tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post3922143298544142174..comments2024-03-27T03:25:08.267-07:00Comments on Life in the Shoe: The Puky Little PuppyDorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-82481546075162296592008-01-11T20:06:00.000-08:002008-01-11T20:06:00.000-08:00My husband brought home one of your books the othe...My husband brought home one of your books the other day. I stayed up late reading the first night and got nothing done the next day until I'd finished reading it! Then today I discovered I'd missed a chapter. . . bliss! Thanks for putting your "life" out there for sale! Also, we just remembered that we sat across from you and your husband at Brendon & Ruby's wedding. (We were engaged then.) What an odd thing to remember this long after! Anyway, I enjoyed the book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-13994625926694064602008-01-07T12:52:00.000-08:002008-01-07T12:52:00.000-08:00Just wanted to say I received your two books as a ...Just wanted to say I received your two books as a Christmas gift from my hubby and did as you said not to--I read them quite a few stories at one time, instead of here and there. I was sick over Christmas, so that helped me recover. =]<BR/>Thanks for two good, down to earth readings!Momof3https://www.blogger.com/profile/15766291815417117391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-59507029320926356562008-01-07T09:32:00.000-08:002008-01-07T09:32:00.000-08:00I'm so glad you wrote this post. I've been readin...I'm so glad you wrote this post. I've been reading "The Poky Little Puppy" to my 1 1/2 year old son and have been wondering--Am I the only one who thinks this "classic" children's book has a strange story line? It makes no sense at all! <BR/>JennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-18485037228644785932008-01-07T00:27:00.000-08:002008-01-07T00:27:00.000-08:00wow. didnt know you could draw so much "theology"...wow. didnt know you could draw so much "theology" from a book like that. <BR/>personally, i like Frog & Toad. now there's a great example on true friendship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-12808264524584609102008-01-06T22:45:00.000-08:002008-01-06T22:45:00.000-08:00The Pokey Puppy and Bad theology? I laughed with y...The Pokey Puppy and Bad theology? I laughed with you at the very idea. But in all fairness, please name for me one famous childrens book with GOOD theology (besides The Biggest Bear, of course...)! The Brother's Grimm or Mother Goose maybe !?! <BR/> <BR/>But there ARE interesting ideas in The Pokey Little Puppy that resonate with all kids (and adults) at some level - which is why I think kids books make it big:<BR/>- doing the right thing for the wrong reason (and thus being the wrong thing);<BR/>- consequences and punishments for doing wrong,<BR/>- the extreme length one will go to to try and get away with what one shouldn't be doing anyway;<BR/>- take time to NOTICE things around us (in todays lingo, stop to smell the roses),<BR/>and many other ideas we as adults could stand to read again...<BR/><BR/>Uncle RodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-52701391060398027602008-01-06T05:18:00.000-08:002008-01-06T05:18:00.000-08:00In our house, the cartoon ZITS is mt favorite. It'...In our house, the cartoon ZITS is mt favorite. It's about a teenage boy and it's as if the cartoonist has a spycam in our house! I cut out his comic strip and put it on the fridge at last once a week because it's so appropriate.<BR/><BR/>In our house the classics were, "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein and "The Spooky Old Tree" by Stan & Jan Berenstein.<BR/><BR/>My kids didn't care for the Pokey Puppy book like they did these.<BR/>ConnieConstancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748558090320737035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-75305985697067442862008-01-06T01:32:00.000-08:002008-01-06T01:32:00.000-08:00I always had this terrorized fascination for Hanse...I always had this terrorized fascination for Hansel And Gretel, when I was a child. My mom threw it away. What is it with moms pitching our favorite fairy tales? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-73555431964427186372008-01-05T20:01:00.000-08:002008-01-05T20:01:00.000-08:00sorry, that was me, forgot to sign my name.bethany...sorry, that was me, forgot to sign my name.<BR/>bethanyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-45340369853143345402008-01-05T16:37:00.000-08:002008-01-05T16:37:00.000-08:00oh my! i would love to read that book again. i lov...oh my! i would love to read that book again. i loved that book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-11453253067429166452008-01-05T15:30:00.000-08:002008-01-05T15:30:00.000-08:00Strange books read in childhood pop up in one's me...Strange books read in childhood pop up in one's memory so much quicker than books read later. I do remember thinking it was a strange story, but read it umpteen times to my younger siblings anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-7358560016067073492008-01-05T14:14:00.000-08:002008-01-05T14:14:00.000-08:00So true! I loved this story as a child, but I thi...So true! I loved this story as a child, but I think it's only because I remembered the chocolate custard and the strawberry shortcake, etc. I read it a couple of years ago to my littles and they loved it too--_I_ hated it though. How had it developed this horrible, nauseating plotline? <BR/>So weird what 25 years will do.<BR/>AmyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com