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iwombat - 2006-12-17 19:09:41
I saw a review/video at NY times online, they saw it, it seems, the very same way. I never read the book (not ever having been a young girl) (I remember when all the girls read it) but I know the story, I think there was an animated version that I saw... looks lovely.
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Greg - 2006-12-17 19:51:46
Charlotte's Web is a great story! Wombat--I was never a young girl either, despite what Paula might say, but the book is worth the read. The animated version has Paul Lynde as Templeton the Rat and is a lot of fun. Knucklehead #2 (my younger son) played Templeton in a 2nd grade production that the children adapted themselves. It's a riot and I've got it on video!
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Baby Party - 2006-12-18 14:52:39
A teacher of mine read it to us at lunch every day. I still how terrible I felt when...oops, don't want to give the ending away.
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Greg - 2006-12-18 16:13:18
BP--I've had long conversations with other parents about not just this ending, but similar stories/endings. There is a lot of mixed sentiment on just what we should and shouldn't protect our children from. It's a little different for those, like myself, who grew up in rural settings and there is more exposure to natural life cycles. It was a no-brainer for me in dealing with these issues with my children. On a somewhat related note, have you ever read "Everything I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten?" The gist of it is HERE
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Greg - 2006-12-18 16:14:19
Um.. that would be "All I... etc."
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iwombat - 2006-12-18 16:40:28
Greg, on a related note, when Picasso saw these he said "We have learned nothing in twelve thousand years."
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Greg - 2006-12-18 18:17:45
Wombat: Egad! Even though I'm a strict adherent to the DEVO school of human development, or de-evolution as it were, I'm still impressed when I see stuff like that. If those artists were alive today they'd be courted by the likes of Charles Saatchi and probably have theme restaurants in London.
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Paula - 2006-12-19 11:58:51
That's just the kind of thing an idiot like Picasso would say.
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jon - 2006-12-20 22:04:43
Pablo Picasso was such an asshole.
Paula, the recent live action film of Peter Pan was also quite beautiful to watch.
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