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While ANGEL GIRL says on cover that it is BASED ON A TRUE STORY that the Rosenblats told to author Laurie Friedman as a third party who did not live through those times, you should also know that some observers, Jewish and non-Jewish, are calling into question the exact “truth” of the backstory that Herman and Roma have been telling the media for the past 10 years. Some are calling into question the fact that there was ever really an apples over the fence episode involving these two people. Might be just fiction. Still, it’s good fiction and heartwarming. But might not be a true story. Google for more info and see info at snopes.com

Sarah Ellis wrote A Prairie as Wide as the Sea, which you mention, and if only I’d known about Lucy’s new favourite series, I could have let you know that Sarah herself was in Lucy’s home town only just last week to talk about her newest Dear Canada book, Days of Toil and Tears!

Darn! That’s the second close call we’ve had with Sarah Ellis — Mark was moments away from interviewing Sarah following her keynote at ALA last year.

Lucy has already begged us to pick up Days of Toil and Tears so watch for her review here this autumn…

Thanks for listening, Carol. I’m sure our paths will cross sometime, seeing as we’re at the Green Door every Friday for dinner!

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Put the question out to Twitter. Here is a taste of the response:

@terriebittner: Children need to see the book in hand to help them love books. Anything else is just tv in disguise.

@kaymathews: The teacher-librarian I was says: book in hand. You’re creating a common experience, you want to pull the kids into your circle, create a sense of intimacy and close connection with the book/with you as story teller. It’s also part of storytelling — you can use the book to pace yourself, to create tension, in a way you can’t otherwise. But it’s still putting another layer between teacher/storyteller and students/listeners. I’m sure it has place…

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Is it okay for me to weigh in?

Technology becomes a “middle-man” and interrupts the flow and experience. I’d say to get down in the middle of all of the children, walk around with the book or pass it around. The reading activity is about the connection between the listener, the reader and the book, not about focusing on a televised version of the book.

I recently saw a class where every kid had a copy of the book (a small class of 15 kids, and they were paperback copies) but that was ideal - every kid got to follow along. Maybe the idea is that you read the same book a couple of ways to the same kids - they actually LIKE the repetition. So maybe read it first the old fashioned way, book in hand, casting that magic spell over reader and listener. Then, another time, read the book again, and do it on the big screen. Kids get to read along now, and see it HUGE. That might be worth a try…
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Smart pick! Here’s my review (as posted on from Jacketflap.com):

“Silly, cartoony, just plain funny-fun illustrations fit flawlessly with this story about being kind to your neighbors. It’s presented in a woodland setting where our main character, a rabbit has a new family of beavers move in. He accepts the mantra of “do onto otters as you would have done to you”… and winds up taking us on a journey of exactly how he’d like to be treated and we see the rabbit/beaver dynamic in full swing. Lots of fun! My favorite line happens in the front matter before the story has even begun… Rabbit hops around with a hearty “DOO-DEE-DOO!” Kids will no doubt be hopping around doing the same!”

Laurie rocks! Thanks for the fun audio!

Great podcast-sounds like a book that would be popular around here!

Oh, Laurie Keller is one of my favorites! She’s a hoot and a half! I saw a reviewer call her a “goofball and a genius” once. I couldn’t have put it better myself.

My favorite page of this book is when the rabbit is contemplating having otters move to the neighborhood. Otters? Otters? My new neighbors are OTTERS!

ohhhh hahahaha! Good times. If you like this book you should really be the proud owner of Arnie the Doughnut too. It’s a classic tale of adoption and family…sort of.

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Thank you for talking about this wonderful book! Yay!

Great book….talented lady who wrote this book and also did the illustrations!

Thanks for mentioning my podcast on your show :) You’re right, Mark, this book would be a perfect recommendation for my listeners. I just ordered myself a copy and can’t wait for it to arrive.

This is a great book! Sarah Ackerley is very talented as an artist and author. We had Sarah show her illustrations and read to kids at our gallery. The kids loved it! This was a few months ago and I still have parents telling me how much their kids love Patrick! Thank you Sarah for inspiring these kids…and Patrick, too! I’ll keep my eyes open for the new book…

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I love this growing text set on homelessness. I’ll have to listen back to previous episodes to see what different perspectives/positions regarding the issue are highlighted through each book.

Thanks Andrea and Mark
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I love you Stinky face is my favorite book to read to my son and has beenf or the past 2 years. He reaches for it every time I ask him to get a book to read. I now get it for all of my new mom friends. It’s a fun book, you can make lots of funny voices, and my son can now read along with me!

Thanks for posting about this book. I find the illustrations so beautiful. I researched a bit about her and she does amazing work. Her website is so alive, everything moves.. very cute :o)

I also listened to the podcast about you guys last night. It was great getting to take a glimpse behind the scenes. I think what you do is inspirational. Really out of love and passion for books! How awesome is that?! Your kids must be very happy with such cool parents who keep children’s books everywhere around the house :o)

I agree, just looking at Polly Dunbar’s breezy, by turns humourous and touching illustrations makes me feel great.

I’m so glad you are inspired by JOMB. Thanks for telling us. Our girls do love JustOneMoreBook and everything it is to our family.

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I LOVE the cover… I would swear that is my doggie “Jake” (when he is all brushed of course)
Dog stories have always been my favorites (other then that teenage period most every girl goes through with horses) and this one I must pick up.
Always so hard to rationalize our human love/hate relationship with huMAN’s best friend. We have proven time and again the mental and physical healing powers of a dog (a pet for that matter) We praise them for the hard work and service they perform daily, whether it be seeing for the blind, hearing for the deaf, aiding the police, yet we ban them from most everywhere in our society. It’s easily proven dogs do not pass on disease or germs harmful to humans (however other people do) and they are far less likely to injure us then one of our own kind.
Sigh, I shouldn’t get started on this topic:)
Back to the book, it is so nice to expose children to the fact that the lowly dog can bring out so much emotion from a human, even one that may have given up on humanity and life itself.

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I’m so glad you reviewed this here. I really loved this when I read it for the Cybils. It was a real rollercoaster of a read. I’m hoping to pair this with Teammates by Peter Golenbock when I teach issues of tolerance this fall.

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