"Wait till helen Comes" children's book

[Leyla]

LMAO!!!

Yes, I remember this book. In fact my mother brought it up one time during an argument, something along the lines of "I'd take you to the library when you were a little kid and instead of picking out sweet childrens stories you'd bring home morbid books about ghosts drowning children in a swamp!"

ROTFLMAO!

Did you ever read the series about a gypsy girl named blossem whos mother was a psychic and solved crimes by communicating telepathically with a mans pickled head in a jar? And then Blossem started channeling spirits of the titanic victims? And got an invitation to see the Queen? And then she solved a haunting in somebodys attic, where there were pink lights were swirling around of a ghost girl who died before she could grow up?

[Eol007]

Hi,

Not familiar with the ones you guys mention. However one of my earliest childhood favorites was the illustrated fantasy 'Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak'. Anyone remember it?

Somewhat Astral if you look at it now!

Cheers,


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[TheLunatic]

quote:Originally posted by Leyla
LMAO!!!Yes, I remember this book. In fact my mother brought it up one time during an argument, something along the lines of "I'd take you to the library when you were a little kid and instead of picking out sweet childrens stories you'd bring home morbid books about ghosts drowning children in a swamp!"

heh, yeah i guess it was kind of a morbid book but the ghost had a reason for drowning children which is what struck me as interesting as a kid. Most books or TV you see always portrays everything as so black and white, good vs evil...

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Did you ever read the series about a gypsy girl named blossem whos mother was a psychic and solved crimes by communicating telepathically with a mans pickled head in a jar? And then Blossem started channeling spirits of the titanic victims? And got an invitation to see the Queen? And then she solved a haunting in somebodys attic, where there were pink lights were swirling around of a ghost girl who died before she could grow up?

Wow, no must have missed that one... sounds like something I would have liked though.

[TheLunatic]

quote:Originally posted by EOL007

Hi,Not familiar with the ones you guys mention. However one of my earliest childhood favorites was the illustrated fantasy 'Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak'. Anyone remember it?
Somewhat Astral if you look at it now []

O yeah, I remember that book. I remember the child in that book went to a land full of monsters but they where all friendly. Yeah I guess that was kinda relevant...

[Eol007]

quote:Originally posted by TheLunatic

quote:Originally posted by EOL007

Hi,Not familiar with the ones you guys mention. However one of my earliest childhood favorites was the illustrated fantasy 'Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak'. Anyone remember it?
Somewhat Astral if you look at it now []

O yeah, I remember that book. I remember the child in that book went to a land full of monsters but they where all friendly. Yeah I guess that was kinda relevant...

Aye, but consider how many little psyches that may have saved from biblical hell fire and brimstone Sunday school lies!

Suppose you eat Briar rabbit for breakfast and spat out the remains of Hansel and Gretel like used tooth picks?

On a lighter note excluding the perennial Narnia and dare I say it Hobbits – I found Andrew Lang's books influential and Arthur Rackam's illustrations hauntingly ethereal and memorable!

Cheers,


Stephen

[TheLunatic]

quote:Aye, but consider how many little psyches that may have saved from biblical hell fire and brimstone Sunday school lies!
Suppose you eat Briar rabbit for breakfast and spat out the remains of Hansel and Gretel like used tooth picks?
On a lighter note excluding the perennial Narnia and dare I say it Hobbits – I found Andrew Lang's books influential and Arthur Rackam's illustrations hauntingly ethereal and memorable!

heh, yeah i agree. it's funny i made this topic a very long time ago and was thinking that no one read anything as a child. Glad to know that a few people did...

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[TheLunatic]

Did anyone else read this book when they where younger. I was laying down meditating tonight when I was reminded of this book. It changed my outlook when I was younger and I didn't completely realize it until just now. It's strange how much something so small as a children's book can change who one becomes...

Anyone else have any thoughts about books they read as a child that changed the way they looked at the supernatural or life in general?