On Lighter Note

[jeriendhal]

I'm reading jimhines's Libromancer, which has the premise of modern magicians who can pull out whatever they can find in book into the "real" world. Which is quite useful if you're the protagonist, you're a sci-fi/fantasy nut, and you really need that laser pistol or magic sword right now. [1]

Except now I'm wondering if you can do the same with picture books. Because it's established you can bring out living objects, and now I've got the image in my head of a children's librarian giving a Little Cancer Patient their dying wish, then getting into an argument with the Porters that A) Of the two living witnesses, one of them is dead now and B) are you going to really force Kermit the Frog to go back if he doesn't want to?

I'm also wondering if the magic works on e-readers, because that would be really dangerous. I'm guessing not.

[1] Speaking of which, you have to wonder if he managed to grab the Sword in the Stone, would be able to pull it out of the book? Rimshot!

Comments

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

"I have a Spider Jerusalem."

[seawasp]

I have a Toad. "Fear me."

[dan-ad-nauseam.livejournal.com]

Then there's the cat-wizard, who had a cookie. :-)