JohnnyDeppReads announces our 2008 summer book!

Join us July 8th as we embark on a new kind of adventure!

We'll be talking about Brian Selznick's
Caldecott Award winning book!



This is going to be something different for us here at JohnnyDeppReads, this time it won't be just adults discussing this amazingly imaginative book, this time we'd like to include your family's participation too!

We encourage those of you with kids in your life to share this wonderful book with them.

Perhaps see what they have to say about Hugo and Isabelle and their adventures in the Paris railroad station of 1933 with an automaton, then share those thoughts and ideas with us.

AND ... here's the really fun part!

Since the kiddies are out of school for the summer, we'd love to see everyone's attempt at a silent movie. We know Johnny loves the classic, black and white silent movies and that he's used silent films stars such as Buster Keaton as inspirations for some of his characters, especially in Benny and Joon, when he mirrors Keaton's classic Roll Dance.

Oh no! What if you can't make a video?
Make a drawing or sketch of an automaton that you'd like to build!

Here's the challenge...

Take no more than 3 minutes to tell a story using the spirit of the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

It has to be "classic" silent movie style, and in black and white and "G" rated. Use whatever video sharing soft ware that you have. Or make us a black and white sketch of an automaton and then post the sketch and/or the link to the silent movie between July 8th and July 14th here on JDR in the forum that will be provided, while we discuss this awesome story and learn a bit about silent films and their makers and their stars too.

Sound like fun?

We hope so.
No prizes, no age limit...but what a great adventure for us all!
No kids around?
We still want you all to join in this discussion, it's a wonderful book for us all!

We want to give a big JDR shout out to NurseAnne8
for this really cool idea!

What an awesome idea!
Thanks for a new and different challenge, Karen and NurseAnne8!
Rose

(Ani snagged from photobucket public image sharing)

Rose I love your dancing figure it is to cute and sure is in the spirit of silent films. Anne r :)

Wow! Great idea NurseAnne! woohoo

The whelp works at Barnes and Noble so I'm ordering my book this weekend.

This sounds like alot of fun even though my creativity skills leave much to be desired! :lol:
I'm going to enjoy this discussion and everyones input! woohoo
:thanks Karen!

LOVE that ani Rose...may I borrow it?

This is wonderful Karen, I am so pleased that you are going along with NurseAnnes idea. WAY TO GO ANNE!! woohoo

This is going to be fun.

:snoopy

Anne x

Yea!!! Great Idea!!

The Kid reads like crazy and just got new camera/video equipment. She's gonna love this. Thanks so much for doing something to include our kiddies. I know alot of them are huge JD fans.

Deppends :snoopy

Isn't it cute? Here's another one I found:

As far as I know, under photobucket rules,* they are free and available to the whole world--use them to your heart's content!

Rose

*If I'm wrong about this (anything's possible, n'est-il pas?), I'm sure someone will speak up...

This is such an excellent idea and what great fun to do. Thanks NurseAnne8 for coming up with such a fine idea and thanks Karen for moving her idea forward. So awesome!! :snoopy

Hmmm. We're pretty busy around here, but I think my new digital camera does movies... need to get the India photos developed anyways. It's a good incentive. We'll try to read the book. Hope it isn't too thick!

GREAT IDEA NurseAnne woohoo woohoo

LOVE IT!!!!!! :artist

ps: love the ani Rose! how appropriate!

woohoo What a great way to get the whole family involved! Thanks Karen and Nurseanne for the GREAT idea!

-Donna

So glad you all like it! We wanted to do something different! woohoo

oh wow! I am sending this to Evan...what a great thing to do this summer!
Thanks Karen and NurseAnne !

It's about 500 pages, BUT it's a very fast read, it's more like a graphic novel in that there are pages and pages of sketches and artwork that also move the story forward.

I thought it was such an enjoyable book. Absolutely lovely. Great idea for the discussion too!

I just picked up a copy of the book for me and my granddaughter. I can't wait to get started on this!! woohoo

JDR members I am glad there is some interest in "HUGO" -it is a great book and the history of the birth of silent film makes the book even more special. I look forward to the discussion. A special thanks to Karen for jump-starting this study. :) Anne r

Just got the shopping notice on my copy :)

WOO HOOOO This is really a fun book!

:snoopy Our copy arrived today! So excited! Hubby even looked through it...the pictures are what grabbed his interest! :snoopy

Osh, it is really exciting.

My granddaughter is halfway through the book (she's 9) and I haven't even started yet. I asked her about the book and she won't tell me about it until I read it!! :unsure: silly girl!! :D

Mine came today and I've already finsihed it! Cound NOT put it down!
It really is fabulous... Can't wait to get started on my project!

:snoopy HOT DOG! I am so thrilled that you all are so excited about this wonderful book! woohoo

11 Days to go!! woohoo

I'll be away for a few days that week but I'm joining in as soon as I get back! :snoopy

Looking forward to it too! woohoo

This sounds like great fun! I'm going to grab a copy tomorrow!

I LOVE that ani!

Thanks for the reminder, Christine. Think I'll read it again!
Rose

I read it again and saw so many new things!! A few days before the discussion, I'll post some background info!