tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post5327361706084305019..comments2024-03-03T12:52:18.548-05:00Comments on Magpie Musing: This is my message to you-oo-oo...Magpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-91316475967552972762013-02-02T20:44:30.052-05:002013-02-02T20:44:30.052-05:00I used Goosebumps books with a boy I tutored to in...I used Goosebumps books with a boy I tutored to increase his reading speed. It was rough.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-89748339315068546992013-02-02T15:04:41.930-05:002013-02-02T15:04:41.930-05:00Kids' books that are badly rhymed are just exc...Kids' books that are badly rhymed are just excruciating. As are the Magic Tree House books--I am with Bibliomama on those.mayberryhttp://mayberrymom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-28939530760227784402013-02-01T16:27:36.151-05:002013-02-01T16:27:36.151-05:00Songs can seem poetic and poems can be lyrical but...Songs can seem poetic and poems can be lyrical but really, they're too seperate art forms!V-Grrrl @ Compost Studioshttp://www.v-grrrl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-10859743808748400552013-02-01T08:20:01.678-05:002013-02-01T08:20:01.678-05:00Delivery matters. Yes.Delivery matters. Yes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-25238900279544223242013-02-01T02:13:39.971-05:002013-02-01T02:13:39.971-05:00I use to own a copy of a children's book based...I use to own a copy of a children's book based on the Paul Simon song "At the Zoo." It was taken straight from the song's lyrics. EXCEPT the line "And the zookeeper is very fond of rum" was meant to refer to a sea otter named Rum. Niiiiice try, editors. But no.Wrath Of Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493475195269575941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-85516114885644691742013-01-30T19:04:41.489-05:002013-01-30T19:04:41.489-05:00Did you ever try to read the Magic Tree House book...Did you ever try to read the Magic Tree House books with your daughter? The subject matter was fascinating, but UGH - the sentence fragments, the choppy writing, the DESPERATE NEED for editing. I couldn't read them out loud. Bibliomamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11825424183978181238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-22314486082346182262013-01-30T14:28:53.290-05:002013-01-30T14:28:53.290-05:00Very few songs translate well into poetry, in fact...Very few songs translate well into poetry, in fact<br /><br />.<br /><br />YourFireAnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428838843235292696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-55142365565663248342013-01-30T13:36:37.034-05:002013-01-30T13:36:37.034-05:00I'm with you. I once (only once) bought a pict...I'm with you. I once (only once) bought a picture book for my grandkid for the illustrations. The pictures were wonderful, but I had to edit it as I read it, each and every time. Sigh.<br />And the prose that is aimed at teens is not much better sometimes.<br />I think the distinction between 'lie' and 'lay' is almost gone from us.MARY Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178370815712313585noreply@blogger.com