tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post709207596283426289..comments2024-01-12T00:00:04.996-05:00Comments on The Paper Wait: And the Moral of the Story Is . . .Eileen Cameronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03147679493619958932noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-47024845393523950492013-05-16T10:01:31.528-04:002013-05-16T10:01:31.528-04:00Yes, I think we can all be glad that times have ch...Yes, I think we can all be glad that times have changed in the children's book world!Gale Sypher Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167465000672443273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-36079755524632961442013-05-15T22:19:12.107-04:002013-05-15T22:19:12.107-04:00As the wonderful Philip Pullman put it, "...I...As the wonderful Philip Pullman put it, "...I'm not in the message business; I'm in the “Once upon a time” business."Ariel Zeitlin Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16598505786851656235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-16889323865373125772013-05-15T08:31:39.896-04:002013-05-15T08:31:39.896-04:00Brianna,
I'm sure this 1940's author star...Brianna, <br />I'm sure this 1940's author started out with the moral because each of the three stories in the book has one, and they're all as explicit as the story I quoted from!Gale Sypher Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167465000672443273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-61034453256669670492013-05-14T12:33:12.701-04:002013-05-14T12:33:12.701-04:00Yes, The Little Engine That Could certainly does h...Yes, The Little Engine That Could certainly does have a moral. But in that case, it is such a fun one and it really works with the story. At least I think so. (Evidence: The book is still being sold and loved so many years later. My oldest certainly adored it!) <br /><br />Starting out to write a book with a moral does not seem like a very good idea. But in the rare instances where it works, like The Little Engine That Could and Pierre, it can be a great story. (And, of course, I am curious did the author start with the story first or the moral first? Sometimes a rollicking good story can end up with a moral.) So I agree with you, Gale, it is all in how the moral is presented.Brianna Caplan Sayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137299043891966903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-9303413934637980062013-05-13T15:05:47.665-04:002013-05-13T15:05:47.665-04:00I remember Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka also and I gue...I remember Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka also and I guess you certainly have to include The Little Engine That Could in the list of morality tales.Gale Sypher Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167465000672443273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-11673538709746222552013-05-13T14:20:21.016-04:002013-05-13T14:20:21.016-04:00Gale, that is hilarious! (But I have to admit, I m...Gale, that is hilarious! (But I have to admit, I may try climbing out the other side of my bed tomorrow.)<br /><br />I vividly remember the Flicka, Ricka, Dicka series. A moral in every story.J.A. Palermohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18325616361174334630noreply@blogger.com