tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post6585244472977781559..comments2024-03-28T06:28:49.282+00:00Comments on Picture Book Den: Children's Books and the Olympic Ceremony - Joyce Dunbar (Guest Blogger)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-90822796386068130822012-08-15T20:20:49.615+01:002012-08-15T20:20:49.615+01:00Thanks Malachy. Would love to. Joyce Thanks Malachy. Would love to. Joyce Joyce Dunbarhttp://www.joycedunbar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-49094725014251987552012-08-15T10:41:07.374+01:002012-08-15T10:41:07.374+01:00I really enjoyed your contribution to the Den, Joy...I really enjoyed your contribution to the Den, Joyce. Do come and visit us again.malachy doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428551785118345251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-69281462867448513982012-08-13T10:53:31.059+01:002012-08-13T10:53:31.059+01:00Thanks for your lovely responses. I' m not a b...Thanks for your lovely responses. I' m not a blogger so I find it quite wondrous to hear from friends and strangers out of the ether. I'm in Brighton and went to the beach for a shared experience of the closing ceremony on the big screen. The best bit was watching the people watching. Amazing. Lovers, loners, babes in arms, all happy and good natured. I hope this lasts. We mustn't let the blighters get us down. Cheers and hello everyone.Joyce Dunbarhttp://www.joycedunbar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-5287598358389952912012-08-13T10:40:15.614+01:002012-08-13T10:40:15.614+01:00Thank you so much for articulating what I thought ...Thank you so much for articulating what I thought but couldn't express as well. Picture Books are really, really important and those of us who believe that must keep making sure children get access to brilliant picture books and stories. Also not a sports fun but converted to the Olympics one of the things I've picked up is the importance of endurance, don't just create what people want but something we couldn't even imagine. Thanks Joyce and come back to Discover Story Centre soon.Sally Goldsworthyhttp://www.discover.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-897840330922988222012-08-12T18:02:12.389+01:002012-08-12T18:02:12.389+01:00I didn't watch the Opening Ceremony on the nig...I didn't watch the Opening Ceremony on the night. I wasn't that interested. We had arranged to go out ages beforehand. What a huge shame. But we watched it the following night -and what a show! I hadn't realised at the time it was Frank Cottrell Boyce. If I'd known I'd have been more excited at the prospect. But I was completely won over, too. And then by the whole Olympics. I've really enjoyed the optimism it's brought. Like the thought of it as a picture book writ large. I've often felt picture books have a lot in common with productions/films and this is a good case in point. Thanks, Joyce.Juliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-61828286886606666872012-08-12T17:38:29.567+01:002012-08-12T17:38:29.567+01:00Yes! Boris is so Toad of Toad Hall. That makes me ...Yes! Boris is so Toad of Toad Hall. That makes me smile, Joyce. I too hadn't realised it (and now I can't get Toad out of my head!).<br />I smiled too through most of the opening ceremony - for all sorts of reasons. Yes, it's a riotous, thoughtful and vivid picture book, with an emotional depth that resonates with the British because somehow it's 'us'.<br />Like you, Joyce, I was filled with trepidation before the start of the Olympics. But oh, it has been glorious. I don't want the good Olympic vibes to end (and the newspapers to return to their usual gloom). <br />Wonder what the Closing Ceremony will be like...Paeony Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129555451791248798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-5370431962753596722012-08-12T17:14:00.421+01:002012-08-12T17:14:00.421+01:00What a fabulous point - the ceremony was a picture...What a fabulous point - the ceremony was a picture book writ large. I find that very inspiring. Thank you, Joyce.Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-9529005281915514702012-08-12T16:05:26.007+01:002012-08-12T16:05:26.007+01:00Love it, Joyce. And how wonderful to see children...Love it, Joyce. And how wonderful to see children's books being included as the best of British. That Frank Cottrell Boyce is a good guy, fair and square.malachy doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428551785118345251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-30541607683200737872012-08-12T14:08:38.250+01:002012-08-12T14:08:38.250+01:00I absolutely agree with you, Joyce, and you put it...I absolutely agree with you, Joyce, and you put it so well. Isn't it refreshing to feel proud of US!Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-51151644671922258182012-08-12T13:32:59.564+01:002012-08-12T13:32:59.564+01:00Great post - I don't know if I've mentione...Great post - I don't know if I've mentioned it before but Boris Johnson was the image I carried in my head when writing 'Dog Did It' which features a troll called... Boris!Lynne Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697330164705623835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-654702814167877532012-08-12T10:47:35.019+01:002012-08-12T10:47:35.019+01:00Joyce, you put it all so well - I reacted in a ver...Joyce, you put it all so well - I reacted in a very similar way! And it had never struck me before, but you're absolutely right - of course, Boris Johnson is Toad of Toad Hall!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-49094978991432805372012-08-12T10:39:21.610+01:002012-08-12T10:39:21.610+01:00Lovely post! And I missed most of the Opening Cer...Lovely post! And I missed most of the Opening Ceremony (through no fault of my own...) - MUST try and see it on Youtube or something...Katherine Langrishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-45718728641648251742012-08-12T10:26:45.973+01:002012-08-12T10:26:45.973+01:00It made me smile to read this. I watched with a se...It made me smile to read this. I watched with a sense of wonder, too. Yes, all the elements were there - a very big picture book, indeed!Jane Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361379190770989657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-65729696868286820292012-08-12T08:30:03.152+01:002012-08-12T08:30:03.152+01:00I have a similar sportless brain but no one can de...I have a similar sportless brain but no one can deny the success that our country has just hosted. It's been amazing but on a more serious note, it's a great shame that picture books are being sidelined by publishers and schools. They're depriving children of that same wonderment that we all relished from the opening ceremony.Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.com