Comments on: Opening Lines

By: Mark Jackson

Mark Jackson — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:45:56 +0000

“There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.” (C.S. Lewis, THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER

Rahma Krambo — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:55:49 +0000

“It was a dark and stormy night.”
From A Wrinkle in Time

“In the great green room…” is one of my favorites too. I never tired of reading Goodnight Moon aloud to my kids.

Raymond Huber — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:25:41 +0000

In order of wonderfulness (titles at bottom):

“Where’s Papa going with that axe?’ said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.

Here I am, Ralph William Mountfield, banished to my bedroom on Christmas Day.

When Old Tip lost his bark, Uncle Trev had to teach his horse to bark and chase the cows up to the shed for milking.

(Titles: Charlotte’s Web; The More the Merrier; Uncle Trev)

Jay — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:36:08 +0000

Great picks, Ann. I haven’t read The Relatives Came yet to the girls — adding to our list!

Ann Paull — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:59:07 +0000

From my childhood the winner is….”It was the summer of the year when the relatives came.”
From The relatives came

My sons first 2 favorite books…” In the great green room”
From Goodnight Moon

And “Trucks, trucks, trucks! I like trucks”
From I love trucks!

Timothy F. — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:57:44 +0000

“At the foot of an old, old wharf lives the cutest, silliest little tugboat you ever saw.” From Little Toot by Hardie Gramatky

Jay — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:18:54 +0000

Nice one, Kori … “The time is now. Marvin K. Mooney, will you please go now?” Gotta dig that book up for the kids!

Kori — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:22:24 +0000

“The time has come.”

Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now. The first book I learned to read! (OK, maybe the first book I memorized … )