Comments on: The Sleepy Ladybird illustrated by Caroline Bailey

By: Caroline Bailey

Caroline Bailey — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:05:14 +0000

Thanks Solene, very good comment – I think many adults still enjoy childish entertainment as I ve heard there were many many grown-ups without children going to the cinema to see Ratatouille. And what about South-Park, the Simpsons, Wallace & Gromit, Mangas, Go-karting, Paint-ball fights, Fun Rises, Eurodisney, Pink fairy outfits for Hen Nights, Doll collectors, Miniature cars collectors, robots, colourful stationary …..the list is endless…..all these are tapping into the children we once were, so we definitely have some of it left in us so have fun! keep going to the drama classes and feed your imagination it will all come back. (this is starting to sound like Peter Pan!)

By: Solene

Solene — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:24:59 +0000

I remember so well when I was a child, I thougth that adults could not understand children, they did not play any games, only had worries & serious topics to talk about and did not dream anymore! I made a promise to myself that I would not change, that I would keep this “child way of thinking” I felt much more exciting.
In the end, being an adult, I realize I could only keep a part of it… I still read children books, watch kids programms on TV, enjoy walking around in the toys sections of department stores and dream sometimes.
However, doing some drama lessons, I realize I lost my ability to invent funny stories, poetic tales.
Thank you Caroline, because you help me to keep this “child set of mind” which is so precious!

By: Gisela Hoyle

Gisela Hoyle — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:59:09 +0000

Oh yes – adults lose the intensity of the child’s wordless experience and and gain reason and sanity. Not sure Graves feels that is a bargain, though.

By: Caroline Bailey

Caroline Bailey — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:15:50 +0000

Thanks Gisela, I’ve just read the poem, beautiful indeed, yes it must be frustrating for young children to be limited by vocabulary to express themselves. I think Robert Graves’ poem can be interpreted beyond children, as adults that are more articulate will find it easier to develop more sophisticated thoughts, we do think in words after all.

By: Gisela Hoyle

Gisela Hoyle — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:36:37 +0000

YIp, that’s kids, they’re so switched on really. Do you know Robert Graves’ The Cool Web? It is a poem about exactly the stuff you’re writing about. They (kids, that is) know and understand things, they lack the words to say so. Graves reckons having the words, both dims that understanding and makes it bearable . . .