tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316931333752701421.post3721013961205035576..comments2023-09-01T02:52:05.779-07:00Comments on A Writer's Workbench: Childhood MemoriesSailorchronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06918308597161615115noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316931333752701421.post-61367047202973920472013-02-20T16:36:06.107-08:002013-02-20T16:36:06.107-08:00Oh, I had Alligator Pie and its companion book Nic...Oh, I had Alligator Pie and its companion book Nicholas Knock. I think both ended up at my brother's house where my nephews made short work of them. Mom also had a book called Strewelpeter containing stories which are basically dark lessons on good behaviour (for example, in one story a healthy boy refuses to eat his soup and over the next five days wastes away and dies).Sailorchronoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509873623406533055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316931333752701421.post-55373234688790915772013-02-19T08:31:14.183-08:002013-02-19T08:31:14.183-08:00How does your Missy relate to scary things? Some k...How does your Missy relate to scary things? Some kids do like them. That old song has a wonderful rhythm to it. I never liked scary things either. Not even fairy tales that ended well, like St George and the Dragon. I had nightmares about all the years the people had to live with that. How could anyone live happily with the threat hanging over their heads? Do you have Alligator pie?Ien in the Kootenayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766317652520657570noreply@blogger.com