tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10926562.post5753962695642079687..comments2024-03-27T07:16:25.551-05:00Comments on Dewey's Treehouse: "I have a woeful feeling, as if the double O of doom were sticking in my throat."Mama Squirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941211100125966917noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10926562.post-89327442067833147682007-06-30T08:32:00.000-05:002007-06-30T08:32:00.000-05:00make that *Hubby and I...make that *Hubby and I...Javamomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00759860713807731832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10926562.post-58949528762479817852007-06-30T08:31:00.000-05:002007-06-30T08:31:00.000-05:00Ah! I love The Wonderful O.Hubby (the head of the ...Ah! I love The Wonderful O.<BR/><BR/>Hubby (the head of the English Dept. at his school) read this aloud to each other from time to time.Javamomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00759860713807731832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10926562.post-16317538935249586832007-06-26T23:30:00.000-05:002007-06-26T23:30:00.000-05:00I've linked to my blog, Mama Squirrel.Thank you fo...I've linked to my blog, Mama Squirrel.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for mentioning the book; I've not read it. Yet.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09720647632619479004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10926562.post-74472193983298007402007-06-26T18:00:00.000-05:002007-06-26T18:00:00.000-05:00"Not that any of us believe in a conspiracy to lim..."Not that any of us believe in a conspiracy to limit our language or turn us all into Alphas, Betas...Epsilons..."<BR/><BR/>Actually, maybe there is a conspiracy. I wouldn't doubt it, especially after reading <A HREF="http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/chapters/" REL="nofollow">Gatto's book</A>.<BR/><BR/>We used to call all vegetables "yummy" and it worked quite nicely. I have the only kids I know who ask for Brussel sprouts at the store.Mrs. Happy Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12213390265156442952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10926562.post-38415859575394519052007-06-26T15:08:00.000-05:002007-06-26T15:08:00.000-05:00I love that Thurber book. It's fantastic.And I gu...I love that Thurber book. It's fantastic.<BR/><BR/>And I guess it woudl be too embarrassing to mention that the same child who was told that Coke was yukky also thought that fried okra was cookies.<BR/>And she believed that green peas were candy.<BR/><BR/>And no, it never worked with any of the younger children.Headmistress, zookeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14071449326819510530noreply@blogger.com