OOo I like Judge Ooka. How Zen. And oddly I think I remember Uncle Arthur too.

History was incredibly boring until I became an adult, and COULD read the disgusting parts.

Alas you can't take G-rated? I enjoy all ratings..... a story is a story, is my attitude. I've seen bad stuff at all rating levels. For example *The Matrix* was incredibly well directed but I have no desire to see it ever again, too unsettling. And some of the G-rated tripe I've seen shoved off on children should be outlawed. I have a very fun Disney "G rated" version of Tarzan, animated... wonderful Phil Collins music, one of my favorites. I take that to school sometimes on rainy days for the critters. I'm a real Disney fan.

Babar was all in French, I can remember the first English translations, and my mom teaching me to read cursive. I think they published it in *Life* mag.

OK stay on topic, has to be a children's literature book. No movies! Didn't you ever read Dr. Seuss???

Thidwick is NOT a progressive fairy tale! LOL....... nor is *Horton Hatches an Egg*. One must analyze and assess these things for oneself! After all, cancer is progressive too. Biggest problem I had with Sesame Street was that Cookie Monster used atrocious English.... I was constantly correcting the Beastie at our house. "Me wanna cookie" indeed! I do however think highly of The Count.

There were a few arguments around our house about the long hair as well. In my brothers' case, it was more like "bushy hair" than long hair however I can still see them trimming it and trying to stuff all that bush under their sailor dixie cup hats for inspection. My parents finally gave up about the time Jim Morrison came around (Mom liked his voice). And we WERE screamed at if the music got too loud, mostly rude invective involving racial slurs. My mom very much enjoyed the Moody Blues, the orchestral DOFP was accepted.

This was a huge debate in the 60s, whether folk, or rock n roll was more pleasant. Moodies fit an "all the above" category. Which is what kept them viable in a mad changing market.

The funny thing is, now that I'm older, my parents WERE right about a few things, and I have to thank them for keeping me more or less protected in those years (even if I did miss out here and there). Other friends didn't have parents who cared, and have more trauma from that time period than I do, to overcome. Embrace the past, learn to love it, and move onward into your own informed choices. That's what life is about.

I don't suppose you still know her? I could use an illustrator. would split the proceeds 50/50

Children's books about wasted time. No such thing. I have a lovely book *Grass Sandals* that has no point, it's about Basho who wrote Haiku, and just wandered around Japan doing Tao. Very beautiful book, but it has no plot. Basho just does stuff. *I* like it because it's very very very Tao....... kids want something with a plot. It doesn't work in class, and I rarely take it and read it.

Some people are content with no plot to their life. Thus being in front of a sink is as meaningful as sitting in front of the World cup with a beer in your hand.

Buddha sat before a wall and was enlightened, after all

I'm very fond of Maxfield Parrish! Once in a while I see something he did that I don't like, but overall pretty good. I couldn't talk about the children's book specifically. I have a collection of very lovely art deco children's books (with a different artist, I'd have to look up the name). One set of six "Bookhouse Books" have been with the family since 1926. Wright, Parrish, all of them came from a different art world than we have now........ overall I'm very fond of art deco. We have the original story of *The Little Engine that Could*, it actually came from a Bible story book, a very old one. I tell it a bit differently than the modern versions family favorite.
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I think my two favorite stories as a kid were "East of the Sun and West of the Moon"............ that's a retelling of *Cupid and Psyche* and also *Beauty and the Beast* very cool stuff.

The other is *Snow White and Rose Red* and that's the one with bears snuffling around the door. I should re-read that one.

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leslee you sly boots. Look what I found about Parrish's children's illustrations:

"This week I decided to focus on Maxfield Parrish - one of my favorite early illustrators that we have been introduced to in this class. After studying and practicing art in college, Parrish’s talent was quickly sought after for illustrations in children’s books. His work appeared in classics such as Mother Goose in Prose, Poems of Childhood, and Arabian Nights. In the 1910s and 1920s Parrish started working for magazines and advertisers. I chose The Lantern Bearers from this chapter of his career.

The Lantern Bearers stood out to me in Parrish’s body of work. Its bright geometric forms cause your eye to continually move around the image. I was not surprised to find out that Parrish created his compositions according to geometric principles such as root rectangles and the golden ratio. All of his compositions seem to make sense - every cloud and leaf in its place, and a comforting use of color throughout the piece. Another interesting part of his technique was the use of photography and projection in order to get proportions extremely realistic. Parrish would take photographs of his models posing however he desired the characters in the piece to pose, and than he would get transparencies made of these photos which he would project onto his canvas. This explains his ability to get so detailed in the folds and patterns of fabric, not to mention keeping the figure's proportions on point. The result was a very convincing image that was a mixture of photorealism and classical painting. Parrish worked very large; sometimes his figures were even life size.

The Lantern Bearers was featured in Collier’s magazine. It’s inspiring to me to think that Parrish put in so much time and effort on a large-scale work of art to be featured in a Magazine. Sure, oil paintings were the norm in the early 20th century as far as illustrations go, but it makes me feel good to know that editorial illustration is rooted in classical art practices and standards."

http://illointro.blogspot.com/.....rrish.html

Yes you should. Nothing beats a good summer read. Thankfully I got plenty of reading in my very tiny years....... had to sneak into the boys room to do the put together stuff. Froebel blocks.

Do I need to mail you my spare Robert Heinlein books? You need a good adventure.

so what's wrong with a few libertines? Yo ho yo ho a pirates life for me............. all sailors are pirates down deep underneath. Long ago I read something Moody roadies said "You're a pirate on the road, you take what you want and you're gone in the morning".......... thought that was cute. All true. A very irresponsible race of critters, roadies, sailors and pirates....... and rock stars......... gone in the morning......

It must have been nice to be a pirate. The wind in your hair........ all that blue water. lovely palm trees........

hehe we call that the "Executive Rat Syndrome".......... long story, but it was a study at UCLA.

It seems to be a fact of nature, that the more in control we feel about things, the less our stress. Me, I'm in control of my own life, Mostly. I only take control of the helm if the ship seems to be wallowing under incompetent management or if requested. Usually the best solution when the ship wallows is to find another ship, and leave the rest of the rats to flounder with their wretched management. I'm a natural follower and avoid confrontation.

I think I'll write a story about a rat on a pirate ship. That might be funny.

well, enjoy the view!

your attitude determines your reality