tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post1976244875011967721..comments2023-06-16T07:21:59.344-04:00Comments on Jacqui's Room: Jacqui Reads Her Children Books That Other People Think Are Bad For ThemJacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-39505477685132844612008-09-08T00:28:00.000-04:002008-09-08T00:28:00.000-04:00My kiddos love this book. I also think it's very ...My kiddos love this book. <BR/><BR/>I also think it's very typical for children to think that they can marry parents, siblings, grandparents, best friends. I think it's sweet ... <BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting banned book reviews.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-654275523753624392008-09-04T20:46:00.000-04:002008-09-04T20:46:00.000-04:00Mary, the wool and flax thing is my new favorite c...Mary, the wool and flax thing is my new favorite comeback, I think...Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-43292278134697545242008-09-04T17:09:00.000-04:002008-09-04T17:09:00.000-04:00Boy, I'm with you on the banned books. If my kids ...Boy, I'm with you on the banned books. If my kids were still little, I guarantee you I'd go out and do the same thing. <BR/><BR/>When we were kids, my sisters and I asked our parents why two girls or two boys couldn't marry each other. It just didn't make any sense to us that they couldn't, no matter what people said. It still doesn't. Ignorant people quote the Old Testament's condemnation of homosexuality, but how many of the tenets of the Old Testament do we follow nowadays? How many Christians keep kosher? Who is careful not to blend flax and wool? <BR/><BR/>As for homosexuality in animals, I am no expert, but we had a male cat who was not interested in females and yet tenderly nursed a stray kitten. I don't think she got any nutrition from him, but she didn't seem to care.<BR/><BR/>And those penguins are cute!Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-6049639966412338652008-09-02T21:09:00.000-04:002008-09-02T21:09:00.000-04:00Cindy, isn't it? And it's as cute as it sounds, I...Cindy, isn't it? And it's as cute as it sounds, I promise.Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-60692249207889250862008-09-02T20:31:00.000-04:002008-09-02T20:31:00.000-04:00awww. i didn't know about this book. and based on ...awww. i didn't know about this book. and based on a true story? that's awesome!!!cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175698109176599954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-70227347180757961252008-09-01T20:51:00.000-04:002008-09-01T20:51:00.000-04:00Ooh, Diane, we can't wait.Elise, Tink was also eng...Ooh, Diane, we can't wait.<BR/><BR/>Elise, Tink was also engaged to her best friend for a while, but has moved on.<BR/><BR/>Angela, so glad to have corrupted you!Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-33310782197272003572008-09-01T16:19:00.000-04:002008-09-01T16:19:00.000-04:00Tink is right. Banning that book IS dumb.Alas, my ...Tink is right. Banning that book IS dumb.<BR/><BR/>Alas, my book list is also too long to add more books, no matter how banned. (Unless I get to count the last Harry Potter as a banned book. I feel like treating my brain, after all that pain caused by Melville/Cooper/Thoreau.)<BR/><BR/>However, coming tomorrow to blog.neglet.com: Haiku Review of a classic movie that was censored/banned in many countries! That can be just as awesome, but less time-consuming.Diane Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128401898400900879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-35948003694499445122008-08-31T10:21:00.000-04:002008-08-31T10:21:00.000-04:00Okay, I'm going to check out banned books at my li...Okay, I'm going to check out banned books at my library too!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14741384161639818654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-31980272784167205242008-08-31T00:23:00.000-04:002008-08-31T00:23:00.000-04:00Sigh. I need that book. When Twin One was five, ...Sigh. I need that book. When Twin One was five, she told me she was going to marry her best (female) friend. Her friend was a little concerned because she wanted babies someday and she thought they'd need a boy and a girl for that. Twin One told her, "No problem! We can just buy our sperm."Elise Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205799699628024211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-2320044819685315802008-08-30T17:51:00.000-04:002008-08-30T17:51:00.000-04:00Marcia, totally valid concern. The coolest thing ...Marcia, totally valid concern. The coolest thing about the book is that it is based on the true story of two male penguins at the zoo that really did fall in love and raise an egg another couple couldn't care for. I've edited my post to show that.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277260387578439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464201653179922615.post-83874680742083556042008-08-30T15:25:00.000-04:002008-08-30T15:25:00.000-04:00You, behind? I'm in awe of how often you post.Just...You, behind? I'm in awe of how often you post.<BR/><BR/>Just wondering something, and I may be getting stupid here due to lack of bird knowledge, but do different species of penguins (I believe there ARE different types, right?) mate and raise young differently? Because the first thing that came to mind when I saw the book is how the male penguin warms the egg and the hatched chick (I think it's called a chick) while the female goes off to feed, and then she comes back and it's the male's turn to go. In nature, or in captivity, is it realistic, possible, or has it ever been observed that two penguin males pair up? In other words, I hope this book isn't giving wrong information about penguins just to be didactic? I fully understand using animal characters for a sensitive subject, but if you give a wrong impression about the particular animal in the process, I'd rather see human characters. Or am I off base?Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.com