What Are You Doing Now?
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Re: What Are You Doing Now?
And what's more, quite a number of them look like the illustrator hasn't actually read the story at all, just guessed what it might be about from the title. I think I pointed this one out before, but does anyone else remember Five Go Down to the Sea involving the Five building sandcastles on the beach??
Or actually, this is worse — and this proves the illustrator HAS only read the titles, not even the blurbs, let alone the whole books. Five Go Adventuring Again involves Christmas at Kirrin Cottage and the Five being snowed in and discovering a "Secret Way" underground, while their rather sinister tutor (whom only George suspects is up to no good from the start) has his eye on Uncle Quentin's scientific secrets. Would you pick up any of that from this cover...
... which seems to have them embarking on a springtime cycling adventure in a bluebell wood???
That's what really gets me — not just the silly cartoony-looking portrayals of the characters (I can grit my teeth and live with that... barely), but the illustrator's complete lack of knowledge of the actual content of the books. Kids are going to pick up on that pretty jolly quickly as they're reading, and I don't think many of them will be impressed. I certainly wouldn't have been.
Or actually, this is worse — and this proves the illustrator HAS only read the titles, not even the blurbs, let alone the whole books. Five Go Adventuring Again involves Christmas at Kirrin Cottage and the Five being snowed in and discovering a "Secret Way" underground, while their rather sinister tutor (whom only George suspects is up to no good from the start) has his eye on Uncle Quentin's scientific secrets. Would you pick up any of that from this cover...
... which seems to have them embarking on a springtime cycling adventure in a bluebell wood???
That's what really gets me — not just the silly cartoony-looking portrayals of the characters (I can grit my teeth and live with that... barely), but the illustrator's complete lack of knowledge of the actual content of the books. Kids are going to pick up on that pretty jolly quickly as they're reading, and I don't think many of them will be impressed. I certainly wouldn't have been.
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Re: What Are You Doing Now?
Well Five on a Hike looks great compared to the others now, as at least it illustrates a scene from the book!
"It's the ash! It's falling!" yelled Julian, almost startling Dick out of his wits...
"Listen to its terrible groans and creaks!" yelled Julian, almost beside himself with impatience.
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"Listen to its terrible groans and creaks!" yelled Julian, almost beside himself with impatience.
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Fair enough (I haven't read it, so I wouldn't know), but for all it hints about the actual story, all it needs is Fatty added and it might as well be a scene from the Five Find-Outers. (Illustrated by someone who didn't know that Buster was a Scottie dog.)
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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I really don't like these covers - caricatures of children seem to infest children's books these days.
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Re: What Are You Doing Now?
true...but only a scene that maybe takes half a page at most, lol! Five Go On A Hike Together has so many exciting scenes that could have been illustrated though.Fiona1986 wrote:Well Five on a Hike looks great compared to the others now, as at least it illustrates a scene from the book!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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I said it's good compared to the others, remember! The others are so awful that being better than them doesn't say much!
"It's the ash! It's falling!" yelled Julian, almost startling Dick out of his wits...
"Listen to its terrible groans and creaks!" yelled Julian, almost beside himself with impatience.
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"Listen to its terrible groans and creaks!" yelled Julian, almost beside himself with impatience.
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Daisy wrote:Awful, and on looking at the rest, they are all pretty ghastly. Some have a slight relationship to the story but the children look absolutely terrible - unkempt little ragamuffins!
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Not to mention the fact that Julian is clearly Wally in a not-very-effective disguise.
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Re: What Are You Doing Now?
Courtenay, that is indeed so true!!!
"All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love."
(все, что я понимаю, я понимаю только потому, что люблю)
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(все, что я понимаю, я понимаю только потому, что люблю)
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I don't remember a book in the series called Five Get a Parking Ticket .Courtenay wrote:Fair enough (I haven't read it, so I wouldn't know), but for all it hints about the actual story, all it needs is Fatty added and it might as well be a scene from the Five Find-Outers. (Illustrated by someone who didn't know that Buster was a Scottie dog.)
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Re: What Are You Doing Now?
That isn't one, so you remember rightlyIceMaiden wrote: I don't remember a book in the series called Five Get a Parking Ticket .
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(Hang on... don't go giving Bruno Vincent any further ideas. )IceMaiden wrote: I don't remember a book in the series called Five Get a Parking Ticket .
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Re: What Are You Doing Now?
Brilliant!IceMaiden wrote:
I don't remember a book in the series called Five Get a Parking Ticket .
As Courtenay says, its probably only a matter of time...
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Re: What Are You Doing Now?
There is a pompous,very Goon-like policeman in Hike...
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I wouldn't want to know what the plot would be about!!!Courtenay wrote:(Hang on... don't go giving Bruno Vincent any further ideas. )IceMaiden wrote: I don't remember a book in the series called Five Get a Parking Ticket .
"All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love."
(все, что я понимаю, я понимаю только потому, что люблю)
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(все, что я понимаю, я понимаю только потому, что люблю)
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