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The Giving Tree

the_bone — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:21:11 -0800

The Giving Tree (1973), animated short based on Shel Silverstein's 1964 children's story and narrated by the author. Once you're done crying, here are a few related links: The Giving Tree: A Symposium (a collection of thoughts on the story by some American religion scholars.) The Misgiving Tree (a parody) A couple of parody videos: "The Really, Really Giving Tree" and "The Taking Boy"

kliuless — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:46:01 -0800

What Girls Want - A series of vampire novels illuminates the complexities of female adolescent desire. (via) [prvsly]

Airhen — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:25:25 -0800

This is a story [audio] about how much I love you [audio]. Stories and songs about different kinds of love from Five Chapters, The Stoop and This American Life. Five Chapters previously.

hama7 — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:27:25 -0800

szechuan — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:59:23 -0800

Five go adventuring in Disneyland. Enid Blyton, beloved British children's author, created tales of child detectives Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog in the 1940s. Deemed outdated, or at times downright offensive(.pdf), stories abound that the author's work has been banned from libraries or school reading lists in the past for being sexist and/or racist. Debate sprang up earlier this year over the publisher's attempts to update the books for a modern audience (read: American), which some interpreted as a politically correct attempt at sanitisation. The Famous Five was nevertheless voted by adults as their favourite series for children in 2005.
Now owned by brand business Chorion, the historic characters are being reimagined as Cole, Dylan, Jo and Allie in a 26-episode animated series from Disney. Some are delighted, others are not amused. Pour yourself some lashings of ginger beer, and remember Kirrin Island fondly. It may be the end of an era.