tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post4149612446654051553..comments2024-03-24T18:32:45.563-04:00Comments on Black and White: Boy Books vs Girl BooksAnne E.G. Nydamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02406524149458743460noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-44765014365962783972013-11-19T18:04:53.219-05:002013-11-19T18:04:53.219-05:00Great post! I shall try to be wary of using "...Great post! I shall try to be wary of using "cross-over appeal" myself....Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-17041630353157684402012-03-24T09:55:40.646-04:002012-03-24T09:55:40.646-04:00Hello, Ben. Thanks for stopping by!
As for the gi...Hello, Ben. Thanks for stopping by!<br />As for the girls on the covers, I think you're probably right in the short term. But in the long term what I'd really like is for society to stop teaching our sons that real boys don't read books with a girl on the cover!Anne E.G. Nydamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406524149458743460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-71639695145775759972012-03-24T08:06:48.492-04:002012-03-24T08:06:48.492-04:00One of the best analysis of the boy/girl reading p...One of the best analysis of the boy/girl reading problem that I have read. Thanks<br /><br />I wish the publishers would quit putting a girl on the cover of a book with a girl protagonist. It's marketing I know, but boys will rarely pick up such a book. And, as you indicated, there are many they would like.Ben Woodardhttp://booksbyben.comnoreply@blogger.com