Lorien Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I realize that I'm treading in very dangerous waters here, but I'll plunge in nonetheless........ do you ever color the black and white illustrations in books? I'm talking about paperback books, or other not-so-important kids' books, not antique books or anything like that! Do you ever feel like they could use a little bit of color, so you add a touch here and there? I also realize I'll probably be kicked off the forum for life as punishment for even thinking about this :001_smile:, but I was curious to see if I'm the only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I mark up books, yes. I don't know if I've ever taken colors to black and white drawings, but I've doodled in them with blue or red ink - for sure. I do a lot of highlighting (not just words, but the edges of the pages LOL) and line drawing and notetaking in my books. I encourage the kids to do the same. I have a hard time keeping people straight, even in shorter YA books so I always have a family tree-type diagram going on in the back interior cover page. I do not, however, dog-ear pages. To me, that's the true sacrilege! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorien Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 I mark up books, yes. I don't know if I've ever taken colors to black and white drawings, but I've doodled in them with blue or red ink - for sure. I do a lot of highlighting (not just words, but the edges of the pages LOL) and line drawing and notetaking in my books. I encourage the kids to do the same. I have a hard time keeping people straight, even in shorter YA books so I always have a family tree-type diagram going on in the back interior cover page. I do not, however, dog-ear pages. To me, that's the true sacrilege! :D I used to - as a kid - dog ear the pages. Now I find dog eared pages to be very disturbing to my peace of mind! I go through old books and smooth all the turned back corners, but I don't mind coloring or writing in books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 :svengo: No, I don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elinor Everywhere Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 GASP!!!! No.....but I WANT to be that person who writes in a book and annotates and underlines and does all that. But boy, it's hard. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I mark up books, yes. I don't know if I've ever taken colors to black and white drawings, but I've doodled in them with blue or red ink - for sure. I do a lot of highlighting (not just words, but the edges of the pages LOL) and line drawing and notetaking in my books. I encourage the kids to do the same. I have a hard time keeping people straight, even in shorter YA books so I always have a family tree-type diagram going on in the back interior cover page. I do not, however, dog-ear pages. To me, that's the true sacrilege! :D :svengo: When I'm done reading a book, it looks brand new. There are no marks. There are no creases on the spine. It looks exactly as if someone picked up the book and gently riffled through it to check the font size and pictures. Dd9 bent the corner of one of my teacher's manuels when she was moving things off the table today. I was all, "Dd! This book will never be the same!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I used to - as a kid - dog ear the pages. Now I find dog eared pages to be very disturbing to my peace of mind! I go through old books and smooth all the turned back corners, but I don't mind coloring or writing in books. :D I can see I'm in great company! :svengo: When I'm done reading a book, it looks brand new. There are no marks. There are no creases on the spine. It looks exactly as if someone picked up the book and gently riffled through it to check the font size and pictures. Dd9 bent the corner of one of my teacher's manuels when she was moving things off the table today. I was all, "Dd! This book will never be the same!" :lol: I have a sister like you! It kills her to see me throw my book on the table, open, face-down instead of finding a bookmark. Spines are her thing, too LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoamiracle Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I don't mind a book having some wear to it, it's one reason I love used books. I like to see that it has been loved, but not abused. I read my books over and over. However I only mark in them if it is a self help book or some other workbook. No other books get marks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I realize that I'm treading in very dangerous waters here, but I'll plunge in nonetheless........ do you ever color the black and white illustrations in books? I'm talking about paperback books, or other not-so-important kids' books, not antique books or anything like that! Do you ever feel like they could use a little bit of color, so you add a touch here and there? I also realize I'll probably be kicked off the forum for life as punishment for even thinking about this :001_smile:, but I was curious to see if I'm the only one. :scared::svengo::thumbdown: Just kidding. ;) Just don't do it to MY books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I did, when I was six. I got out my watercolors, and improved all the white houses in "Mr. Pine's Purple House". Then I shut the book. The pages stuck together and ripped. Never again ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 When I first opened this thread, I wasn't sure if it was about books or books. Scrolling over the topic and getting the first few words in the sentence was a bit startling...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamom Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Just so you know your not alone! Yes, we have done that! Some were early readers that had black and white illustrations and I thought they would be improved with some color. I even let the kiddos do it!! Why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galatea Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I don't recall ever coloring in pictures, but as a child/teen, I frequently wrote notes in the margins of books I was reading. I don't really do that anymore because I have a notebook I use for that. And when I find books at the used bookstore with someone's penciled in notes, it is a very fun, very interesting experience to me. I love to see how other people have interacted with books I'm reading. I don't think there's anything wrong with interacting with a book as long as it belongs to you. If it enriches your experience, that's a very good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Yes, but not since I was about 8. I'm not opposed to the idea in principle, but I wouldn't do it now because doubtless my Ms 4 would find out and emulate me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I have a hard cover first edition of SOTW #1. I colored all the water on the maps blue. But I did a very nice job. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I haven't but my 7 year old keeps telling me he needs to color in Cappyboppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 :svengo: When I'm done reading a book, it looks brand new. There are no marks. There are no creases on the spine. It looks exactly as if someone picked up the book and gently riffled through it to check the font size and pictures. Dd9 bent the corner of one of my teacher's manuels when she was moving things off the table today. I was all, "Dd! This book will never be the same!" This is me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshin Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I did, and my mother encouraged me to. She always said a well-worn book is a well-loved book. I was a late reader, but I loved books so much. When there was no one to read to me I would sit at the table (such as when mom was cooking) and add new pictures to the drawings in a favorite book while telling my mom what I was adding to the story, or I would color in line drawings. Mom had a couple rules: no coloring over words and certain books were special and not to be written in. I sometimes pull down one of these old books to read to my kids and the old stories I made up come back to me, and I get to share them with my new readers! I did the same rules with my kids. Oddly enough, DS12, my early reader, never colored in books. DS7, my later reader, did the same as me. I also don't mind annotations, highlighting, messed spines or dog-eared pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking Squirrels Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 :svengo: When I'm done reading a book, it looks brand new. There are no marks. There are no creases on the spine. It looks exactly as if someone picked up the book and gently riffled through it to check the font size and pictures. Dd9 bent the corner of one of my teacher's manuels when she was moving things off the table today. I was all, "Dd! This book will never be the same!" Yup, this is me, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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