tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post2689452978721694674..comments2023-05-24T23:33:57.516+10:00Comments on My Unwelcome Stranger: Where the wild things ought to be (1)Denis Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-38516252495620624282012-02-17T10:20:45.796+11:002012-02-17T10:20:45.796+11:00Wild Things is a great story and contains all the ...<i>Wild Things</i> is a great story and contains all the principles that Ursula Nordstrom valued so highly. Good teacher-librarians were/are worth their weight in gold. My mother couldn't walk down the street on a Saturday morning in Gladstone without being greeted by hordes of smiling children wanting to tell her what they were reading that weekend.<br /><br />The library display would have been terrific. Fantastic that your Dad got involved.<br /><br />Writing and illustrating children's books are, I have not the slightest doubt, two of the most difficult creative things a person can do.Denis Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-36026330538884682862012-02-16T21:12:41.860+11:002012-02-16T21:12:41.860+11:00My mother was also a teacher-librarian. That was h...My mother was also a teacher-librarian. That was her first job back in teaching after some child rearing. My father was a primary school teacher too. And I clearly remember them working together on large cut outs of the characters from 'Where the wild things are' for display in the library. My hunch is Dad drew them and I was 9, 10 or 11, and I was so impressed by the artistry. They were great illustrations. Whenever the book is mentioned, back I go to those halcyon days. <br />Thanks Denis@gjfrynoreply@blogger.com