tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981659012070333472.post3837592162340650592..comments2023-08-23T08:13:04.243-07:00Comments on ......Piccalilli Pie: Pony Books and the Making of a ReaderChristina Wilsdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02472802098557216513noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981659012070333472.post-45684286234445204982014-12-30T15:26:42.173-08:002014-12-30T15:26:42.173-08:00It was fun rereading all those books with my horse...It was fun rereading all those books with my horse-crazy daughter when she was little! <br /><br />As for crazy-making comments about kid lit...I've even had people say disparaging things right to my face about the writing of books for children. One person who learned that I wrote nonfiction said to me "oh, so you just steal other people's work and dumb it down?" Right. Because that's the way to produce a fine book for youngsters. :-/Christina Wilsdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02472802098557216513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981659012070333472.post-83676249755182068092014-12-30T14:52:47.282-08:002014-12-30T14:52:47.282-08:00What a great post. Yeah, it makes me crazy when pe...What a great post. Yeah, it makes me crazy when people put down kid lit and/or YA books. Yeesh.<br /><br />I read oodles of animal books as a kid, but definitely went through a big horse phase. I loved the Black Stallion books and BLACK BEAUTY. Dawn Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667675689038435581noreply@blogger.com