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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

My all time favorite Halloween movie is It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. I still recommend it for its simplicity in message and style. Unlike many animations of today, it leaves room for thoughtful imagination.

My favorite quote: (Linus referring to Lucy)

"You heard about fury and a woman scorned, haven't you?" "Well, that's nothing compared to the fury of a woman who's been cheated out of tricks or treats."

When I mentioned this assignment in the teachers' room it prompted an interesting discussion between the old folks (like me) and the younger ones. We (the aforementioned old ones) reminisced about the days before DVDs and video casssettes, when youngsters had to wait until their favorite shows apppeared on network TV. Now with on-demand viewing, it seems that some of the magic of a Halloween special or a Christmas favorite is gone when you can watch it in the middle of July. Hopefully, parents put the videos/DVDs away and allow their children to experience the valuable lesson that anticipation and waiting for something special to happen can bring.

~ Kathy Dvorchak, LMS Baird Middle School Library, Ludlow