Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Snarkout Boys and Avacado of Death Audio Recording
It's read by Daniel Pinkwater himself, which one of my friends remarked would drive her crazy. [...] The germs of my love for Chicago were definitely planted in this and other Pinkwater books.

A Few Books for Bryon
Alan Mendelsohn features a mid-novel sort-of climax where the boys realize that merely outsmarting the bullies and snobs at the school only brings a moment of shallow satisfaction. It’s not heavily stated at all, but there’s something worth probing: that conflicts aren’t about winning, but about resolving differences.

WHy not a Chicken in Brooklyn?
Pinkwater went on his monthly Morning Edition stint of recommending children's books and recommended... his own book.
Which "Isn't your average bedtime story".

1 Comments:

Blogger C. Dianne Zweig said...

I was on the beach in Cape Cod when I started to schmooze with a women who was talking about Yiddish words. She introduced me to the NPR broadcast about "Beautiful Yetta".

LOVED IT! Thanks for the hamish story.

Dianne
Author, Hot Kitchen & Home Collectibles of the 30s, 40s, 50s

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