tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post5023940398496690800..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: Hello AgainCarmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-64374929067778767892014-01-27T21:32:14.973-06:002014-01-27T21:32:14.973-06:00I love you guys! As ever, you said what I was try...I love you guys! As ever, you said what I was trying to say far better than I ever could. It's not that we always have to have happy endings. In fact, my 8-year-old has long ago lost much of her innocence. I just want her to have hope.<br /><br />Cindy, I adore Anne of Green Gables! [LM Montgomery hardly lived an idyllic life -- neither did Anne -- but those books are the perfect example of what I'm talking about.] <br /><br />And Margaret, I think I'd love to be in your classroom.<br />Jeanne Marie Grunwell Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12961675083644536636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-88152274552038161012014-01-27T20:35:46.832-06:002014-01-27T20:35:46.832-06:00Jeanne Marie: I've missed you and today's ...Jeanne Marie: I've missed you and today's post is the Show,Don't Tell as to why.<br />Let's hear it for Hope - and - leaving our readers with the POSSIBILITY of Happy Endings!<br />Esther Hershenhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016897434029543881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-14694497510973781762014-01-27T18:42:06.645-06:002014-01-27T18:42:06.645-06:00JM, thank you for "coming out of the closet&q...JM, thank you for "coming out of the closet" by admitting you love happy endings. Me, too--which is why I always loved the unwritten rule in children's literature: always leave them with hope.<br /><br />"In some ways, our kids are so sadly wise in the ways of the world."<br /><br />Here, here ~<br />April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-4201484183861201852014-01-27T16:59:36.810-06:002014-01-27T16:59:36.810-06:00I have a student enjoying the Little House series....I have a student enjoying the Little House series. Another one just discovered The Brady Bunch, too. I think so much of childhood gets taken away way too quickly. In my classroom, I enjoy sharing the wonderful literature, music, and TV shows of "my" day. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-25048506387743198492014-01-27T08:55:40.706-06:002014-01-27T08:55:40.706-06:00>>I also suspect that our kids want to cling...>>I also suspect that our kids want to cling to the innocence of childhood, to be kids longer than they are often allowed to be.<<<br />I agree, JM. My son at least pretended to believe in Santa until he was around 10. Enjoy these precious days. And thanks so much for this guest post!Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-25949034217778311152014-01-27T08:30:23.875-06:002014-01-27T08:30:23.875-06:00I completely agree with you about needing "co...I completely agree with you about needing "comfy" books for children. I still go back and reread Anne of Green Gables. Cindybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01242547185265456928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-79999991409008277712014-01-27T07:30:18.262-06:002014-01-27T07:30:18.262-06:00Thanks, Jeanne Marie, and AMEN! to happy innocence...Thanks, Jeanne Marie, and AMEN! to happy innocence...and making it last as long as possible!<br />Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401873777944815512noreply@blogger.com