The Oyster's Robin Hood

[radegund]

I'm kind of fascinated by how the Oyster's storytelling skills are developing. His current method is to dictate the story for me to write on scrap paper. He tells it fluently, while pacing up and down like a lecturer, then copies what I've written into his book, adding illustrations as he goes

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[ailbhe]

Oh, wow! Linnea's stories have lots of plot (though not so much with the writing them down) but almost NO dialogue. I am SO impressed by the dialogue!

(Was the temptation to say "Well then you'd better find a man to help you write this" strong? or is that just my inner nastiness coming out? I refused sweets to a sexist large little boy this Hallowe'en).

[rivka]

Oh, that's great! Alex loves Robin Hood too, although as might be expected Maid Marian figures much more prominently in her version.

We have Margaret Early's retelling, which has beautiful medieval-style illustrations.

[rmc28]

I had Roger Lancelyn Green's retelling growing up; I think my copy is falling apart so I may need to replace it when Charles is old enough to be interested.

[socmot]

Did you ever see Marian and her Merry Men? Tony Robinson (he of Blackadder and Time Team fame) wrote it for televisison. Hilarious. I wonder if there's a book version.