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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 302


    PUBYAC Digest 302

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) Stumper -- Sunshine
by "Katherine Heylman" <kheylman@apk.net>
  2) Harry Potter tops Teen Read Week poll
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
  3) Curious George Question
by Julie James <JJames@lva.lib.va.us>
  4) Harry Potter critic wants parents to decide what's read aloud
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>

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From: "Katherine Heylman" <kheylman@apk.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper -- Sunshine
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 17:09:45 CST

Does anyone out there know a book with a character called Princess =
Sunshine, or Queen Sunshine, or Mrs. Sunshine?     A friend is looking =
for it for her mother, who copied some of the very colorful =
illustrations from a library book onto a cabinet around 1962.  I have =
checked A to Z and the Fairy Tale Index under many likely titles such as =
Prince Sun and Princess Moon, the Sun Princess, etc., but no luck.  If =
anyone has a clue -- even the remotest hint of -- what it might be, I =
would appreciate your e-mailing me at kheylman@apk.net.  I have copies =
of the illustrations in jpeg and could send them.  Many thanks!   Kay =
Heylman

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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Harry Potter tops Teen Read Week poll
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 17:27:29 CST

Harry Potter tops Teen Read Week poll; libraries nationwide celebrate week
with special programs
http://www.ala.org/news/v6n7/TRW_popular.html

"Christian literature was represented by The Book of Mormon, which came in
second behind the Harry Potter books, by J.K. Rowling."



_________________________

Don Wood
Program Officer/Communications
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
312-280-4225
800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/index.html

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From: Julie James <JJames@lva.lib.va.us>
To: "'pubyac@nysernet.org'" <pubyac@nysernet.org>
Subject: Curious George Question
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 17:44:50 CST

Greetings, PUBYACers!

It has been some time since I've been a children's librarian & subscribed to
PUBYAC, but I have a feeling that you all might be able to help me with a
question.

I have a Curious George toy on my desk from a Wendy's kids meal, and
yesterday one of my coworkers asked me what happened to his tail. He's a
monkey, right? So where's his tail? Or is he a small chimp? I'm pretty sure
he's a monkey . . .

I have no ready access to standard Children's reference sources at the
moment, so I turned to the web, and found http://www.curiousgeorge.com/, and
the online exhibit by Boston Public Library linked to there. Curiously
enough, there is a page from the 50's (when George's name was Zozo) where
his tail is quite clearly intact
http://www.curiousgeorge.com/exhibit/zozostrip.html

What's up with that? Did George have an accident?
Inquiring minds want to know!

Please respond to me DIRECTLY at jjames@lva.lib.va.us, and I'll summarize to
the list if this mystery can be solved.

Thanks!
Julie

~~~
Julie James
Technology Consultant
The Library of Virginia
804/692-0800
jjames@lva.lib.va.us

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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Harry Potter critic wants parents to decide what's read aloud
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 18:04:41 CST

Harry Potter critic wants parents to decide what's read aloud in schools
http://www.freedomforum.org/news/2000/11/2000-11-15-02.htm

"Barker says she is not trying to censor books, but wants age-appropriate
books read aloud to her children."



_________________________

Don Wood
Program Officer/Communications
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
312-280-4225
800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/index.html

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