tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26498457.post8207562032366125620..comments2024-01-04T11:25:26.965+01:00Comments on Schooling from the heart: Currently ReadingSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694034873325873385noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26498457.post-13157434831962788072010-03-04T15:35:27.895+01:002010-03-04T15:35:27.895+01:00Cypress, do you have a booklist you want to share?...Cypress, do you have a booklist you want to share? :-)<br /><br />Yaffe, hey, you found me! Your warning about her other book made me look to the end of Ronia to see if there were any suicides. Whew! Thankfully, there are none.<br /><br />But of course now I'm interested to hear how Lindgren pulled off killing the same characters twice. Sounds like an act of writer genius, but as a read for kids? Yikes! Thanks for the warning. I wonder if the musical is any good-- sounds like it would make a great opera. :-)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694034873325873385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26498457.post-42837049384909944422010-03-03T07:11:34.089+01:002010-03-03T07:11:34.089+01:00I recognized the name. My dad read us 'The Bro...I recognized the name. My dad read us 'The Brothers Lionheart' when we were little. It was really quite interesting. Certainly made me think, though I do agree with Wikipedia that it was particularly dark for a Children's story. I mean, the main characters die... TWICE! Nangiyala.<br /><br />Oh, and Wikipedia just reminded me of the joint suicide at the end of the book... Loads of fun!<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brothers_Lionheart<br /><br />"In 2007 the book was adapted into a musical."<br /><br />I didn't know she wrote Pippi Longstocking too.<br /><br />http://www.sweden.se/upload/Sweden_se/english/articles/SI/2007/Astrid_Lindgren/astrid_lindgren_sweden.jpgYaffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05698905179523483835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26498457.post-17009637486322773892010-03-02T00:04:43.314+01:002010-03-02T00:04:43.314+01:00Oh my goodness! I remember loving both Ronia and t...Oh my goodness! I remember loving both Ronia and the Cobble Street Cousins books...ages ago when my big girls (now college bound!) were younger. We've been talking about what incredible reading adventures lie ahead for the youngest sister (only 4yrs old right now), and have pledged to try and remember every great book we've ever read so that she doesn't miss any! Thanks for reminding me of these. (We had somebody in a Ronia costume for Halloween one year!)cypresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12596022666694305654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26498457.post-84367338959074991962010-02-25T21:16:41.640+01:002010-02-25T21:16:41.640+01:00Oh I just love book reviews! We have Ronia, but m...Oh I just love book reviews! We have Ronia, but my girls aren't yet old enough for it - though I can't wait to read it to them. Lindgren has so many fantastic books out there! I hadn't heard of the Cobble Stone Cousins series, but I will have to check one out! I wish the kids in the Magic Treehouse didn't say some of the mean things that do in the book. I hesitate a bit with it just because of the negative language...it's unfortunatley in too many children's books - but a fun series, nonetheless. Anyway, thanks for such a great post!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08272157134061700589noreply@blogger.com