tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556965778167284816.post5365573437493918477..comments2023-05-22T05:13:47.147-04:00Comments on Not Just for Kids: It's been the kind of day.....Kara Schaff Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14799940457339268070noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556965778167284816.post-55744391689942582852010-10-12T20:53:40.085-04:002010-10-12T20:53:40.085-04:00Oh God - I love love love that D&J one. I had...Oh God - I love love love that D&J one. I had an old D&J reader a long time ago - probably dug up at my grandparents' house one visit or something. Or who knows, maybe they were still in use when I was a wee tyke. They were so boring - but for some reason I was fascinated with the illustrations. I used to make up my own stories to go with the pictures that were much more The Bumbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334162339045336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556965778167284816.post-60517522539651798522010-10-11T07:58:19.650-04:002010-10-11T07:58:19.650-04:00Personally, I think "All My Friends are Dead&...Personally, I think "All My Friends are Dead" is an unfortunate title from a shelf POV. Vampires, however... that at least sounds funny.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01246673871167186207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556965778167284816.post-34728475419576059352010-10-06T08:44:35.754-04:002010-10-06T08:44:35.754-04:00I'm still ambivalent about literary mash-ups, ...I'm still ambivalent about literary mash-ups, but perhaps I found the Dick and Jane cover so funny because that series is not one of my sacred cows (unlike, say Jane Austen!)Am hunting down a copy as we speak. <br /><br />Loved the Zombie felties, BTW :)Kara Schaff Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14799940457339268070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556965778167284816.post-6560935195797402722010-10-06T06:20:22.446-04:002010-10-06T06:20:22.446-04:00I read "All My Friends Are Dead" at ALA ...I read "All My Friends Are Dead" at ALA Annual. It's a lot like "Fortunately, Unfortunately" by Remy Charlip.... except things don't turn around, they just keep getting worse and worse. (In a funny way.)<br /><br />I'm dying to read Dick and Jane and Vampires. I saw a sample page and it looks hilarious. It's something like, "There is something at the Madigan Mirzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03298558705488237857noreply@blogger.com