Comments | lurban: Quiet Books and Gatekeepers

lurban

Quiet Books and Gatekeepers

Oct 10, 2011 10:37

Whew! The last of the big reviews is in for Hound Dog True and HOORAY! It received a star!
Here's a link if you want to read the review in its entirety. Otherwise, how about just enjoying this bit:

The most action readers will find in this story is Uncle Potluck tripping over a vacuum cleaner cord, but the characters are well limned, and Mattie's ( Read more... )

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lurban October 10 2011, 15:53:34 UTC

Thanks, April! It sure means a lot to me. :)

annemariepace October 10 2011, 15:54:12 UTC

Hooray!!!

lisa_schroeder October 10 2011, 16:15:44 UTC

Wow, that is amazing - congratulations!!!

lurban October 11 2011, 11:21:50 UTC

Thank you, Lisa. Looks like you had fun at Wordstock!

d_michiko_f October 10 2011, 16:26:04 UTC

Hooray you! I so can't wait to read HOUND DOG TRUE!!!! xo

lurban October 11 2011, 11:22:08 UTC

Love that cheerleader! Thank you!

beckylevine October 10 2011, 19:05:03 UTC

I'm a huge fan of quiet books--there's a power to them, when they're done well, that can be missing from books that are less...quiet. :) And I was a reader like this when I was young, too, so it's not just an age thing. I think there are a lot of kids out there who want to curl up with a book like this--can't wait to read yours!

lurban October 11 2011, 11:23:29 UTC

I liked them when I was a kid, too -- but not exclusively. I think it is best when there is a little bit of everything available to kids. And I do worry that the need to have a blockbuster book (and not just a steady seller) might squeeze out even more of the quiet books we love.