tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511162539577405020.post114660603073783724..comments2023-07-29T05:50:44.095-07:00Comments on The People Could Fly Project: Black Childrens' Books for all children, Part 1The People Could Fly Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598934772052011626noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511162539577405020.post-72509160181807156952008-02-13T05:54:00.000-08:002008-02-13T05:54:00.000-08:00i had so many of these books when i was younger! g...i had so many of these books when i was younger! gosh and there are more.<BR/><BR/>major high five for The Ear the Eye, and the Arm and A Girl Named Disaster. i was just thinking of a girl named disaster as i went to sleep last night! and i was trying to remember this other book. it was like the ear the eye and the arm in that it took place in africa in the future. it was called like moonflash, moonfire, something like that. it was incredible. i'd love to find it. i mean it had such beautiful feelings in it, the loss of a world, the loss of the world's innocence, something something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511162539577405020.post-60186354635196490232008-02-12T00:23:00.000-08:002008-02-12T00:23:00.000-08:00peace, i just wanted to pop in to say that i love ...peace, <BR/>i just wanted to pop in to say that i love the project you guys are working on. i grew up with the book 'the people could fly' and as i child wished i could fly and i wondered what it meant in within the african diasporic experience that we create and pass on so many narrative that henge on a eclectic mix of sci-fi and folktales that if transformed into tangible action would have beautiful articulations. when my family moved when i was 12 many of my books and prized things were lost in storage and such so your site brings back good memories and plenty of hope. good luck in your travels and i definitely look forward to see what happens next. i think it is radically courageous of you guys to work on this project. too many of us learn to love what we do instead of doing what we love. again, i wish you guys the best of luck. <BR/><BR/>peas&blesssings,<BR/>kameelahkameelahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08426855975345190053noreply@blogger.com