Attempt two:

Emeline's current faves:

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (though Joe hates them) Kate DiCamillo (Winn-Dixie, Despereaux) Katie Kazoo Junie B (for the younger)

Also, Patricia Polacco can Do No Wrong. She is fantastic author. Her books look like picture books, but the issues she deals with are things like "special ed" kids, bullying, racism, cancer, etc. but in kid friendly terms and ways that kids can really relate to it. She is one of the most amazing children's authors I have come across.

For non-fiction, the "Who is ..." series is great; Emeline has almost of the ones about Influential Women.

No! I had no idea it was ever filmed.

Oh, bother, I've confused it with E. Nexbit's The Railway Children.

Aurelia - Lemony Snicket? Narnia. The Oz books. Tuesdays in the Castle.

We are making forays into The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. I will let you know how it goes.

here's an app that lets you compare relative frames-per-second animations, up to your monitor's refresh rate

oh no I won't be doing that.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CONSUELA!

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flomp.

Happy birthday, Consuela! I think it's time you poured yourself some Scotch.

Dag, I'm always boggled by stuff I find on German pop culture. First it was finding out that the Donald Duck Uncle Scrooge comics were hugely popular, but weren't translated but given entirely new dialogue, laden with literary and philosphical allusions.

Similarly, Hogan's Heroes was massively popular but dubbed into German with highly ironic dialogue substituted (almost like Mystery Theater 3000).

Now, I find out that the juvenile series Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators (one of my favorites growing up) is still going strong over there and is up to 152 books.

::Headdesk::

I need some dealing~ma. Can't explain right now but yowza.

I definitely was reading Wrinkle in Time by 7, but I wasn't a representative reader. I found it scary, but in a "want to read all the other books" way, not a nightmares way. I'm still pretty creeped out by the whole It thing, though, and the kids all playing in unison.

I later did a book report on Wind in the Door where it was really clear I wasn't understanding any of the major themes at all, and my mom had to read it to figure out what the fuck I was talking about. She didn't say WTF, tho.

I...haven't reread any of L'engle since her death.

I...haven't reread any of L'engle since her death.

I saw her speak at my college. She reminded me of a rather grand Episcopalian dragon.

I like the Wimpy Kid movies. Funny to see Steve Zahn as a father figure.

I currently have Red Ranger Came Calling for the youngest (unless I hear that they still have one I gave to one of the older kids years ago), a kids version of Swan Lake and some Dahl for the 7 yr old (birthday and Christmas) and the first Alex Rider for the 13 yr old (also need something for birthday).

I'm picking up Wrinkle so I can read it and Pratchett's Wintersmith to save for later.

Honestly, my favorite L'Engle is one not written for kids- Other Side of the Sun It is....quite fucked up and disturbing and gothic and whoa.