Comments on: Ten Books — A Cut Below http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/683 A tiny principality in the Commonwealth of Letters Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:51:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 by: Will Duquette http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/683#comment-543 Sun, 25 Apr 2004 02:14:37 +0000 http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/683#comment-543 Not to leave you with the wrong impression, I bought a copy of the book for my kids a few years ago. Good stuff, and I love the pictures. Not to leave you with the wrong impression, I bought a copy of the book for my kids a few years ago. Good stuff, and I love the pictures.

]]> by: Will Duquette http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/683#comment-542 Sun, 25 Apr 2004 02:13:39 +0000 http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/683#comment-542 I had a hard time in Elementary School at times, and I remember my Mom cutting <i>Alexander</i> out of a magazine. What it was doing in a magazine, I don't know, but I remember reading it from a stack of tearsheets. She was trying to make me feel better, and I suppose also to gently teach me a lesson about dealing with problems. She succeeded at the former; as to the latter, well, I already knew I couldn't run from my problems--most of them were faster than me, and anyway I'd have gotten in trouble for leaving class without permission. Also, and this is for the record, I <i>loved</i> my railroad train pajamas. I had a hard time in Elementary School at times, and I remember my Mom cutting Alexander out of a magazine. What it was doing in a magazine, I don’t know, but I remember reading it from a stack of tearsheets. She was trying to make me feel better, and I suppose also to gently teach me a lesson about dealing with problems. She succeeded at the former; as to the latter, well, I already knew I couldn’t run from my problems–most of them were faster than me, and anyway I’d have gotten in trouble for leaving class without permission.

Also, and this is for the record, I loved my railroad train pajamas.

]]> by: Ian http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/683#comment-541 Sun, 25 Apr 2004 01:30:52 +0000 http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/683#comment-541 Perhaps I should have made clear that even with the books on my list that would not have the same effect on me today, the effect that they did have still influences me now. Yes, even <i>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day</i>. Sometimes I just speak like a Judith Viorst character, without meaning to. :) Perhaps I should have made clear that even with the books on my list that would not have the same effect on me today, the effect that they did have still influences me now.

Yes, even Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day. Sometimes I just speak like a Judith Viorst character, without meaning to. :)

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