story
The longevity of story
04/27/08 21:58
My
9-year-old charmer comes home with a beat-up book in
his hand and promptly sits down to devour it. He's
been doing that lately, and it cheers me to no end.
"Whatcha readin', Child O Mine?"
"HENRY HUGGINS. Do you know him?"
"Yup."
When he's done, I check out the pub date. First copyright? 1950.
My next goal is to read HENRY HUGGINS and see why the story's so delicious after 58 years. If it can get through to my YouTube-loving, RUN'S HOUSE-watching child, I need to take lessons on storytelling from Beverly Cleary.
"Whatcha readin', Child O Mine?"
"HENRY HUGGINS. Do you know him?"
"Yup."
When he's done, I check out the pub date. First copyright? 1950.
My next goal is to read HENRY HUGGINS and see why the story's so delicious after 58 years. If it can get through to my YouTube-loving, RUN'S HOUSE-watching child, I need to take lessons on storytelling from Beverly Cleary.
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