tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post3448345353479340992..comments2023-09-17T10:16:04.077-04:00Comments on Land of Bean: The Little BallerinaCaraBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04614627167922944626noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-13162869743558315532011-11-28T22:25:05.599-05:002011-11-28T22:25:05.599-05:00Thank for the wonderful post.
I totally agree w/ y...Thank for the wonderful post.<br />I totally agree w/ you...<br />"Nobody ever achieved big things by dreaming small"Mitchelle Adamshttp://www.unibox.dk/moebelopbevaring.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-63533597140827785632011-10-14T13:41:06.989-04:002011-10-14T13:41:06.989-04:00I think we need to teach our kids to dream big. Bl...I think we need to teach our kids to dream big. Blah on the people who think we're setting up our kids with unrealistic expectations.Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811697675090627618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-23086245195709972802011-10-14T08:27:45.977-04:002011-10-14T08:27:45.977-04:00Agreed! For sure! And LOL on the toy in the muse...Agreed! For sure! And LOL on the toy in the museum! OMG, that's wild! <br /><br />I'm not sure I can offer advice on the Ballerina book, cuz I know I wouldn't plunk down a 50 on one either. Maybe you could copy the pages and sorta bind them yourself for her, gosh I don't know. Good luck. By the time you figure it out, she'll be way over the book, :o)sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07183605567090197137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-37414641456802275972011-10-12T22:07:21.852-04:002011-10-12T22:07:21.852-04:00Never encountered that book, but I'm sure I wo...Never encountered that book, but I'm sure I would have loved it. I've been searching for years for my favorite Little Golden Book. Don't know the title, but the opening is, "A rainy day, a rainy day, but we have something new to play. We've found a great big treasure trunk. In the attic, see the junk." I wish I could find it.<br /><br />Back to the topic at hand though, it seems like it's part of our job as parents to get our kids to dream big while also giving them the example (or hard work, creative thinking, consistency, learning from mistakes) and the opportunities to achieve those dreams.mephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074153090546740903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-50816249593991293792011-10-11T20:42:35.097-04:002011-10-11T20:42:35.097-04:00I do not remember that one, but I would have loved...I do not remember that one, but I would have loved it. I used to watch the PBS version of the Nutcracker over and over (this would have been when I was 5 or so since we were like the first people ever to have a VCR, but I was already in kindergarten and...oh dear, I think I am old too!NICKIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05918315917202471513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-68190528103247760542011-10-10T14:55:30.333-04:002011-10-10T14:55:30.333-04:00My daughter haaaaaaaaates losing. I fear the other...My daughter haaaaaaaaates losing. I fear the other book was written for kids like her. And Rand McNally Giant Books? Love them. I still have my Raggedy Ann and Andy one.Staciahttp://myfluffybunnies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-55005314200336740972011-10-08T20:26:15.593-04:002011-10-08T20:26:15.593-04:00Completely agree. But I have found it hard to ins...Completely agree. But I have found it hard to instill in my girls the knowledge that there's nothing wrong with failing at something... as long as you've tried it and given it your best shot.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655298574868899841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-22264092895760479332011-10-08T19:05:34.708-04:002011-10-08T19:05:34.708-04:00Sabreena has a book called the Little Ballerina, I...Sabreena has a book called the Little Ballerina, I don't remember the story but apparently she does and wishes she still had it. All I do remember is it described the positions in detail. I wonder if it's the same.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17359814348099242795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-58132693506329224792011-10-08T15:52:34.771-04:002011-10-08T15:52:34.771-04:00"I simply can not buy this book that tells my..."I simply can not buy this book that tells my daughter that all she should hope for is mediocrity." Love it, friend.<br /><br />I may have read that old book too, as a kid. I hope you can find an affordable copy some day.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724228599717695914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-24507323430439706902011-10-08T08:24:19.194-04:002011-10-08T08:24:19.194-04:00I hate that teaching mediocrity the standard so EV...I hate that teaching mediocrity the standard so EVERYONE feels better about themselves. All that does is make everyone feel bad. Excelling is what pushes people to innovate and create. <br /><br />Have you tried the website www.abebooks.com? It's an online aggregator of book stores. I did a small search for the book to see if anyone has it. Looks like they do. :) Hope it helps.<br /><br />I tried to put the link but it didn't work. <br /><br />http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rkLdtHfnF2Y/To5mekiAIyI/AAAAAAAACYM/kVQineERMao/s1600/Little+Ballerina.jpgbrainellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067167871454642635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-86409245178669728992011-10-08T08:23:19.460-04:002011-10-08T08:23:19.460-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.brainellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067167871454642635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-65523100805519304382011-10-07T17:35:52.661-04:002011-10-07T17:35:52.661-04:00I completely agree with you, and with Heather. I ...I completely agree with you, and with Heather. I HATE the mentality that we can't inspire our kids to reach for the stars, because somehow we forgot to teach them that sometimes we don't make it all the way, but we always try our best.<br /><br />And aren't walks down memory lane lovely>?????Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06238545297867610166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-423133134383396062011-10-07T15:22:30.351-04:002011-10-07T15:22:30.351-04:00I agree with you on this one, Cara. I can't s...I agree with you on this one, Cara. I can't stand the current mentality of never letting your kid suffer disappointment, either. Every team gets a trophy, whether they win or lose, just so no one gets their feelings hurt. Grrr...that is NOT what real life is about.<br /><br />How awesome that Sophie loves your old book! What great memories you must have while you read it to her :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10916853180728593287noreply@blogger.com