Comments on: More New Readers Found http://www.booksandsuch.biz/blog/more-new-readers-found/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:50:25 -0500 hourly 1 By: Pam Beres http://www.booksandsuch.biz/blog/more-new-readers-found/comment-page-1/#comment-3071 Pam Beres Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:21:44 +0000 http://www.booksandsuch.biz/?p=5383#comment-3071 If my 10-year-old self were entering the contest, it would be Beverly Cleary, hands down. I saw myself in her books and she helped me make sense of my world. The much older me would have a much tougher time choosing! Too many possibilities. If my 10-year-old self were entering the contest, it would be Beverly Cleary, hands down. I saw myself in her books and she helped me make sense of my world. The much older me would have a much tougher time choosing! Too many possibilities.

]]> By: KC Frantzen http://www.booksandsuch.biz/blog/more-new-readers-found/comment-page-1/#comment-3068 KC Frantzen Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:23:05 +0000 http://www.booksandsuch.biz/?p=5383#comment-3068 Definitely Madelyn L’Engle. Wrinkle in Time is one of my all time favorites, on so many levels. And last summer a friend in MT suggested The Summer of the Great-Grandmother. What a treasure! Sounds like you thoroughly enjoyed the judging too! What a blessing! Glad about those numbers too. The business side is something I'm still working on so, heartening news! Definitely Madelyn L’Engle.
Wrinkle in Time is one of my all time favorites, on so many levels. And last summer a friend in MT suggested The Summer of the Great-Grandmother. What a treasure!

Sounds like you thoroughly enjoyed the judging too! What a blessing!

Glad about those numbers too. The business side is something I’m still working on so, heartening news!

]]> By: Etta Wilson http://www.booksandsuch.biz/blog/more-new-readers-found/comment-page-1/#comment-3067 Etta Wilson Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:07:09 +0000 http://www.booksandsuch.biz/?p=5383#comment-3067 This is a wonderful story, Judy. You enabled children to make the loop from book to author and then to hear back from him or her. Hope some other librarian is doing the same this Valentine's Day. Etta This is a wonderful story, Judy. You enabled children to make the loop from book to author and then to hear back from him or her. Hope some other librarian is doing the same this Valentine’s Day.
Etta

]]> By: Judy Gann http://www.booksandsuch.biz/blog/more-new-readers-found/comment-page-1/#comment-3066 Judy Gann Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:48:13 +0000 http://www.booksandsuch.biz/?p=5383#comment-3066 Sounds like a terrific contest, Etta. When I worked at a branch library each year I hosted a "Valentines to Authors" program for the children in the community. I was always amazed at the time and effort the children put into their valentines. Many of them wrote long personal letters to the authors telling of the impact of the author's books on their lives. The children brought SASEs to the program. I enclosed these with the valentine letters and sent them to the authors' publishers. When the children heard back from the authors, they brought the notes into the library. I compiled the authors' responses in a scrapbook. Among the many memorable notes from authors is a autographed message from Dr. Seuss written on Cat in the Hat stationery. Sounds like a terrific contest, Etta.

When I worked at a branch library each year I hosted a “Valentines to Authors” program for the children in the community. I was always amazed at the time and effort the children put into their valentines. Many of them wrote long personal letters to the authors telling of the impact of the author’s books on their lives.

The children brought SASEs to the program. I enclosed these with the valentine letters and sent them to the authors’ publishers. When the children heard back from the authors, they brought the notes into the library. I compiled the authors’ responses in a scrapbook. Among the many memorable notes from authors is a autographed message from Dr. Seuss written on Cat in the Hat stationery.

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