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| my commonplace book (or rather, one of them!) |
A thoughtful quote from Rumer Godden to add to my definition of a living book:
"Rumer always deplored the idea that books for children, even very young ones, should be relentlessly cheerful - 'perhaps the reason why these books are so lifeless is that living things have shadows'."
- Anne Chisolm in Rumer Godden: A Storyteller's Lifep. 249
From joy to joy,
Nancy
That is so right on the spot! I realize now why some children books with no so predictable or cheerful endings are some of my favorites... and the girls too, because they are more alive.
ReplyDeleteI have really enjoyed Rumor Godden's books.
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