tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post2924844231289467114..comments2024-03-05T06:52:06.523-05:00Comments on Mainely Write: Brown Bear, Brown BearDonna Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-73804357441910732422014-04-01T13:56:49.232-04:002014-04-01T13:56:49.232-04:00Yes, the hardest part is letting go, all those dre...Yes, the hardest part is letting go, all those dreams just fade away. Nicely done. alan1704https://www.blogger.com/profile/16068631142963794991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-65006896862442428392014-04-01T05:14:46.272-04:002014-04-01T05:14:46.272-04:00This post is filled with so much love. So beautifu...This post is filled with so much love. So beautiful. Thanks for sharing all the video clips too! :)GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-43033081782739748862014-04-01T02:37:14.575-04:002014-04-01T02:37:14.575-04:00Beautiful post, both the introduction and the poem...Beautiful post, both the introduction and the poem. I enjoyed both.Intellibloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-87754038389567722032014-03-29T13:40:08.564-04:002014-03-29T13:40:08.564-04:00Donna, reading yo children is one of my favorite t...Donna, reading yo children is one of my favorite things! What fun to have your grandson enjoy this so much. It does go by so fast. Lovely poem :-)Saravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289212188617046645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-4860798422947324232014-03-29T09:34:36.177-04:002014-03-29T09:34:36.177-04:00'the ties of family stretch to accommodate dis...'the ties of family stretch to accommodate distance but they are never broken' heard that on a Waltons episode. your beautiful poem reminded me of that. thank you for sharing Donna! Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07423174840229628807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-26352453789217901082014-03-29T09:27:59.017-04:002014-03-29T09:27:59.017-04:00Love this story of the power of read aloud...and y...Love this story of the power of read aloud...and your sweet poem!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-34835055375393540232014-03-29T07:52:50.649-04:002014-03-29T07:52:50.649-04:00love these wonderful wise lines....and also the Br...love these wonderful wise lines....and also the Brown Bear lines :DSumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-10348676478939842472014-03-28T23:00:06.882-04:002014-03-28T23:00:06.882-04:00one of the harder letting go's is realizing th...one of the harder letting go's is realizing that our children are ready to be on their own in life...they will always need us...but not in the same ways...smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-78294464551742851992014-03-28T19:40:00.230-04:002014-03-28T19:40:00.230-04:00This is sooo beautiful!This is sooo beautiful!Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-90912900475846332202014-03-28T19:22:07.414-04:002014-03-28T19:22:07.414-04:00Another charming post, Donna. And your poem: lov...Another charming post, Donna. And your poem: lovely - just the right touch of wistfulness, as there often is when one casts back on sweet memories raising children.Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-89930178133135788272014-03-28T19:07:45.629-04:002014-03-28T19:07:45.629-04:00Letting them go, little by little, at their own pa...Letting them go, little by little, at their own pace is the best gift a parent (or grandparent) can give a child!Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-38474849275205265402014-03-28T18:08:09.378-04:002014-03-28T18:08:09.378-04:00I'm so glad I can get another opportunity to d...I'm so glad I can get another opportunity to do this with grandchildren.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-40194408736315881922014-03-28T17:07:21.205-04:002014-03-28T17:07:21.205-04:00I do think we have to hold our children / grandchi...I do think we have to hold our children / grandchildren close while we can & teach them lessons while they are young. Those lessons will be remembered for life. Both my grandson and granddaughter LOVED "Brown Bear." Actually they learned to 'read' it from the repetition and felt SO proud!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-89798393565979275862014-03-28T15:27:48.746-04:002014-03-28T15:27:48.746-04:00I still smile when I picture it!I still smile when I picture it!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-21164810399790404492014-03-28T15:20:38.483-04:002014-03-28T15:20:38.483-04:00He is the picture of "delighted" almost ...He is the picture of "delighted" almost every minute of his day - which is delightful!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-61590252524337446052014-03-28T15:19:23.627-04:002014-03-28T15:19:23.627-04:00The cute thing is so far he doesn't know he...The cute thing is so far he doesn't know he's performing. He's just having the time of his life!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-64202912265484992162014-03-28T15:19:17.289-04:002014-03-28T15:19:17.289-04:00Adorable story-- I can picture it well! Adorable story-- I can picture it well! Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-71615495882968934142014-03-28T15:14:44.858-04:002014-03-28T15:14:44.858-04:00There is nothing like having your children as adul...There is nothing like having your children as adult friends. And there's nothing like being a grandparent. Who knew?Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-11640466012400526632014-03-28T15:12:05.663-04:002014-03-28T15:12:05.663-04:00Thanks, Wayne!Thanks, Wayne!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-40107441570788891102014-03-28T15:11:48.553-04:002014-03-28T15:11:48.553-04:00I did not know how it would be, but I'm loving...I did not know how it would be, but I'm loving how it is!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-56128909732615013812014-03-28T15:10:58.864-04:002014-03-28T15:10:58.864-04:00That's right! He is so enjoying reading by hi...That's right! He is so enjoying reading by himself and being read to. What a joy to see!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-10748449722917231502014-03-28T15:08:18.811-04:002014-03-28T15:08:18.811-04:00My grown son and daughter both loved "The Mon...My grown son and daughter both loved "The Monster at the End of This Book", too! I read that so, so many times...along with "Tawny Scrawny Lion".Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-48365562736421413852014-03-28T14:32:07.595-04:002014-03-28T14:32:07.595-04:00Gotta love those books! My "little one,"...Gotta love those books! My "little one," who is not 42 years old, learned to "read" The Monster at the End of This Book with Loveable, Furry Old Grover. Thanks for another sweet story and a beautiful poem.<br />Blessings,<br />LindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-89240737637639495342014-03-28T14:06:51.085-04:002014-03-28T14:06:51.085-04:00Again...so enjoyed reading about you and your gran...Again...so enjoyed reading about you and your grandson. I can just see his delight as he stated the answers and would dance when he found he was right. JackieJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04407984356664747500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-81424494459260816712014-03-28T13:25:25.353-04:002014-03-28T13:25:25.353-04:00Really lovely Donna. I hope all my sons, once the...Really lovely Donna. I hope all my sons, once they leave the nest, and the children they may have will be close with me...making the "letting go" part of growing up a little easier...Jennifer Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344877737695801883noreply@blogger.com