tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195498213170375113.post355249932728206353..comments2023-04-28T00:34:15.354-07:00Comments on GILLIAN McCLURE: GOING BETWEEN WORLDSGillian McClurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04928835881076691664noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195498213170375113.post-51956772220800028002011-03-16T07:19:10.725-07:002011-03-16T07:19:10.725-07:00I think the age of the child is the critical thing...I think the age of the child is the critical thing. How old was your nephew? When I try my story on reception children - that is 4-5 years they are not afraid. I haven't yet tried it on a three year old.Gillian McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928835881076691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4195498213170375113.post-52867713941920264912010-10-28T10:17:06.205-07:002010-10-28T10:17:06.205-07:00i tested a pb text on my little nephew the other d...i tested a pb text on my little nephew the other day - it has a boy falling through a hole in a pancake into another world. i had dummied the story with rough drawings. after i read him the story he wouldn't look at the pictures of the boy fallling into the hole. it made me realize how delicate the balance of fear and funny is. and it didn't matter that the world on the other side was not scary but fun.Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.com