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| my commonplace book (or rather, one of them!) |
A thoughtful quote from Rumer Godden to add to my definition of a living book:
“Rumer always deplored the idea that books for children, even very young ones, should be relentlessly cheerful – ‘perhaps the reason why these books are so lifeless is that living things have shadows’.”
– Anne Chisolm in Rumer Godden: A Storyteller’s Life
p. 249
From joy to joy,
Nancy
I have really enjoyed Rumor Godden's books.
That is so right on the spot! I realize now why some children books with no so predictable or cheerful endings are some of my favorites… and the girls too, because they are more alive.