tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post2918603877320085440..comments2024-02-24T02:49:47.235-08:00Comments on Saffron Tree: Paper BoyPraba Ramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12124515962155387444noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-29359138167147488242009-12-02T06:09:06.144-08:002009-12-02T06:09:06.144-08:00Woohooo, available in our library.Woohooo, available in our library.utbtkidshttp://www.utbtkids.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-11762891975193375112009-11-26T20:10:31.465-08:002009-11-26T20:10:31.465-08:00Praba, chox, meera and tharini - thank you.Praba, chox, meera and tharini - thank you.sathishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061644730228380194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-11188419890318471772009-11-25T22:12:42.731-08:002009-11-25T22:12:42.731-08:00Wow. Your picks always have this other worldly qua...Wow. Your picks always have this other worldly quality about them. I LOVED what you said about the morning silence being <i>respectful</i>. I really get that, because I am a morning person myself. I can almost hear the <i>thump</i> of the paper landing in a doorway as I finished reading your review!Tharinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553983156612215920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-5742754279632716732009-11-25T22:00:22.447-08:002009-11-25T22:00:22.447-08:00Nice :) Will look out for this book.Nice :) Will look out for this book.Choxboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741540918529448553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-89182224477616413042009-11-25T21:39:56.651-08:002009-11-25T21:39:56.651-08:00S, your experience set the neatest backdrop for th...S, your experience set the neatest backdrop for the book & the review itself. Nicely done!Meera Sriramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16920643047652671176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-38335008496407195522009-11-25T18:31:03.484-08:002009-11-25T18:31:03.484-08:00I meant read to "my kids"...you can call...I meant read to "my kids"...you can call it typo - LOL! But, you'll agree one can never be too old for picture books, right?? :-)Praba Ramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124515962155387444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-68974204988423824372009-11-25T18:25:06.793-08:002009-11-25T18:25:06.793-08:00Thought-provoking, as always!
I love the simplici...Thought-provoking, as always!<br /><br />I love the simplicity of the theme, backdrop & characters - the pictures of boy on a bike, dog following and....the magic of dawn... can't wait to live the experience, given I am a morning person! :-)Caldecott honor - hmmm..nice!Praba Ramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124515962155387444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-26923997380195054532009-11-25T17:41:54.696-08:002009-11-25T17:41:54.696-08:00sheela and poppins - Thank you.sheela and poppins - Thank you.sathishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061644730228380194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-9222360134070682022009-11-24T21:59:45.057-08:002009-11-24T21:59:45.057-08:00What a phenomenal review Satish - simply loved the...What a phenomenal review Satish - simply loved the background information. It means so much when you know what frame of reference the reviewer is coming from, and I will look out for this book.Poppinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199077808716988320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-32228134438884938282009-11-24T21:54:34.016-08:002009-11-24T21:54:34.016-08:00Here is another book related to The PaperBoy that ...Here is another book related to The PaperBoy that is a nominee for cybils 2009 - <br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Last-Newspaper-Boy-America/dp/0525422056/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259128047&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">The Last Newspaper Boy in America</a>sathishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061644730228380194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-49053322893241915942009-11-24T13:40:46.690-08:002009-11-24T13:40:46.690-08:00Interesting back-story, Satish! And, "Ouch!&q...Interesting back-story, Satish! And, "Ouch!" indeed - about your paperboy lesson. When I started understanding enough about child-labor it started to dawn on me about how many 'working kids' I grew up with and didn't realize at that young age about their side of the story...<br /><br />And, loved the way you tied in Adichie's talk with your personal experience... and ended on a upbeat note about vicarious experience through the book :)Sheelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238noreply@blogger.com