Fortunately, I got Kate to read my favorite Remy Charlip book. Unfortunately, she had a take on it that I was not expecting. Take a deep dive into a book that defies logic repeatedly.
Fusenews: To lose one author may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose dozens looks like carelessness.
August 21, 2012 by
At this point you just have to start throwing your hands up in the air. Then you have to start eyeing some of the older children’s authors and illustrators who are still around with great trepidation. We’ve been host to a SLEW of deaths already this year, but August is making May look like it […]
Top 100 Picture Books #81: Fortunately by Remy Charlip
May 18, 2012 by
#81 Fortunately by Remy Charlip (1964) 25 points When I worked in the Children’s Center at 42nd Street I had a bad habit of relying on the same storytime picture book readaloud staples over and over and over again. And Fortunately, for good or for ill, was one of those staples. I loved it for […]
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