tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post7283471698892139194..comments2024-03-26T09:20:29.620-06:00Comments on TeacherDance: Exciting Day - Awards Day!Linda Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-23839576288960171772013-05-09T15:28:48.391-06:002013-05-09T15:28:48.391-06:00You are welcome, Joyce. I hope you like the books...You are welcome, Joyce. I hope you like the books!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-53561545466386146342013-05-09T15:17:07.526-06:002013-05-09T15:17:07.526-06:00Thanks, Linda. I have wondered about Splendors and...Thanks, Linda. I have wondered about Splendors and Glooms. Thanks for giving a sneak peek at he characters. Both Together and The Granddaughter Necklace sound very nice. Like Myra, I also love Bagram Ibatouline's work.Joyce Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905709719444916488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-2713265751160378392013-01-29T06:10:21.143-07:002013-01-29T06:10:21.143-07:00Thanks Kimberley. Both the picture books are inte...Thanks Kimberley. Both the picture books are interesting & useful in different ways. And Splendors and Glooms is simply a different story, not for everyone. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-61568431000750981772013-01-29T04:14:14.627-07:002013-01-29T04:14:14.627-07:00I love your reviews of Together and Granddaughter&...I love your reviews of Together and Granddaughter's Necklace. I must get those. I'm not sure whether or not I want to read Splendors and Glooms. It just doesn't appeal to me. I'll have to push that aside and give it a try. Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />Kimberley<br /><a href="http://1stinmaine.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">First in Maine</a>Kimberley Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944774091932084680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-39679509554468278842013-01-28T20:41:27.900-07:002013-01-28T20:41:27.900-07:00Yes, Ibatoulline's work is gorgeous. I have C...Yes, Ibatoulline's work is gorgeous. I have Crow Call & love the story. I liked, as you read, Splendors & Glooms, but it was wordy at times, long, & when I start thinking long, sometimes I just abandon it. Not this time! It got better! Thanks Myra.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-51366542399152467542013-01-28T20:34:33.916-07:002013-01-28T20:34:33.916-07:00Hi Linda, I am in love with Bagram Ibatoulline'...Hi Linda, I am in love with Bagram Ibatoulline's artwork - I think the first time I knew about Bagram's work was through the collaboration with Lois Lowry in Crow Call. You know what, I am definitely intrigued by Splendors and Glooms as it is a book that has received contrasting reviews from people. Will definitely check this one out.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-51060681640067788002013-01-28T20:11:00.271-07:002013-01-28T20:11:00.271-07:00I had to run errands all this morning, so didn'...I had to run errands all this morning, so didn't get to see the actual announcement which was disappointing, but Splendors And Glooms was a very good read. Thanks, GigiLinda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-32364774087560294722013-01-28T20:09:30.276-07:002013-01-28T20:09:30.276-07:00How great that you've met her, Laura. It is a...How great that you've met her, Laura. It is a long book, but had some new & creative elements that I didn't recognize along with some of the basic fantastic ones. I was especially interested in all the parts she included that were true to that time in history, like the death masks & the puppetry. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-33425761800313451042013-01-28T16:32:59.997-07:002013-01-28T16:32:59.997-07:00Spendors and Gloom looks great. I am also reading...Spendors and Gloom looks great. I am also reading Book Love and enjoying it. It was fun to watch the awards announcements today!Gigi McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18090843830125090541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-28639360294174245502013-01-28T16:03:02.012-07:002013-01-28T16:03:02.012-07:00Hi, Linda. I met Laura Amy Schlitz at the Baltimor...Hi, Linda. I met Laura Amy Schlitz at the Baltimore Book Festival this fall. She is a school media specialist in our area, as well as being an excellent writer. I agree -- it took me a little while to get into Splendors & Glooms, but well worth it. There were elements of "A Series of Unfortunate Events" but this book is serious, truer to Victorian authors like Dickens, and more poetic in style.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.com