Comments on: Do You Want a Revolution?

By: Ottesen

Ottesen — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:07:40 +0000

Great Post
thank you

By: Carla Sarratt

Carla Sarratt — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:49:18 +0000

It would have been very cool to have Kid Caramel who I never heard of until we started doing The Brown Bookshelf. I was also big into the Choose Your Own Adventure and Pippi Longstocking books as a kid.

By: Kelly Starling Lyons

Kelly Starling Lyons — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:41:34 +0000

Wonderful post, Carla!

I love the Ghandi quote you referenced.

The exchange between you and Don made me laugh. I didn’t read Babysitter’s Club or Goosebumps, but I was deep into Encyclopedia Brown. In fact, that was my nickname in elementary school. LOL Wouldn’t it have been great if we had Encyclopedia Brown and Kid Caramel back then? There’s room for both. We need both. Our job is to make sure kids today have access to those choices.

By: Carla Sarratt

Carla Sarratt — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:31:10 +0000

Amy,

Thanks for your post. I agree that the ultimate victory is when we as writers and illustrators speak to our readers’ dreams, goals, and realities.

By: Carla Sarratt

Carla Sarratt — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:26:59 +0000

It is wonderful to have people helping me carry the cross. We’re a brother/sisterhood of writers.

By: Amy M. Cooper

Amy M. Cooper — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:51:02 +0000

Not only do I want a revolution , but I want to see results! I am very excited about The Brown Bookshelf and its mission. I am glad to know that I am not the only person who shares theses feelings. I am also a black self-published writer. I know the frustration of having a good book but not being invited into the party. I look forward to being a part of this wave of change that will influence the literary community. But most of all, I look forward to seeing the smiles on the faces of black and brown children when they pull books off the shelves that speak to their dreams in color. We live in color. Our children should dream in color. Books inspire our dreams. Our dreams push us to achieve. It’s revolution time! I support you Carla and all of you at the Brown Bookshelf!

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:44:32 +0000

Carla your post made me laugh and it also sort of gave me chills thinking about your being a “triple minority.” We all have our crosses to bear, but isn’t it nice when a few people step up and help carry it a few miles with you?

By: Emily Lloyd

Emily Lloyd — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:01:03 +0000

Just commenting on this post because it happens to be the most current one at the moment–I read all and loved all and have subscribed in my RSS reader. What a great,
looonnng overdue idea. I’ll keep my eyes peeled for new book recommendations to send TBB’s way. Thank you all!

By: Carla Sarratt

Carla Sarratt — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:33:07 +0000

Dude, you are old, lol. I never read Goosebumps but I remember them. I also read Encyclopedia Brown as a kid.

By: Don Tate

Don Tate — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:16:57 +0000

Great post, Carla. Babysitters Club?! You make me feel old; I remember my daughter read those books as a teen (I had to make her) . And Goosebumps, too. Remember those?