. I have read 37 of them. But, of course, being obnoxious, I have a couple of comments about some of the books: The Executioner’s Song? What? To have THAT book be on there and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, James Joyce
Tagged Catch-22, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, Charlotte's Web, children's books, D.H. Lawrence, E.B. White, E.M. Forster, Emily Bronte, England, fiction, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Henry James, Ireland, Italy, Joseph Heller, Primo Levi, Russia, Wuthering Heights
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