tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post8878130061913489752..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Why Does the Cows’ Laptop Click, Daddy?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-4617897254441355732008-05-28T00:19:00.000-05:002008-05-28T00:19:00.000-05:00One little boy, upon my reading that two penguins ...One little boy, upon my reading that two penguins were hatching an egg, giggled, and said, "They're boys!"<BR/><BR/>Others shushed him and said, "That's all right!"<BR/><BR/>It was quite a mixed race/culture group -- latino, asian, indian, euro. They were sweet. I had time to read a second book and read one based on an Eskimo tale, in tribute to my mother who fell in love with Alaska and as a school teacher became a bit of an ambassador for the place with Eskimo crafts and books and photos. <BR/><BR/>I live in Berkeley.Glenn Ingersollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674475308395975995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-8045647247899411162008-05-25T17:46:00.000-05:002008-05-25T17:46:00.000-05:00Tango seems like a fine choice. A simple, straight...<A HREF="http://ozandends.blogspot.com/2006/12/dancing-around-and-tango-makes-three.html" REL="nofollow"><I>Tango</I></A> seems like a fine choice. A simple, straightforward story that kids can easily understand. <BR/><BR/>Some parents, on the other hand...J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-80695654996331019642008-05-25T14:19:00.000-05:002008-05-25T14:19:00.000-05:00A year ago when considering what book to read to a...A year ago when considering what book to read to a 1st grade class (Drop Everything And Read Day) I looked at Click Clack, but one of the librarians said when she read it she would have to start out by explaining what typewriter was.<BR/><BR/>So I went with And Tango Makes Three.Glenn Ingersollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674475308395975995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-9857207472784482542008-05-23T10:05:00.000-05:002008-05-23T10:05:00.000-05:00I never minded the typewriter, because I thought t...I never minded the typewriter, because I thought that the old-fashioned nature of it was part of the charm of the book. I'm do get annoyed by sloppy inclusions of obsolete technology. (So get rid of that phone cord.) <BR/><BR/>The Slate thing was cool.MotherReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274509991340797264noreply@blogger.com