Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Kids’ literature



“One must write for the children the way one writes for the adults: except, better.” — Korney Chukovsky

Perhaps it’s true not just regarding writing.

Of course, reading some contemporary Jewish books, one sometimes finds the opposite: they are intended for adults, but are written as if for children, except worse.

In other news, are you ready for Peisach? (I am not; I don’t even know where I’ll be spending it.) These people are.

14 comments:

Just like a guy said...

Please, do not pollute your mind with "popular" "Jewish" "Literature".

Anarchist Chossid said...

Even one of religious nature?

Just like a guy said...

Even more so.

Anarchist Chossid said...

So, I shouldn’t read, say, the biography of Alter Rebbe (not necc. an example of what I was talking about)?

How about Tzvi Freeman’s Sinai Files (or Moon Files, or whatever they’re called)?

How about Brain over Matter?

Just like a guy said...

Did you read my first comment? Perhaps I wasn't clear, but I should have specified "fiction".

Anarchist Chossid said...

Oh. I don’t read that stuff anyway (not fiction in general, but Jewish fiction). Although if you look at how well researched some of the modern Jewish non-fiction is, it almost classifies as fiction.

And I was talking about non-fiction anyway. (Although Chukovsky was talking about fiction.)

Just like a guy said...

"Although if you look at how well researched some of the modern Jewish non-fiction is, it almost classifies as fiction."

This is either a mistake or pure brilliance.

Anarchist Chossid said...

It was sarcastic. Although I may have missed an article or two, as usual.

Just like a guy said...

Ahh.

e said...

Come to skokie and stay by us! My brother-in-law and his mom are coming, so you'll be able to chit chat about chekhov and borscht with them.

e said...

not to mention gain invaluable insights into the holiday bu chit chatting with my venerable father

e said...

*by

Anarchist Chossid said...

Thank you for the invitation, but I think I may be an unwelcome sight in Skokie for some. (No details.)

e said...

We can keep you away from the unwanted elements. Skokie is not CH.