http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com/books-of-the-week-issue-books.htm sara wilson etienne. author, creative genius, and inventor of lazy afternoons. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:53:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com/books-of-the-week-issue-books.htm/comment-page-1#comment-289 Lee Wind Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:50:42 +0000 http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com/books-of-the-week-issue-books.htm#comment-289 It's funny that there is a whole category of picture books that are called "issue" books because I like to think EVERY good book is going to be dealing with SOMETHING, SOME ISSUE that readers can relate to - like Max being ANGRY in Where the Wild Things Are - but is that an "issue" PB? Though I supposed some PBs, like "Pssst!" are just fun adventures and not very "issue" oriented (though throughout it there's the whole idea of animals wanting to escape captivity...) or am I reading too much into it? Thanks for this fun post! Lee It’s funny that there is a whole category of picture books that are called “issue” books because I like to think EVERY good book is going to be dealing with SOMETHING, SOME ISSUE that readers can relate to – like Max being ANGRY in Where the Wild Things Are – but is that an “issue” PB? Though I supposed some PBs, like “Pssst!” are just fun adventures and not very “issue” oriented (though throughout it there’s the whole idea of animals wanting to escape captivity…) or am I reading too much into it?
Thanks for this fun post!
Lee

]]> http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com/books-of-the-week-issue-books.htm/comment-page-1#comment-288 Rita Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:54:41 +0000 http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com/books-of-the-week-issue-books.htm#comment-288 Mmm. I am <i>intensely</i> interested in this topic. Thanks, Sara!! Mmm. I am intensely interested in this topic. Thanks, Sara!!

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