tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post8302480317082600084..comments2024-03-28T06:28:49.282+00:00Comments on Picture Book Den: Saying "Boo!" To Scary Things, by Pippa GoodhartUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-82924166856438078272012-11-07T17:19:01.306+00:002012-11-07T17:19:01.306+00:00Thanks, Pippa. I'm working very very vaguely o...Thanks, Pippa. I'm working very very vaguely on something that will be mildly scary. This is encouraging me to get on with it!<br />Juliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-77565570833155525992012-10-20T17:05:13.845+01:002012-10-20T17:05:13.845+01:00wow great i have read many articles about this top...wow great i have read many articles about this topic and everytime i learn something new i dont think it will ever stop always new info , Thanks for all of your hard work! <a href="http://www.directbears.co.uk" rel="nofollow">soft toys</a>soft toyshttp://www.directbears.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-8849020764954606912012-10-19T20:09:44.076+01:002012-10-19T20:09:44.076+01:00Strulwwelpeter scared me far too much for any kind...Strulwwelpeter scared me far too much for any kind of enjoyment .... and still does! I think that when things are too cruel that cruelty overrides any other thoughts, and the story loses the power to make you think. A bit like a really hot curry killing off the flavours, if that makes any kind of sense!Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-46017786628237815032012-10-18T18:54:25.485+01:002012-10-18T18:54:25.485+01:00Great post. My kids love being scared and they rea...Great post. My kids love being scared and they really like the gruesome old stories like Struwwelpeter, which is full of really horrible tales! The original fairy tales were much more gory than their modern adaptations. Cinderella has the step-sisters chopping bits of their feet off to try to fit inside the glass slipper and, of course, the poor Little Mermaid never kisses her prince and becomes a bit of foam on the sea. Abie Longstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682225221860351795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-27132084500980105872012-10-18T18:28:58.286+01:002012-10-18T18:28:58.286+01:00Thanks, Linda. I must find a copy of Baby Pie. I...Thanks, Linda. I must find a copy of Baby Pie. It sounds a goody!Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-51403828425226695812012-10-18T16:04:53.888+01:002012-10-18T16:04:53.888+01:00I know what you mean, Paeony, about Baby Pie, and ...I know what you mean, Paeony, about Baby Pie, and I was a little concerned when I heard what it was about but I love 'Baby Pie' and I think it works in the same way as those in the post above. The three little trolls, Oink, Boink and Moink discover that the baby they are looking for to put in their pie is scarier than they are. But what makes it work so well is also the rhythm and repetition, <br />'Can you sniff it? Can you Whiff if? Lick lips pat belly, My oh my!' <br />It comes often enough for the child to learn it and join in. <br /><br />Your Three little Ghosties sounds lovely, Pippa.<br />Linda Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354324158228109351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-13974101576907785092012-10-17T09:45:55.517+01:002012-10-17T09:45:55.517+01:00It's a fine line, isn't it, and what some ...It's a fine line, isn't it, and what some will enjoy others will find too much. I too, as an adult, love Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears, but I've not come across the other two. I'll look out for them. Thanks, Paeony!Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-57322099844149528002012-10-17T09:42:29.020+01:002012-10-17T09:42:29.020+01:00Well, they THINK they are great, but they're a...Well, they THINK they are great, but they're actually rather pathetic little bullies ... but I hope they're fun!Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-52355201153107635212012-10-16T22:32:16.258+01:002012-10-16T22:32:16.258+01:00Interesting, Pippa, and love that the child says B...Interesting, Pippa, and love that the child says BOO to the ghosties.<br />I'm rather fond of an old picture book called 'Mouse, Look Out!' (Waite/Burgin) that's full of mysterious shadows and at the end the mouse-hunting cat is scared by a dog. <br />From an adult stance I adore Emily Gravett's 'Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears', and I'd be intrigued to know what children make of such a sophisticated, stylized picture book.<br />Whilst for plain disturbing, there's 'Baby Pie' (MacRae/Ward). Too icky for this feeble adult, but some children probably adore it!<br />Have you ever come across any picture books that are simply too disturbing?<br />Happy Halloween!Paeony Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129555451791248798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-78837226085818375322012-10-16T19:24:59.373+01:002012-10-16T19:24:59.373+01:00The ghosties sound great!The ghosties sound great!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-3312098171818399302012-10-16T13:54:28.479+01:002012-10-16T13:54:28.479+01:00Thanks, Stroppy!Thanks, Stroppy!Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-73191665275965451092012-10-16T13:53:51.411+01:002012-10-16T13:53:51.411+01:00That's nice to .know - thank you, KerryThat's nice to .know - thank you, KerryPippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-44080957846612614972012-10-16T13:53:07.875+01:002012-10-16T13:53:07.875+01:00'Glee' is exactly the right word, Moira! ...'Glee' is exactly the right word, Moira! It's that playing with the scary things, but knowing that control of them is ultimately in your own hands because you can hurry or slow the book, or simply close it.Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-3045782731157904382012-10-16T09:41:59.489+01:002012-10-16T09:41:59.489+01:00Great post, Pippa - and it sounds a wonderful book...Great post, Pippa - and it sounds a wonderful book! I'll look out for it.Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-14996630889558138412012-10-16T08:50:00.093+01:002012-10-16T08:50:00.093+01:00Lovely post, Pippa. Your book sounds ideal for Hal...Lovely post, Pippa. Your book sounds ideal for Halloween! I remember the feeling of delight I had as a child - glee would be the word, I think - when I had a book that I knew had scary bits but that I also knew had a positive ending. I could revel in the monsters (the wolf usually, I guess), knowing that they would get their comeuppance. When I read 'Where the Wild Things Are' to my children we would have great fun acting out the monsters having their parade and wild party,and suggesting that they could eat up the boy. Then we would always leave them and go back to the comfort of home. Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-26121918929352667022012-10-16T08:16:39.422+01:002012-10-16T08:16:39.422+01:00Hello Pippa. I haven't read your 'Three Li...Hello Pippa. I haven't read your 'Three Little Ghosties' but thanks for the post and description of it - the rhythm, the rhyme and the turn-around 'Boo!' at the end speaks to me.I'll certainly be looking out for it. kerryhttp://www.kerrysraad.comnoreply@blogger.com