tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post1625946383913725109..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: The late, great Judith Kerr and her Secret Message by Griselda HeppelKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-4362328149767591022019-06-05T19:27:48.554+01:002019-06-05T19:27:48.554+01:00Oh yes Bill, of course, how could I leave Raymond ...Oh yes Bill, of course, how could I leave Raymond Briggs out? Thank you for putting that right. And I'm sure there are others. Just, still, not a huge number, as to excel at writing AND illustrating is a big ask.<br /><br />Thanks, Sandra, glad you enjoyed it!Griselda Heppelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09207965148074302337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-87533728168055367872019-06-02T15:28:59.321+01:002019-06-02T15:28:59.321+01:00Beautiful post, Griselda - thank you!Beautiful post, Griselda - thank you!Sandra Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01761260568729338471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-44252506555816834792019-06-02T11:59:38.386+01:002019-06-02T11:59:38.386+01:00No arguments at all with your acknowledgement of t...No arguments at all with your acknowledgement of the unique attraction of The Tiger who came to tea. I and my kids loved it unreservedly when it appeared. So all I have to ask is that you add the amazing Raymond Briggs to your list of writer/illustrators. The Snowman, his parents, sheltering from the atomic bomb were all priceless and, apart from being a delight to read with my kids, his Fungus the Bogeyman taught me more about existentialism than any Sartre polemic.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-47214971884226016432019-06-01T21:53:44.793+01:002019-06-01T21:53:44.793+01:00Thank you both - delighted to champion Judith Kerr...Thank you both - delighted to champion Judith Kerr always! And yes, the more I think about Rosen’s comment the sillier it seems to be. The gestapo did not come knocking At the door, her world wasn’t torn apart by monsters invading their house, the whole point is that they escaped before they could be arrested. It’s all in When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. Griselda Heppelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09207965148074302337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-84697511425278673692019-06-01T14:43:09.930+01:002019-06-01T14:43:09.930+01:00I have to confess I don't know her work at all...I have to confess I don't know her work at all. Your lovely post has inspired me to seek her out. The lovely think about authors is that they can always be found, they don't ever die, do they?Dipika Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734481154069467025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-21601077474760951882019-06-01T07:05:51.239+01:002019-06-01T07:05:51.239+01:00YOu're right. It's a lovely book and the s...YOu're right. It's a lovely book and the secret (for me) is in the rhythm of the writing. You can read it again and again with continued pleasure -- which certainly wouldn't be the case if it was the Gestapo knocking at the door!julia joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773900100240758504noreply@blogger.com