Comment No need to speak evil of the dead... (Score 1) 83
I don't think it's fair to judge "The Giving Tree," which was written in 1964, by today's politically correct standards. I'd say there were relitively few works written during that era that would make that cut. It was a different society with a different culture.
Shel's poems were a big part of my childhood. I can still remember sitting down in my mother's lap being read his works night after night. I personally think "The Giving Tree," "A Light in the Attic" and "Where the Sidewalk Ends" should be part of any canon of children's literature. Any comments?
-- The Derek
deman@vt.edu
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"Question everything, but listen for the answer."
Shel's poems were a big part of my childhood. I can still remember sitting down in my mother's lap being read his works night after night. I personally think "The Giving Tree," "A Light in the Attic" and "Where the Sidewalk Ends" should be part of any canon of children's literature. Any comments?
-- The Derek
deman@vt.edu
ICQ: 13433264
"Question everything, but listen for the answer."
