Here is another pup to start the day. I wish I had more time in the morning before work. It always seems to go so quickly, despite the fact that I don't have to be there until 12:45. It's just that I don't usually have time for everything that I want to do.
Yesterday, despite the fact that I am reading many other books, at the moment. I picked up one of the Cherry Ames books at the library. These books appeared in our teen area about a year ago, and I have been curious as to why the library thought these books would be a good investment. I just thought I'd read one out of curiosity...
I don't even remember seeing these books when I was a kid. They must have fallen out of fashion in the 70's. We seem to have the whole series and they just sit there on the shelf gathering dust. I did read the forward and the woman that re-published these books in 2008 is a nurse and got the publishing rights from the author, Helen Wells' brother. She said that these books inspired her to become a nurse and was hoping that she could reach a whole new generation of teens and inspire them to become nurses. I don't know. Cherry is a bit wide-eyed and innocent for teens of today (even for teens of my day), and if they want to reach a new generation of teen readers, I'm afraid they would have to update the covers, at least. Teens do judge books by their covers. Now, these books might appeal to the nostalgia market, but I don't think they're going to be read by very many teens. I think the publisher may have been a bit naive. And the library? Well, their decisions often baffle me, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
Anyway, hope everyone has a good day.
4 comments:
And Bonjour to you my petite ami. I don't what I just said but I do love your little pup. Could you draw a better cover for that book...I'd love to see it and your interpretation of the book cover.
cute french bull dog. bonjour back to him!
That was a great story about the book at the library and I believe your observations are most astute. Did the nurses who donated all the books to BD about nursing also donate these books : )
I think it's funny that in some ways the librarians who pick materials are outta touch but might also be prone to political things such as board members who absolutely believe they have discovered THE BEST BOOK series ever and insist on purchase if not donating the book themselves. I do not know how common this is in libraries but do know in other nonprofits that board members and others egos are sometimes served better than the folks who the nonprofit is actually meant to serve are! It's a funny paradox.
Anyway, I do go on and on. I am sure that I've got some "brilliant" ideas that are really pretty stupid too but I'm not in a position to impose them with others---oh---except on blog comments I suppose.
Hey, I think Jane is onto something. Since those books are just sitting there getting dusty how about you do a little experiment. Draw and install a new cover on one of the books, put new stickers on it and see if it checks out : )
Evil cover art plot hatched on blog
Actually, it's a "Foreword" in most books. :) But i like the bulldog. Would the boks be good ones for me to read, do you think?
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