#and random children books

[teethachie]

your artstyle is so cute wtf

thankyou!!!!!!!!!!

[tamberella]

I got permission from my publisher to share the very beginning of the book!!! :') I hope you enjoy this tumblr sneak peek!! And if you want to read the rest of Ember's story... "The Bakery Dragon" is on shelves today (or online here!!)

[atomic-chronoscaph]

C-3PO's Book About Robots - art by John Gampert (1983)

[fictionadventurer]

I keep thinking about Lewis' review of The Hobbit, because he claimed that the main thing contemporary reviewers compared it to was Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Was fantasy in that poor of a state that Alice was the closest thing they could think of? Comparing that chaotic fever dream to Tolkien's intricately crafted world? Lewis does specify that the comparison is that both books are by an "Oxford professor at play", but they're otherwise so different that putting the two in the same category baffles me.

[francy-sketches]

'why does show joffrey look like that he's supposed to be handsome' no sorry there's so many ugly/not conventionally attractive characteracters being prettywashed I think the rare cases of deyassification are based as hell. I like his weird little face ❤

[nathsketch]

Okay…I saw this is already available for preorder on Amazon, so I guess it makes it official now! 😍

Ariel has been my favorite girl since forever and working on a Little Golden Book has been my dream since, well, forever, which makes this a double dream come true! 🧜🏻‍♀️

“Part of Your World” will be released on April 9 and I can’t wait for you to see it and sing along with it!

It’s so wild to know that the song I’ve been constantly singing since I first saw this movie when I was a little kid has now my drawings to accompany it in an actual Little Golden Book 🥹

Hope you guys enjoy it as much as I did! I don’t know when, I don’t know how, but I know something is starting right now… ;) 🐠 🦀

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[sukibenders]

Is it just me or does the way Hera is portrayed in the PJO/HOO series feel out of touch? By that I mean, while it plays into the idea of Hera's relationship with her husband's children and ideals of family, it seems like Rick just took that and ran with it without actually wanting to dive into those aspects and develop them more (ngl, his writing for his female characters, especially the goddesses, could use some work even if I do enjoy them). The reason Hera is the way she is with her husband's children is because she can't punish him [Zeus] directly due to him being more powerful (and the last time she turned against didn't he literally hang her from the sky)? And even while I'm not justifying her actions, there's a method to them, so why would she go after other random demigods like Percy and Annabeth? Or at least in a way that was written better than her falling into a trope (I enjoy this series with my heart, but the criticism about how the gods are written holds some value that shouldn't just be ignored either). Like, I don't know, it just feels like there was more that could've been done with her character instead of just immediately writing her off as the cruel, cold-hearted, evil stepmother (a trope that's overplayed, especially when not even bothering to give them any depth). I could write ideas, but then we'd be here all day.

[neptunefairytales]

Listen. I know a lot of people headcanoned Crowley as being better with kids than Aziraphale because of his time as a nanny, and being more caring but:

Tell me it isn't more like THAT??? X'D

Crowley would love to play the mean demon on the poor child who would be laughing and screaming "more! more!!!" everytimes, while Aziraphale would tell the best stories and soothing them to sleep with his sweet voice.

[psychic-refugee]

I find a lot about the production of the Wednesday novelization odd.

One, the author’s name is not prominent and feels almost hidden.

Here are some examples of novelizations of popular IP that were television series/film first and foremost.

The authors are all on the cover and their names prominent. I can easily find who the author is. Even with the last pic where the name is the smallest and at the bottom, it's still on the cover.

Here is the front, back, and back inner jacket of the novelization.

Mejia’s name is nowhere to be found on the front. There is plenty of room to put their name without obscuring the art. They purposefully did not put their name.

On the back, Mejia’s name is the same size print as everything else and isn’t the center focus. The eyeline is more drawn towards the writers of the series rather than who wrote the novel.

Mejia has no author bio pic nor any bio information where it might normally go. Inside the cover jacket, they chose to have a blurb about the series rather than showcase the author.

Again, it feels like they’re hiding who the author is. Why?

Secondly, here are some examples of Netflix original shows that have novels. These are some of their most popular IP they have association with via the shows. All of them have that “Netflix Original” seal.

Normally I hate this as it wrecks the cover art, but it’s never stopped Netflix from all but pissing on everything they can associate their name with.

Why no seal for this novelization? There’s literally no mention of Netflix at all.

This to me suggests Netflix was not involved AT ALL. I don’t think anyone at Netflix was collaborating on this. I think this is a pure licensing deal, where Random House paid MGM to be able to use the characters.

Thirdly, and I find most baffling, is the total lack of promo.

Random House has several IG accounts, NONE of them have promo’d this book.

@randomhouse @randomhousekids @penguinrandomhouse

How can such a popular series have ZERO mention anywhere? How is it even the publisher doesn’t want to promo this book?

Even the author themselves half arsed promo’d the book. One post and it’s lukewarm at best? With only 130ish comments? That’s like nothing for a fandom of Wednesday’s size.

The Netflix writers haven’t mentioned it which suggests zero involvement. Netflix doesn't even want their name on it.

Jenna and Emma haven’t mentioned it or acknowledge it in any way, despite their supposed championing wenclair.

There are no professional reviews of it anywhere. Did they not send out advanced copies? Or were all of the reviews terrible and they scraped it?

Even the Wednesday Netflix account hasn’t mentioned it. Rather than promo the book, they chose to promo Lego instead.

Are they all embarrassed about this novel and hope it goes away quickly?

I know the book is hot garbage, but I’m in the fandom. The fans are supposed to have mixed reviews.

The publisher and network shouldn’t be treating the book and the author as a dirty little secret.

This book has literally no support from anyone. Not even the people who have a vested monetary interest in the novel.

This is so weird.

[knownoshamc]

I know Armand probably shouldn't be trusted with his partner's children, but I love the idea that he might be actually good with a human child. If Daniel already had a kid in 1978 (or even 1985), it'd be cute to have Armand trying to look after it. Trying to be strict, but just spoiling the kid. And the kid adoring Armand, perhaps? And that daughter sort of remembering Armand but because her relationship with Daniel is shitty she just doesn't mention him but when she sees him again she will have the weirdest of feelings, like "I've seen you before but that's impossible"

There is also potential for Daniel's grandchildren of course.

[isfjmel-phleg]

What if interactions between girls and boys in children's fiction were not necessarily Statements About Gender Roles to be critiqued but examinations of friendships and social development and personal growth through learning to relate to others. It's okay if Mary undergoes character development and then uses what she has learned to help someone in a similar situation who happens to be male. It's okay if Marianne rescues a friend who happens to be male and then has to loan him her pencil so he can try to return the favor in the end. It's okay if characters of any description help each other, care for each other, out of a place of genuine mutual affection. It's okay if we take these friendships in good faith instead of trying to find ways for them to be Actually Secretly Heinous.

[daily-whistlepaw]

daily whistlebreeze until spo becomes PoV day 1398

I like seeing how different I can make gray cats by throwing Whis at them; anyways, Spotfur's been on my mind tonight

[fictionadventurer]

Lily Between Worlds is a bit of an odd duck when it comes to classification. I'd have a YA (or just above) protagonist, but this is not a YA story. That implies something between child and adult, but actually, I'd want to blend those two categories. I'd want it to have the level-headed maturity of a story for adults, but the wonder and whimsy of a middle-grade story. I think of it like a Pixar story--something that's equally suitable for every age level, like The Electrical Menagerie. I don't know, it's just something to keep in mind if I want to develop this further.

[inkyucu]

Ok random question but was anyone else scared of these things?

[quibbs126]

So because of Dune Part 2, I’ve taken some interest in what happens in the future Dune books, and I’ve been looking at stuff about the character of Leto II, and I know he becomes this sandworm-human hybrid thing

And honestly, all I can think of when I see that is this

[uwmspeccoll]

Milestone Monday

On this day, June 5 in 1919, the noted American children's author and illustrator Richard Scarry was born in Boston Massachusetts. In the course of his career, Scarry produced over 300 books with total sales of over 100 million worldwide. He his most well-known for his booksabout Busytown, with its population of anthropomorphic animals. The series was even adapted into an animated series, The Busy World of Richard Scarry, which aired on Showtime from 1993 to 1997, with reruns on Nickelodeon in the late 1990s.

We represent Scarry on his birthday with our copy of The Great Pie Robbery, published by Random House in 1969. The story begins with cherry pies being robbed from Ma Dog's Bakery in Busytown. But never fear, detectives Sam Cat and Dudley Pig are on the case!

In 1972, Scarry and his wife moved to Switzerland, purchasing a chalet in Gstaad, where Scarry died in 1994.

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