tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post2987723560477182116..comments2024-03-28T06:07:19.165-07:00Comments on Saffron Tree: Barefoot Gen: A Cartoon Story of HiroshimaPraba Ramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12124515962155387444noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-7156243573414844412010-01-20T17:10:35.283-08:002010-01-20T17:10:35.283-08:00Your penultimate statement blew me away with its p...Your penultimate statement blew me away with its powerful message. Thanks, WordJunkie. I look forward to reading it (now on my own and later) with my kids.Sheelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-8999021911834161712010-01-17T21:47:29.119-08:002010-01-17T21:47:29.119-08:00Your first line is so true and so sobering. Wonder...Your first line is so true and so sobering. Wonderful review, thanks!starry eyedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02821016011330573083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-31648450732183894352010-01-16T22:14:38.185-08:002010-01-16T22:14:38.185-08:00Great review and a good story to convey the messag...Great review and a good story to convey the message to children that world is not perfect and it never was. Really liked the way story ends on a positive note.Vibhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251018763698523629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-28480173775889209192010-01-16T10:47:03.093-08:002010-01-16T10:47:03.093-08:00Children's books based around the World Wars e...Children's books based around the World Wars esply WW2 are many - mostly the Nazis are the villains in them. This one sounds unusual as you rightly say since it is set in Japan. <br /><br />Very interesting, thanks for the reco.Choxboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741540918529448553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-38836110126008236612010-01-16T04:36:15.436-08:002010-01-16T04:36:15.436-08:00I found myself nodding my head when you said, it i...I found myself nodding my head when you said, it is the leaders who write history, not the underdogs.utbtkidshttp://www.utbtkids.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-89400182034402699622010-01-16T02:31:55.167-08:002010-01-16T02:31:55.167-08:00WordJunkie, That is a great reco!
"for all ...WordJunkie, That is a great reco! <br /><br />"for all the violence depicted in this book, it still conveys an incredible message of hope and humanity" - very true. <br /><br />Thanks for writing this wonderful review. <br /><br />Reminds a lot of the anime - 'Grave of Fireflies' by Studio Ghibli.sathishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061644730228380194noreply@blogger.com