tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post6224125178039191123..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: How Bad Can You Get? by Emma BarnesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-30613508747669015822011-08-24T11:56:06.139+01:002011-08-24T11:56:06.139+01:00Leslie, Jennings is pure genius, and will brighten...Leslie, Jennings is pure genius, and will brighten up the darkest drearest winter-blues weekend. Jennings and Darbishire or Jennings Little Hut are the books I turn to in those angsty moments of despair.<br /><br />And Nicola, I loved Katy too. I'm trying to remember what she actually did that was so bad though - climbing the school wall is the only bit I can remember.Emma Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02718171070716804800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-86735808671463973112011-08-22T11:03:54.989+01:002011-08-22T11:03:54.989+01:00Just William, absolutely! Though maybe I should re...Just William, absolutely! Though maybe I should revist Jennings...Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-80770029251968337112011-08-20T17:00:09.082+01:002011-08-20T17:00:09.082+01:00Hello Stroppy - actually the children who burned d...Hello Stroppy - actually the children who burned down the shed (the Herdmanns) got away with it - they even got some dough-nuts, as they snaffled the ones sent over for the police! But, the authors explained, they were lucky - they burnt down a shed everybody hated and thought should be condemned. (I don't know how she got that past her editors - and American editors too, especially alert for the moral messages.)<br /><br />I loved the recent Just William adaptation, but like Sue and Nicola, I have always loved Jennings more...I wish the BBC would make a TV adaptation of them. They are pure genius! And today's children still enjoy them...when they are given the chance.Emma Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02718171070716804800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-7902837842134402412011-08-20T12:10:07.376+01:002011-08-20T12:10:07.376+01:00I'd never thought about this but you're qu...I'd never thought about this but you're quite right. That was a great post, very thought-provoking.<br /><br />Like Sue, I loved the Jennings stories. But I never got on with Just William, for some reason. I also loved Katy in the Susan Coolidge books.Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-6461893298805709672011-08-20T08:08:44.192+01:002011-08-20T08:08:44.192+01:00Really interesting, Emma. I used to love Jennings ...Really interesting, Emma. I used to love Jennings and Darbishire as a child, but now would probably opt for William - very much enjoyed the tapes with our kids.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-41496242632346274952011-08-20T07:57:54.840+01:002011-08-20T07:57:54.840+01:00Spot on, Emma! We often listen to William audioboo...Spot on, Emma! We often listen to William audiobooks (read by the incomparable Martin Jarvis) on long journeys, and more than once I've thought, "You'd never get away with that these days!"John Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937505376169411724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-11291510293582986992011-08-20T07:29:18.247+01:002011-08-20T07:29:18.247+01:00Interesting post, Emma. Just William for me, I gue...Interesting post, Emma. Just William for me, I guess. Despite the bad reviews (by adults) the most recent BBC adaptation had our four year old granddaughter glued to the screen, her mouth wide open in disbelief.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-25206618913892538082011-08-20T07:19:45.467+01:002011-08-20T07:19:45.467+01:00This is very thought-provoking, Emma.
I think th...This is very thought-provoking, Emma. <br /><br />I think the issue has become more complex because the way we discipline children has changed. <br /><br />In the past, a child who burnt down a shed - an action more dangerous and destructive than the label 'naughty' suggests - would expect a good beating at the very least. Perhaps that put really bad behaviour into the realm of fantasy and escapism for most kids. But now it might result in a stern talk about respecting the property of others and endangering the self it is more of an option - and so less acceptable in fiction, perhaps?Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.com