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One of the best literary long-tail effects of having a child has been that my wife and I became huge Margret Wise Brown fans. She was a fine artist and a true
by drummojg 5y ago
One of the best literary long-tail effects of having a child has been that my wife and I became huge Margret Wise Brown fans. She was a fine artist and a true blueblooded bohehmian, and I'm grateful I got to "know" her & her work.
- ryantgtg 5y agoI should check out more of her stuff. Older books that I’ve enjoyed revisiting with my toddler are ones by Virginia Lee Burton and Bill Peet. Re: Goodnight Moon, I was most taken by the colors. That orangy-red is so vibrant (at least in the old 1970s copy I have).
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- JoeAltmaier 5y agoI agree. When I read to my pre-literate children, I'd say the title and they would have to repeat it after me. Then I'd say the author's name, again they'd have to repeat it back. Then I'd read the rest of the book. They wondered why they had to do that, and sometimes they even resisted. Then I'd play a game of not being able to go on until they said it. Anyway, as they grew they knew the authors of all their favorite books. To this day (in their 30's) they know the names.
- madcaptenor 5y agoI don't do this with my kid (aged 3), but I do always make sure to read the author's name. She should know that books are written by people! But she's convinced that all books are written by Mo Willems, because we do have a lot of his books.