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Thank you so much for your podcasts and for your generous support of children reading initiatives. As father of a 3 yo son and 2 yo daughter, its great to have a resource like Just One More Book. Keep up the great work!

Peter,

We really appreciate your kind words and we loved checking out your beautiful family photos. Thanks!

We’re glad you’re enjoying JOMB. We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book (the three of you) and hope you will consider sending us listener-submitted book review…

It’s also a great reminder for us to bring out more of our favourite books for 2 and 3 year olds.

Happy reading,
Andrea

[…] 15. Carl V. (Live and Let Die)16. Carol (Robin Hood)17. Queen of Carrots (The Iliad)18. JustOneMoreBook (The King’s Equal)19. Jen Robinson (Little Lord Fauntleroy)20. Cathy (The Friendly Shakespeare)21. Isabella (Bang Crunch)22. Laura (Fanny’s Dream)23. Lazy Cow (Doomsday Book)24. Jennifer, Snapshot (Mary Poppins)25. CountryGoalie (Blessed Child)26. Traveller (Death in the Andes)27. Melanie (My Antonia)28. Maureen (A Girl Named Disaster) […]

Mark and Andrea:
It’s just me, Amy, and I want to thank you for the lovely interview. I’m so impressed with Mark’s terrific editing job. We’ll be putting a link to it on our website shortly. I look forward to hearing what your daughters think when you finish reading the book to them. Please spread the word. I am very excited that children are reading the book and having such a good time with it. Thanks again for your enthusiasm.
Amy
PS–just one note, the publishing company is Woza Books (not Wozapress).

Hi guys -

Another neat interview! It was inspiring to learn about the book The Call to Shakabaz, and Amy’s work on Woza Books!

I have a little weekend post on saffrontree about “Just One More Books”…

thanks!

praba

Praba,

Thanks for listening, for the positive feedback and for the great post on Saffron Tree!

How lovely!
Andrea

I was just about to print a copy of the JOMB booklist to our librarian as my wishlist for our school library but you’ve reviewed so many awesome books since so I can’t wait for the next list to come out :-)

How Smudge Came is another new book for me! It sounds wonderful for taking up all sorts of social issues.

On my list it goes!

vivian
www.clippodcast.com

P.S. I really like how you paired up Smudge with Dr.White.

Thanks, Vivian,

We’ve updated the JOMB booklist for you. Thanks for the nudge!

Andrea

[…] 16. Bonnie (Tess of the D’Ubervilles)17. Heather (Humilty)18. be_zen8 (Memory Keeper’s Daughter)19. Bookfool(The Nazi Officer’s Wife)20. Mindy (The Poet Slave of Cuba)21. Les (Shadow Man)22. JustOneMoreBook (How Smudge Came)23. booklogged (Memory Keeper’s Daughter)24. Miss Erin (King of Shadows)25. Marshall Zeringue (An Alphabetical Life)26. Cathy (Flotsam)27. Lisa (Shantaram)28. Literary Feline (Anna Karenina)29. Kinuk (Saturday)30. Classical Bookworm (Dancing from the Heart) […]

btw, I absolutely agree with Richard’s opinion that picture books should be read and enjoyed from cradle to grave. That’s what I always say — I just never say it as well as Richard did!

enjoy!
Andrea

Here’s a thought. I haven’t read this one yet, but its possible from what I heard on the show that the authors were using hyperbole to show that people generally come to accept people who stick to who they are. It may have been illustrated in an exaggerated way, but its an important message, especially when the subject of the story has spent the entire story fending off nay-sayers.

I think its important that children learn that there are positive effects at the end. Yes, its important that they learn to stand up for who they are and what they believe, but its just as important to know that by doing so, you can affect change in the world around you. If Suki had come through the entire story without a positive ending, then it would have taught the readers about the importance of being who you are, but might also have left the impression that by doing so, you put yourself in a position outside of the ability to have friends and relationships.

My two cents. Talk to you soon!

Chris
http://www.answers-for-freelancers.com/

Chris,

Thanks for extending the conversation!! Woohoo! This is just what we’ve been hoping for!

I think I see what you mean about ending with Suki being happy but also outside the group. I just didn’t think that the class gathering around Suki and applauding was necessary. Quiet acceptance, appreciation would have worked well for me but perhaps it would have been more difficult to get across in a picture book and might have been too subtle for its young readers. 

Thanks for weighing in. I hope you’ll share your 2cents again soon.

Maybe your comments will even entice some others to offer their thoughts ($1 for each comment this month goes to Raise-a-Reader….)
Andrea

My 5yo daughter loved the book. Her grandma bought it for her birthday this fall because I had brought back a child’s kimono for her on my last trip to Tokyo. She had volunteered (from the audience) to participate in a Japanese circle dance this summer at the Chicago area Japanese Festival. It made it very easy for her to “put herself into the story”. She’s a bit of a ham, so the idea of everyone applauding is right up her alley.

Her first comment when we read the book? “Daddy, Suki forgot her umbrella at school!”

Donald,

That’s a great story. It’s as though Suki’s Kimono was written for your daughter.

Until you mentioned it, I’d never noticed that Suki didn’t have her umbrella on her way home. What attention to detail.

Thanks for listening and for adding to the conversation,
Andrea