#Meindert DeJong

[gailyinthedark]

"I haven't had this much fun since the shark bit off my legs" is one of the best lines in all of literature and you can fight me on this

[healerqueen]

The Wheel on the School, 1, 3, 18?

Ahh, I love this book!! 1. what got you into this story?

I identified with several of the characters, and I enjoyed watching their adventure and sweet coming-of-age story in mid-20th century Holland. I liked reading a story about each of the six kids in the school as they go hunting for wagon wheels to attract storks to their village.

3. quickly list 3 things you like about the story! I like the gentle humor, the lively and cozy vibes, and especially the fascinating and well-developed characters of many different ages. 18. compare this story to your usual tastes. what parts of it are exactly the kind of thing you've always loved? I've always enjoyed reading historical fiction about ordinary people. This one is gentle and innocent, inspired by the author's own childhood in Holland. The characters and setting are vivid, and it's about an everyday adventure of family and friends. It's very much the kind of book I grew up on, though it's got its own flavor that none of my other favorites has.

[famousdeaths]

Meindert De Jong, sometimes spelled de Jong, DeJong or Dejong was a Dutch-born American writer of children's books. He won the international Hans Christian Ande...

Link: Meindert DeJong

[readingbooksinisrael]

"But that's where things have to start—with a dream. Of course, if you just go on dreaming, then it stays stale and dead. But first to dream and then to do—isn't that the way...?"

-The Teacher, The Wheel on the School/Meindert DeJong

[lover-of-the-starkindler]

The Rereader’s Meme

Tagged by @brambleberrycottage - thanks!

a book you want to reread: Angel and Dragon by Meriol Trevor - the entire series is on my shelf, I have no excuse (see also: Factotum by D. M. Cornish)

any books you reread every two to five years: Plenilune by Jennifer Freitag, Fallon by Louis L’Amour (excellent category by the by, and there are probably a few others that actually end up here)

any books you reread once a year: alas, all my ‘of course I reread this every year! sometimes multiple times a year!’ streaks have ended and there are a fair number of old favorites waiting for me to come back but nothing has taken their place

the book you reread within the shortest turnaround time: I distinctly remember finishing The Chestnut King by N. D. Wilson and curling up in a chair to read it again (it might have been a family read-aloud the first time and then it had to go back to the library the next day??)

the book you’ve reread the most times: I’ve lost count for the Chronicles of Narnia, Ladycake Farm by Mable Leigh Hunt, various installments of Trixie Belden, Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong, The Horsecatcher by Mari Sandoz...

[fashionbooksmilano]

Wild Things are Happening

The Art of Maurice Sendak

Edited by Jonathan Weinberg  With an analysis by Thomas Crow

Columbus Museum of Art, DelMonico Books D.A.P., New York 2022, 247 pages, ISBN  978-1636810522

euro 56,00

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The most comprehensive survey of the work of Maurice Sendak, the most celebrated picture book artist of all time—with previously unpublished archival materials

Published in conjunction with the eponymous Sendak retrospective touring museums in the United States and Europe in 2022–24, Wild Things Are Happening emphasizes Maurice Sendak’s relationship to the history of art and the influences of his art collecting on his images. It features previously unpublished sketches, storyboards and paintings that emphasize Sendak’s creative processes. Bringing together a broad diversity of perspectives on the award-winning artist, the book includes an extended essay by the renowned art historian Thomas Crow that traces the genesis and cultural contexts of Sendak’s most famous book, Where the Wild Things Are. It also includes interviews and appreciations by many of Sendak’s key collaborators, including Carroll Ballard, Michael Di Capua, John Dugdale, Spike Jonze, Twyla Tharp and Arthur Yorinks. Maurice Sendak (1928–2012) was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish immigrant parents from Poland. A largely self-taught artist, Sendak wrote and illustrated over 150 books during his 60-year career, including Kenny’s Window, Very Far Away, The Sign on Rosie’s Door, Nutshell Library (consisting of Chicken Soup with Rice, Alligators All Around, One Was Johnny and Pierre), Higglety Pigglety Pop!, Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen and Outside Over There. He collaborated with such celebrated authors as Meindert DeJong, Tony Kushner, Randall Jarrell, Ruth Krauss, Else Holmelund Minarik and Isaac Bashevis Singer, and he illustrated classics by the Brothers Grimm, Melville and Tolstoy.

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11/02/23

[disneybooklist]

Little Dog Lost (1963)

Hurry Home, Candy by Meindert DeJong 1953

[vtgbooks]

MEINDERT DEJONG The House of Sixty Fathers 1976 70s Vintage Japanese War Novel

[theinquisitxor]

Shelf Confidence Book Photo Challenge Feb 21st: First Book I Read

Not necessarily the first book I read, but one of my elementary school teachers gave me this book and I’ve treasured it since!

[harrypotterhousequotes]

SLYTHERIN: “First to dream and then to do -- isn't that the way to make a dream come true?” –Meindert DeJong (The Wheel on the School)

[cdchyld]

Just added to the Vintage shop - “Good Luck Duck” by Meindert Dejong, 1950

[healerqueen]

I responded to the booklist question! I'm sure I forgot some but whew it still took forever to write.

What about you? What are some of the books youve read the most?

Good question! I finally started keeping a list, so I have something to work from. That way I won't draw a blank.

My top five or six favorite authors and series are: J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, C. S. Lewis's Narnia books, Rosemary Sutcliff's Dolphin Ring series (beginning with Eagle of the Ninth), Enemy Brothers and The Reb and the Redcoats by Constance Savery the Queen's Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner, and The Mysterious Benedict Society (original trilogy and prequel) by Trenton Lee Stewart.

There are many other books and authors I love. I listed several of my childhood influences in this post featuring my 50 favorite children's books (focusing on ones I grew up with as a young person).

Here's my list of favorite books I've read the most or ones I think are worth rereading: The Ordinary Princess by M. M. Kaye (a delightful original fairytale about a princess who refuses to stay in her tower)

The Reluctant Godfather by Allison Tebo (romantic comedy fairytale retelling, with an emphasis on the comedy) Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien (adventure about a mother mouse seeking to save her family) The Gammage Cup by Carol Kendall (middle grade fantasy adventure)

Dragon Slippers and Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George (original fantasy in the style of fairytales) Princess Academy by Shannon Hale (fantasy adventure and coming-of-age story about a group of girls who attend school for the first time)

The Secret Keepers by Trenton Lee Stewart (urban light fantasy with dystopian elements) The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau (middle-grade, post-apocalyptic dystopian) The Arrival by Shaun Tan (a wordless graphic novel that conveys human experiences through surrealism)

The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright (vintage contemporary about a lively family) Derwood, Inc. by Jeri Massi (modern contemporary mystery about another boisterous family) The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (quirky vintage mystery with an interesting cast of characters) Historical Fiction: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham Caddie Woodlawn, Family Grandstand, and other books by Carol Ryrie Brink Rebecca's War by Ann Finlayson Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher Knight's Fee by Rosemary Sutcliff

The Lost Baron by Allen French The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong By the Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleischman A Single Shard and Seesaw Girl by Linda Sue Park The Bronze Bow and The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare The Secret Garden and A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell A few books I discovered more recently that are now all-time favorites: Seventh City by Emily Hayse, The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt, Valiant by Sarah McGuire, Out of the Tomb by Ashley Stangl, the Mistmantle Chronicles by M. I. McAllister, Escape to Vindor by Emily Golus, Chase the Legend by Hannah Kaye, The Key to the Chains by Allison Tebo (sci-fi), Rebel Wave by Tor Thibeaux (undersea dystopian) Historical fiction: Listening for Lions and Angel on the Square by Gloria Whelan, Courage in Her Hands by Iris Noble, Victory at Valmy and Word to Caesar by Geoffrey Trease, historical fiction Westerns and mysteries by author Elisabeth Grace Foley

Mystery/suspense: The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman, The Moonspinners by Mary Stewart

[readingbooksinisrael]

August 2023 Read This Month

Rereads

Bud, Not Buddy/Christopher Paul Curtis (mg historical fiction)

The Hidden Oracle/Rick Riordan (The Trials of Apollo #1) (mg fantasy)

Mister Monday/Garth Nix (Keys to the Kingdom #1) (mg fantasy)

The Wheel on the School/Meindert DeJong, illustrated by Maurice Sendak (mg historical fiction)

5 stars

Hope in the Holler/Lisa Lewis Tyre (mg realistic fiction)

4.5 stars

Twenties Girl/Sophie Kinsella (adult chicklit)

4 stars

Earthrise/M.C.A. Hogarth (Her Instruments #1) (adult sci fi)

I Want My Hat Back/Jon Klassen (animal picture book)

A Handful of Time/Kit Pearson (mg time travel)

Night of the New Magicians/Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by Salvatore Murdocca (Merlin Missions #7) (first chapter books time travel fantasy)

Shazam and the Seven Magic Lands #3/Geoff Johns, Dale Eagleshap, Marco Santucci, Mayo "Sen" Naito, Mike Atiyeh, Rob Leigh, Alex Sinclair (superhero comic)

Shazam and the Seven Magic Lands #4/Geoff Johns, Dale Eagleshap, Marco Santucci, Mayo "Sen" Naito, Mike Atiyeh, Rob Leigh, Alex Sinclair (superhero comic)

3.5 stars

The Girls of the Hamlet Club/Elsie J. Oxenham (Abbey Girls #1) (mg realistic fiction)

I Am Jazz/Jazz Jennings and Jessica Herthel, illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas (trans auto/biography picture book)

New Treasure Seekers/E. Nesbit (Bastable Children #3) (mg realistic fiction)

3 stars

The Complete Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, volume 2/Don Rosa (historical adventure comics)

The Growing-Up Feet/Beverly Cleary, illustrated by DyAnn DiSalvo-Ryan (realistic fiction picture book)

2.5 stars

Captain America Comics #1/Jack Kirby and Joe Simon (superhero comic)

Hyperbole and a Half/Allie Brosh (illustrated memoir-like essays)

Journey to the Centre of the Earth/Jules Verne (The Extraordinary Voyages #3) (adult sci fi)

2 stars

The Heartstopper Yearbook/Alice Oseman (Heartstopper #3.5) (concept art book)

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# books read: 21

Most read age groups: MG

Most read genre: Fantasy and Realistic fiction

Average rating: 3.5 stars

[nobeerreviews]

The restlessness and the longing, like the longing that is in the whistle of a faraway train. Except that the longing isn't really in the whistle—it is in you.

-- Meindert DeJong

[myupostsheadcanons]

power went out for most of the morning.

spent the time reading a children’s book from 1956 (or rather what was considered a children’s book at the time)

“House of Sixty Fathers” by Meindert Dejong (it had some illustrations by Maurice Sendak, the “Where the Wild Things Are” Dude)

A bit propoganda-ish, some slurs and racism that won’t pass today but were on-brand for the era. Author served in the US air corps in China during WWII, where/when this book takes place.

The book is like 200pgs long. It is ok if you like WWII stories, and aren’t looking for something heavy. It was a free book I got a month ago from a library donation box and I had nothing better to do with my time.