tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post513362888875883079..comments2024-03-28T16:31:23.093-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: Pictures and Poems for KidsP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-24287046968083271752009-11-10T18:26:55.679-08:002009-11-10T18:26:55.679-08:00The more I think of this project, Lise, the more f...The more I think of this project, Lise, the more fun it seems it will be. I'll mention other versions as I acquire them. Do you like the verses?P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-64913544481175914172009-11-10T13:59:28.603-08:002009-11-10T13:59:28.603-08:00I love comparing different versions of the same bo...I love comparing different versions of the same books with the kids I teach. Your post made me realize I only have one version of this book, and made me want more!Lisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004349018085389442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-35425823604764619372009-11-09T11:19:42.232-08:002009-11-09T11:19:42.232-08:00Detail--me, too, Gerry. Those pictures you can get...Detail--me, too, Gerry. Those pictures you can get lost in for hours on end. As for paper quality, though, there were many books for children and young people (and adults, too) printed on cheap paper in the old days. Beautiful volumes with handmade paper are available today--just very pricey.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-32725371301647619492009-11-09T10:52:13.105-08:002009-11-09T10:52:13.105-08:00Can we have, please, the wonderful rag papers of l...Can we have, please, the wonderful rag papers of long ago - the ones that lasted forever and felt luxurious and smelled like the library? Just asking.<br /><br />I'm a sucker for old-fashioned illustrations, and for contemporary ones that are, let us say, "maximalist." I like lots of detail.Gerryhttp://torchlakeviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com