A Collie Down is Not a Collie Beaten

[pegkerr]

Quick movie recommendation: Lassie is worth it. Excellent cast (mmm, Peter Dinklage), gorgeous cinematography. Okay, yeah, sentimental, but still, done with care and taste. The girls were a little reluctant when I urged them to go, never having read the book. But when we walked out of the theater, they told me that they want to own the movie when it comes out.

Recommended.

Kudos to whomever recognizes the author of the title of this post. (It's not Eric Knight, the author of Lassie Come-Home). (Oh, except for you, kijjohnson. I told you years ago.)

[Aside: It's nice to know that my girls do not feel too grown up to sing "Waltzing with Bears" along with the radio in the car on the way home.]

Edited to add: Well, that wasn't difficult for this bunch! Yep, Albert Payson Terhune.

Comments

[boniblithe.livejournal.com]

Terhune! I was sitting here trying to remember and only coming up with Tennyson, but I knew that was wrong *g*

I still have my copy of all the Lad stories - the binding came off about 12 years ago but no pages are missing, and I'm not ashamed to keep it on the bookshelf with the newer books.

[juliansinger.livejournal.com]

Mine must be at my folks' house-- there's a small-but-loved collection of books For The Grandchildren which my /folks/ get to keep because, so far, no grandchildren. (And I'm convinced my mom reads them occasionally.)