tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733179.post113440160069967276..comments2007-04-17T23:47:52.311-04:00Emilynoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733179.post-1134709601796907882005-12-16T00:06:00.000-05:002005-12-16T00:06:00.000-05:00That's a very interesting website! I'm with you on heroes, and those yellow ribbons are just silly, though I think people might legitimately ask why the pilot isn't pretty and the steward(ess) handsome. I don't know. Interestingly, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Scarry" REL="nofollow">Scarry</A> was still alive in 1991, so it's likely that he did actually participate in making the changes. <BR/><BR/>We have a 1965 copy of "Busy Busy World", which came from Laura's family. The stories and pictures themselves are great, but some of the names are real doozies, such as "Ah-Choo of Hong Kong" and "Happy Lappy from Finland." And such a focus on nationalities, and mostly Caucasian ones at that! My first thought on reading it was, "Boy, there's no way they'd publish a book like this today." And sure enough, it's <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307655393/102-8488172-6421736?v=glance&n=283155" REL="nofollow">out of print</A>, which is a shame.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09629397042188141057noreply@blogger.com