What Dreams May Come asked:


These are some of the children’s books I like:
The Serendipity Dragons
Paddington Bear
Babar
Morris the Moose
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Amelia Bedelia
Little Critter
Berenstain Bears
Anything by Beatrix Potter
All the classics, like The Little Prince, A Little Princess, The Secret Garden, Little Women, The Prince and the Pauper, Jungle Book, Peter Pan, Through the Looking Glass, etc.
Madeline
Where the Wild Things Are
basically I like children’s books that teach children morals and manners, while making them think and giving them an actual solid story.

and NOT:
Richard Scarry
character books (dora, elmo, disney princess, etc.)
books that have very little in the way of storytelling, if any at all, like Goodnight Moon, Brown Bear, what do you see?, If you give a mouse a cookie, and The Hungry Caterpillar.

Based on this list, what else would you recommend?

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Doug asked:


Hi, Im an English teacher and interest in making and distributing materials based on classic childrens fiction. A vast array of information on the net has left me a little confused.

Wikipedias understanding of UK copright law is Copyright is retained for 70 years past death.

As I understand it, this means, for example, that the text for Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame 1859 – 1932) became public domain Jan 1st 2002. The famous accompanying illustrations, however, (Ernest Howard Shepard1879 – 1976) will not be public domain until 2046. Therefore, it would be acceptable to distripute the text either with new illustrations or with no illustrations.

However, when I looked in to the works of Beatrix Potter (28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943) who wrote and illustrated her own work, there is confusion. http://public-domain.zorger.com/squirrel-nutkin/ states that some images are in the public domain. Project Gutenberg also lists the texts as public domain http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/p#a292 .

This may be because of the US Copyright Act of 1909 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Act_of_1909) That meant that Potters work could be copyrighted for a total of 56 years (2 periods of 28). Therefore anywork she completed in her entire lifetime had copyright expire in 1999 at the latest.

Where does this leave me. If i were to use material from the original Potter books and host them for distribution on a US web server would this be okay? Even if i continue to live in the UK?

If i were to the product available for download from my US server, without asking the location of the downloading party, would i break the law if it was downloaded to the UK?

Any help would be appreciated!

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rhonda r asked:


I’m in my forties now and have raised three children, without once coming into contact with a certain book I read as a child. I have searched endlessly, without success. When I was eight, I accompanied my grandmother to the doctor on numerous occasions and this book was in the waiting room. I seem to remember it had more than one story. In one, there were rabbits who lived in an orphanage. The boy rabbits wore blue pajamas, the one-piece kind with the feet – the girls were in pink. There were rows upon rows of beds. Another story had two foxes and they had bunk beds and were eating cake. I have since thought it must be Beatrix Potter, but I still can’t find it. This could all be in the same story. I have slept since then, after all. I’m not getting any younger, and I would dearly love to put this question to rest. Thanks.
As I said, I have checked out the stories of Beatrix Potter (to the best of my knowledge) and still can’t find it. If she wrote it, I am not seeing it in her bilbliography. Thank you for trying, though. I appreciate it.
Oops. Bibliography. Sorry.

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veronica_mars1714 asked:


Well I will put two piece of my writing below and please tell me if I gotten better or badder at my writing.

You don’t need to bother do tell me what words to change because it for nothing really. And you don’t need to say that my grammar ***** because I already know that (I can’t do grammar), though I got a teacher helping me with it.

This piece I wrote a while back:
The gripping hands of each team mate were bolted in to the middle of the huddle to reminds us that we were a team who had Strong believe in one another. That we could do this, knowing that all of us will give it our best and nothing less, just for all of our hard work to pay off with that state championship that belong to us but even if we didn’t win we’d still enjoy our triumph and accomplishments of how it is for now and how’s it going to be for us later.

And this is piece I wrote yesterday:
Helen Beatrix potter was born 1866 in bolton gardern located in london, she rather refered it to her “unloved” birthplace because the beauty of it was gone during the time of second World war. Because of Mr and Mrs Potter success in they’re cotton production in the North of England, Beatrix and Beatrem got to benefit tremendously from they’re parents wealth, which led them to live comfortabley in luxury unlike most people of the era.

Which one better?

Also they not about the same things, which you can probably see.

Sorry for not fixing some of spelling mistakes, my yahoo not working properly.

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Kreed23 asked:


I am trying to find a children’;s book from (I think) the 1960′s or 1970′s. I can’t really remember the name but it was something along the line of Miss Moffett of Miss Moppet. It is not Beatrix Potter, and it is not Little Miss Muffet. Does anyone remember this?

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Sir Muscles Von BulkyBum asked:


I’m cleaning out my closet and I found a few items that might be worth something. I have no idea what to do with them so any info or direction would be super helpful:

1. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl, 1961, LC 61-8127, published by Alfred A. Knopf, bound by H. Wolff, no dust jacket. After researching, I know this one’s the very first edition.
2. Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand, 1943, no dust jacket, no indication of 1st/2nd edition
3. Two 2nd edition Beatrix Potter books from the 1930′s.

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ZB♥ asked:


Pillars of the Earth and World Without End by Ken Follet – historical fiction, some romance
Ingo Series by Helen Dunmore 1-4 – fantasy mermaid story
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwen – romance
Debt of Bones by Terry Goodkind – fantasy, a spin off from Sword of Truth series
The Great Plague A London girls diary – Pamela Oldfield
Welcome to the Dead House – Goosebumps
Confessor by Terry Goodkind – last of the Sword of Truth series book 1 is Wizards First Rule – fantasy
Before I Die by Jenny Downham – Young adult – some romance
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Only human by Jenny Diske – story of Abraham
The Four Feathers by AEW Mason – War
Shakespear by Bill Bryson – Humour
The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood – General fiction
The Dolls House by Rumer Godden – Children’s story
To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee – classic
A Wayne in a Manger by Gervase Phinn – Humour
Sorting out Billy by Jo Brand – Adult Romance
The Best of Fathers by Anne Baker – Romance
Dating Hamlet by Lisa Fielder – take on Shakespeare – young adult
Ultimate Peter Rabbit – story of Beatrix Potter – biography
Carnarvon and Carter by 8th Countess of Carnarvon – biography
The Sunday Philosophers Club by Alexander McCall Smith – general fiction
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskill – classic
Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips – Humour/fantasy –some romance
Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Neffenigger – fantasy romance
American Gods by Neil Gainham – fantasy
5th Child by Doris Lessing – weird!
Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill – Horror/ghost story
The Pest House by Jim Crace – historical fiction
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathon Swift – fantasy/Teen
Swimming with Fishes and Swimming without a Net by MaryJanice Davidson – fantasy romance – features mermaids
No! I don’t want to join a book club by Virgina Ironside – general fiction/humorous
My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult – Family crisis
21/2 Pillars of Wisdom by Alexander McCall Smith – humourous
The Inheritors by William Golding – classic
My Legendary Girlfriend by Mike Gayle – romance from guys view point
The Pearl by Steinbeck – classic
Whistling for Elephants by Sandi Toksvic – fiction – suitable for young adult
Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd – fiction – suitable for your adult
Song of the Sound by Adam Armstrong – Environment-protecting dolphins/romance
A Room with a View by E M Forster – classic
Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanne Clark – fantasy/magic
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks – romance
6th Wife by Suzanna Dunn – historical fiction
Maximum Ride Angel Experiment by James Patterson – young adult fantasy
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke – fantasy – pre-teens onward
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Album – fantasy
Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote – classic
The Trouble With Angels by Debbie Macomber – fantasy/christmas
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz – fantasy horror
Girl with a Pen – story of Charlotte Bronte by Elizabeth Kyle – biography
The Road by Cormac McCarthy – fantasy/horror
Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanne Clark – fantasy magic
The Book Thief by Markus Zuzack – Young adult – world war 2
My Best Friend’s Girl by Dorothy Koomson – romance
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Sparks – classic
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks – Romance
The Turn of the ***** by Henry James – classic/ghost story
Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations by Alexander McCall Smith – humour
Mr Commitment by Mike Gayle – romance and funny
English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs – classic
Aesop’s Fables – classic
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte – classic – romance
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien – classic fantasy
Maximum Ride – Schools out forever by James Patterson – teenage fantasy
Maximum Ride – Saving the World and other extreme sports by James Patterson
Maximum Ride – The Final Warning by James Patterson
The Children of Hurin by J R R Tolkien – fantasy
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Watership Down by Richard Adams – children’s classic
The Professor by Charlotte Bronte – classic – romance
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons – Classic and Comedy
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M C Beaton – Comedy Miss Marple
At the Sign of the Sugar Plum by Mary Hooper – Story of two sisters during the plague
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin – classic
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne – classic
Bram Stoker’s Dracula – classic gothic novel
Travels With My Aunt by Graham Greene – classic
Nobbut a Lad by Alan Titchmarsh – autobiography
The Devil’s Labyrinth by John Saul – horror involving teens
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom – biography
The Boy in Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
Last Chance by Sarah Dessen
Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee
Circle of Magic 1 by Tamora Pierce
The Awakening and other stories by Kate Chopin – classic
20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill – Modern horror short stories
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving – Classic
And Then There Were None by
which one did you like the most

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allishinca asked:


I love books about animals, but recently I’ve been having a hard time to finding new books to read. I’ve been on a kick of books about rabbits as of late, but my collection seems to have run dry. Here are the ones that I HAVE read:

Watership Down- Richard Adams
Tales from Watership Down- Richard Adams
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane- Kate DiCamillo
The Tale of Peter Rabbit- Beatrix Potter
(And many of Peter Rabbit’s other stories)
The Velveteen Rabbit- Margery Williams
Bunnicula- James Howe
(And many of Bunnicula’s other books)

Please don’t suggest anything that is too short. The bigger the book, the better!

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caring carer asked:


So far this month I have read the following:

Memoirs of a Geisha – Arthur Golden
Only Human – a divine comedy by Jenny Diski
The Four Feathers – AEW Mason
Shakespear – Bill Bryson
The knitting Club – Ann Hood
The Crossing of Ingo – Helen Dunmore
The Dolls House – Rumer Godden
To Kill a Mocking bird – Harper Lee
A Wayne in a manger – Gervase Phinn
The Best of Fathers – Anne Baker
Dating Hamlet – Lisa Fielder
Utimate Peter Rabit – Life of Beatrix Potter
Canarvon and Carter – 8th Countess of Canarvon
The Sunday Philosophy Club – Alexander McCall Smith
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskill.

And nearly finished Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips.

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hillybilly135 asked:


NO SPOILERS PLEASE

My guess is that some deatheater like Beatrix will kill Ron, whose death will probably be avenged by Neville (makes sense cuz his parents were killed by the same person).

Also, somwehre along the die, Voldemore will be killed as well.

Any other theories?

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