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I enjoyed being introduced to this book, because I teach first graders and need books that relate to other cultures and how the other cultures adapt to their environments. The setting of the book is perfect for discussions about clothing and food from the far north regions of the world.

The main character is about the age of my students. This is a definite asset as my children can better relate to the feelings and emotions of a child their own age. The understand the relationships between grandmas and grandchildren. They can appreciate how creative it was for the little girl to make dolls that would help to solve a problem.

The magical portion of the book tickles the grown child in me and delights my students. Dancing with dolls in the moonlight sounds heavenly!

Exposure to new languages is fun for young children who are still exploring learning their own language. The foreign words giggle out of the mouth of the little girl and delight all of the readers.

Thank you finding a book for me that I may not have found without your help.

Another very enjoyable crossover experience in spite of tech glitches at my end :-) Thank you Andrea and Mark!

I think this is definitely the most enthusiastic review you have done ,and you are always enthusiastic, so Tudley clearly has a special place in your home and hearts!

I think there’s probably a little Tudley in all of us but some of us have access to more opportunities to ‘fly’ than others.

Until our next crossover…
Your faithful JOMB listener…
vivian
www.clippodcast.com

Vivian,

Hmmm…I think everyone’s definition of ‘fly’ differs.

Naive or not, I like to think that the Tudley allegory can apply in all lives and that believing in positive possibilities will always lead to a better life than one led by limitations.

Thanks for a thought-provoking crossover experience. Looking forward to the next one…
Andrea

I think that is a very important message that we can have different definitions and probably that our definitions change and shift over time based on what transpires in our lives.

I think we all have a lot to learn from Tudley… most definitely. It’a book that will remain on my bookshelf for a long time to come.

I look forward to many more cross-overs!

vivian
www.clippodcast.com

I definitely agree with you re: the shifting, evolving definitions.

I wanted to mention another aspect of the book that has stayed with our family as an adopted Tudleyism. The happy, surprised, way that Tudley always says “I didn’t know that!”

I think this is valuable because even (or especially) adults have such a tough time admitting when they don’t know something. And, almost as often, such a tough time dealing with people who are willing to admit when they don’t know something.

I love it that when they stumble and then learn something new, rather than cower or feel embarrased or badly about having been wrong, L&B often grin a wide grin and do a big Tudley “I didn’t know that!!!” — and crack us all up.

Andrea

You know what would be awesome is to have your family do a short talk about Tudley and we’ll do the same. I’d love to air a show on that. I think it would be a wonderful demonstration of how the ‘meaning’ in books really resides in the experience of engaging with it.

I think we’ve just come up with a new expression … anytime we have one of those ‘I didn’t know that’ moments we can simply say “Tudley”.

:-)
v

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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

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