Comments on: “The Best Kids’ Books Ever”—as chosen, in a willy-nilly manner, by Nicholas D. Kristof http://www.perfectbabyhandbook.com/blog/2009/07/the-best-kids-books-ever-as-chosen-in-a-rather-willy-nilly-manner-by-nicholas-d-kristof/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:43:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dale http://www.perfectbabyhandbook.com/blog/2009/07/the-best-kids-books-ever-as-chosen-in-a-rather-willy-nilly-manner-by-nicholas-d-kristof/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Dale Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:37:08 +0000 http://www.perfectbabyhandbook.com/?p=1856#comment-206 Marjorie refers to "Lad, A Dog," one of Kristof's "best" books. (Not to be confused with "Dog, A Lad Whose Brother is Also a Boy Detective.") Marjorie refers to “Lad, A Dog,” one of Kristof’s “best” books. (Not to be confused with “Dog, A Lad Whose Brother is Also a Boy Detective.”)

]]> By: marjorie http://www.perfectbabyhandbook.com/blog/2009/07/the-best-kids-books-ever-as-chosen-in-a-rather-willy-nilly-manner-by-nicholas-d-kristof/comment-page-1/#comment-205 marjorie Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:21:35 +0000 http://www.perfectbabyhandbook.com/?p=1856#comment-205 yes, nick, a 90-year-old book "so full of SAT words it could put Stanley Kaplan out of business" -- that's EXACTLY what underprivileged kids who fall two grades behind in reading level each summer want to read! it's what rich kids want to read too! it's what *i* want to read! oh wait, no it isn't. so hate this common presumption that if it's not thorny, it's not GOOD. yes, nick, a 90-year-old book “so full of SAT words it could put Stanley Kaplan out of business” — that’s EXACTLY what underprivileged kids who fall two grades behind in reading level each summer want to read! it’s what rich kids want to read too! it’s what *i* want to read!

oh wait, no it isn’t.

so hate this common presumption that if it’s not thorny, it’s not GOOD.

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