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2021 nuna mixx next stroller

2021 nuna mixx next stroller Nuna® MIXX™ Next + Bassinet + PIPA Aire / PIPA RX / PIPA Aire RX Trave

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2021 nuna mixx next stroller Nuna® MIXX™ Next + Bassinet + PIPA Aire / PIPA RX / PIPA Aire RX TraveNuna MIXX Next + PIPA Aire PIPA RX PIPA Aire RX + Bassinet Travel System Nuna has designed an innovative set of modular products that can be bundled to create flexible travel systems as your family's needs change. This particular Nuna Travel System Bundle includes the stylish, multifunctional Nuna MIXX Next stroller and your choice of either the Nuna PIPA Aire, the Nuna PIPA RX or the Nuna PIPA Aire RX premium Infant Car Seat. This bundle also

Nuna® MIXX™ Next + PIPA Aire/PIPA RX/PIPA Aire RX + Bassinet Travel System 

Nuna has designed an innovative set of modular products that can be bundled to create flexible travel systems as your family's needs change. This particular Nuna Travel System Bundle includes the stylish, multifunctional Nuna MIXX Next stroller and your choice of either the Nuna PIPA Aire, the Nuna PIPA RX or the Nuna PIPA Aire RX premium Infant Car Seat. This bundle also includes the MIXX series Bassinet and Bassinet Stand to help you create a cozy haven for baby no matter where your travels take you.

What's Included:

  • Nuna MIXX Next stroller
  • Nuna PIPA infant car seat of your choice, either the PIPA Aire, PIPA RX or PIPA Aire RX
  • MIXX ring car seat adapter
  • Nuna PIPA Series car seat base (RELX Base for PIPA RX or PIPA Aire RX)
  • Car Seat LATCH guides
  • MIXX Series Bassinet
  • MIXX Series Bassinet Stand
  • Nuna's Manufacturer Warranty from defects: 2 years

Nuna® MIXX™ Next Stroller:

The Nuna MIXX Next features all the great things you loved about the original MIXX, but with a host of new features and functionality that will make you ready to get your stroll on over and over again. The MIXX Next boasts a smoother ride, a more compact folding radius and the ability to transform into four distinct modes of travel.   

Four Modes Of Travel:

The ultimate in flexibility, the MIXX Next allows you to travel in four distinct modes, depending on your needs.  The MIXX Next is easily paired with any of Nuna's PIPA™ series infant carriers. The MIXX Next comes equipped with Nuna's unique ring-shaped car seat adapter making it compatible with all Nuna infant car seats in a snap. The ring adapter allows you to easily attach Nuna Pipa infant car seats without lining up adapters, worrying about losing an adapter, and without having to remove the adapter before folding the stroller.  The MIXX Next stroller also pairs with the MIXX Series Bassinet, which is approved safe for overnight sleeping.  In addition, you can take advantage of the unique stroller seat design to allow baby to face you or face outward as you stroll.  Whether baby wants to stay focused on Mom and Dad while on a stroll, or is eager to explore the world, the MIXX Next can accommodate your every mood.

Next Generation Strolling:

With newly designed rubber wheels and an improved suspension technology, the Nuna MIXX Next boasts superior maneuverability and agility.  All four rubber wheels are large and foam filled, which make for a sturdy yet comfortable ride on all types of difficult terrain. The new rear-wheel Free Flex™ and front wheel progressively help absorb the dips and bumps while providing precise handling and unparalleled strolling comfort.

A More Compact Fold:

The MIXX Next delivers on one of the improvements that most any parent can agree on for a stroller - a more compact and easier fold.  With an innovative new design, the MIXX Next stroller folds a full 6.5 inches more tightly than its predecessor  The fold-away rear axle flips snugly underneath the stroller frame which makes storage in your trunk a breeze.  The free-standing fold allows the MIXX Next to stand on its own when folded, which allows for easy storing at home or in the garage in a more compact space.  And don't worry about which way the stroller seat is facing - the stroller folds effortlessly with the seat in either position, saving you time and hassle when it's time to pack up for the day. 

Comfort and Style For The Next Generation:

In keeping with the Nuna tradition, the MIXX Next stroller provides cutting edge functionality with all the comfort and style you have come to expect from a Nuna product.  The all-season seat is specifically designed to keep little one warm and cozy at any time of the year.  The reversible two-piece seat has a cozy, padded comfort insert that can be removed to reveal an all-mesh seat-back that allows for superior ventilation, helping to keep baby comfortably cool and breezy in the summertime.  A harness makes for easy adjustments as your child grows.

The Nuna MIXX Next stands when folded, locks with ease and can be trolleyed to make transport a breeze.  With adjustable handlebars,  the stroller can be pushed ergonomically no matter who is strolling with the baby. The luxe leatherette handlebar provides a comfortable and chic grip while premium fabrics create a stroller that's as stylish as it is practical.

The stroller canopy features a large zipper-out extendable panel and an additional ventilation peek-a-boo window to allow you to increase seat ventilation and check in on your baby. The canopy offers full UPF50+ protection and shade and is completely water-repellent to protect your baby from an unexpected shower rainstorm. The oversized storage basket under the stroller features two compartments, including a secret zipper compartment to help keep your valuables safe and out of view.  

Key Features Nuna® MIXX™ Next Stroller:

  • MagneTech Secure Snap™, the self-guiding magnetic buckle that automatically locks into place
  • Reversible Toddler Seat
  • Can be used as a travel system with Nuna infant car seats (with included ring adapter)
  • Can be used with Nuna MIXX Series Bassinet
  • Folds to a length that's 6.5" shorter than the original MIXX and stands when folded
  • Rubber wheels offer enhanced all-wheel suspension for superior maneuverability on rough terrain
  • Front wheels swivel for maneuverability or lock for stability
  • Trolley function makes stroller easy to carry when not in use
  • Compact fold, no matter what position the seat is facing
  • Front and rear-wheel progressive suspension absorbs shock for a smooth ride
  • One-hand, five-position recline, including a true flat position
  • Hand-sewn, leather-look handlebar and belly bar
  • Premium accents including a dark matte frame and chrome-accented wheels
  • Full Coverage UPF 50+ Water Repellent Canopy
  • Adjustable handlebar and leg support
  • Removable, rotating arm bar fits kids of various sizes
  • Large storage basket includes compartment divider

Choose the Car Seat That's Right For You:

The Nuna MIXX Next stroller can be quickly converted into a convenient travel system. To allow you the flexibility to customize the travel system to your particular needs, this bundle includes your choice of either the Nuna PIPA Aire, the PIPA RX or the PIPA Aire RX infant car seat. All three of these car seats offer unsurpassed safety standards, lightweight and stylish design and premium materials that are free of chemical flame retardants. The chart below provides a snapshot of the key differences between the three PIPA car seats available for this travel bundle:

Key Features Nuna® PIPA™ Aire Infant Car Seat:

  • The PIPA aire is both ultra-portable and seriously protective
  • PIPA aire is the lightest in the PIPA series infant car seat lineup
  • One-handed vehicle and stroller release for easy in an outs
  • Fabrics and inserts are conveniently machine washable
  • Belt path for vehicle belt installation
  • FAA certified for aircraft use with or without a base
  • Connects with all Nuna strollers (and their adapters as appropriate) to create a stylish travel system
  • Features Aeroflex™ foam that is cleverly lightweight, resilient, and minimizes force transferred to baby
  • Steel-reinforced True lock™ base installation makes set up swift, simple, and safe
  • Side Impact Protection (SIP) for ultimate baby safe keeping
  • The deep seat design creates a cocoon-like space, ensuring a better fit and comfortable car seat for your baby.
  • 5-point harness keeps baby’s travels secure
  • Tailor tech™ memory foam headrest provides a comfortable custom fit
  • Removable infant head and body inserts nestle baby in comfort and security
  • UPF 50+ canopy with flip-out eyeshade protects from sun exposure
  • The iconic Sky drape™ provides baby with ultimate privacy for quiet moments
  • Luxe leatherette carry handle for more secure gripping
  • Exposed aerospace aluminum handle adds a contemporary aesthetic and enhances the seat's intuitive functionality
  • Soft yet durable micro-knit fabric for refined style and casual warmth
  • From fabric to foam and beyond each element is smartly sourced to be both flame resistant and contain no added fire-retardant chemicals making it safer for baby

Key Features Nuna® PIPA™ RX Infant Car Seat:

  • From fabric to foam and beyond, each element is smartly sourced to be both flame resistant and contain no added fire retardant chemicals
  • Side impact protection for ultimate baby safe keeping
  • Comfy organic jersey insert is removable for growing babies
  • Integrated harness holders help when buckling baby in
  • Luxe leatherette accented carry handle. Tote elegantly with ease
  • Five point harness keeps little ones in place
  • Two-piece removable infant insert + head support. Customize to their individual shape and get a perfect fit right from birth
  • Mesh peek-a-boo window in canopy
  • Heavy duty shell is super resilient yet lightweight
  • Lightweight carry handle is ergonomically designed to tote with ease
  • FAA certified for aircraft use
  • True lock™ installation makes set up swift, simple and above all – safe
  • 5 second install
  • Crumple zone within the stability leg absorbs impact and minimizes force transferred to baby
  • Colored installation indicators confirm correct connections to the vehicle
  • Bubble free recline angle guides clearly confirm the perfect riding angle
  • Low profile base for easier loading of infant seat
  • Open belt path for easier install
  • Belt guides
  • Anti-rebound panel
  • Automatic rigid latch storage
  • Extra convenient stability leg storage with lock
  • Steel reinforced true lock™ rigid latch
  • Lock off with easy access belt path
  • Indicators on rigid latch turn green when clicked to vehicle anchor points
  • Indicators on stability leg turn green when in proper contact with vehicle floor
  • GREENGUARD Gold Certified: Products that have achieved GREENGUARD Gold Certification are scientifically proven to meet some of the world's most rigorous third-party chemical emissions standards, and certified to not contribute to indoor air pollution or chemical exposure

Key Features Nuna® PIPA™ Aire RX Infant Car Seat:

  • FAA certified for aircraft use with or without a base
  • Connects with all Nuna strollers to create a stylish travel system*
  • 5-second steel-reinforced True lock™ installation makes set up swift, simple, and safe**
  • Side Impact Protection (SIP) for ultimate baby safekeeping
  • Open belt path with lock off secures lap and shoulder belt
  • Features Aeroflex™ foam that is cleverly lightweight, resilient, and minimizes force transferred to baby
  • The deep seat design creates a cocoon-like space, ensuring a better fit and comfortable car seat for your baby.
  • 3-position height-adjustable headrest and 5-point harness keeps little ones in place
  • Removable infant head and body inserts nestle baby in comfort and security
  • Tailor tech™ memory foam seat panel and headrest provides a comfortable custom fit
  • UPF 50+ canopy with 2 positions and a flip-out eyeshade protects from sun exposure
  • The iconic Sky drape™ provides baby with ultimate privacy for quiet moments
  • Soft yet durable micro-knit fabric for refined style and casual warmth
  • Super-resilient top-of-the-line plastics for a heavy-duty secure shell
  • Exposed aerospace aluminum handle adds a contemporary aesthetic and enhances the seat's intuitive functionality
  • Luxe leatherette carry handle for more secure gripping
  • From fabric to foam and beyond each element is smartly sourced to be both flame-resistant and contain no added fire-retardant chemicals making it safer for baby
  • Infant head and body inserts are made of environmentally friendly Merino wool and TENCEL™ lyocell fiber blend that is soft, naturally controls moisture, and is environmentally friendly
  • GREENGUARD Gold Certified to meet some of the world's most rigorous third-party chemical emissions standards, and certified to not contribute to indoor air pollution or chemical exposure
  • Additional GOTS organic cotton infant insert and harness cover set

Upon selecting a specific car seat on the order page, your corresponding car seat base will be identified and automatically included with your travel bundle.  

  • Nuna® PIPA™ Aire Infant Car Seat + PIPA Series Base
  • Nuna® PIPA™ RX Infant Car Seat + RELX base
  • Nuna® PIPA™ Aire RX Infant Car Seat + RELX base

To help you make an informed choice, we have also outlined the key differences between the PIPA Series base and the RELX base in the comparison chart below: 

Key Features Nuna® PIPA™  Series Base:

  • 5-second install with two easy and instant steps.  Please note to always refer to the product instruction manual. Under no circumstances should this information be used to replace the car seat instruction booklet
  • True lock™ rigid latch is 50% stronger than a typical belt latch
  • Steel stability leg helps minimize forward rotation during impact by up to 90% when compared to a system that is not using a stability leg
  • Colored installation indicators confirm correct connections to the vehicle and car seat to base
  • Bubble level indicators help to minimize user error
  • Super-resilient top-of-the-line plastics for a heavy duty, secure shell
  • Anchor latch guides make it easy to locate and install on lower anchor bars

Key Features Nuna® PIPA™ RELX Base:

  • Crumple zone within the stability leg absorbs impact and minimizes force transferred to baby
  • Colored installation indicators confirm correct connections
  • Low profile base for super easy loading
  • Easy vehicle seat belt install provides options
  • Latch and stability leg neatly store away when not in use
  • Anchor latch guides make it easy to locate and install on lower anchor bars

Key Features MIXX Series Bassinet:

  • Full of functionality it effortlessly creates a sweet haven for baby on the stand or stylish carriage on the stroller—no adapters needed

  • Bassinet snaps into the MIXX stand with a super secure fit

  • Use with the included stand around the house, by bedside, or while traveling for a nursery on the go

  • Stand is an ideal height for keeping baby within arm’s reach at bedside

  • Stand’s ultra-compact design makes it ideal for use around the house, traveling, and storing

  • Suitable for overnight sleeping, making it the perfect haven for keeping baby close by and cozy

  • Memory release buttons allow for easy removal from stand or stroller

  • Bassinet folds flat for super easy storing and packing

  • Stand folds and unfolds with 1 hand for super simple set ups and store aways

  • Oversized, full-coverage UPF 50+ canopy is extendable and features a flip-out eyeshade

  • UPF 50+ fabric shields your little one from more than 98% of the sun’s harmful UV ray

  • Ventilation panels in the bassinet base and canopy back provide baby with plenty of air circulation

  • Top cover zips closed to keep baby warm and is easily removable

  • Iconic Sky drape™ pulls down smoothly and attaches quietly with magnets to provide extra protection from the elements

  • Hidden storage pocket is just right for keeping much needed essentials close at hand

  • Luxe leatherette accented carry handle allows for easy gripping

  • Supersoft GOTS certified organic cotton mattress cover provides better-for-baby comfort

  • Mattress cover, top cover, and zip-away liner are machine washable to keep baby fresh and clean

  • Bassinet folds with stroller for storing while on the go

  • Both the bassinet and stand are included with purchase

Specifications:

Nuna MIXX Next Stroller:

  • Dimensions: 37"L x 23.5"W x 44"H
  • Folded dimensions: 27.5"L x 23.5"W x 19"H
  • Stroller weight: 28.3 pounds
  • Weight limit: 50 pounds
  • Nuna's Manufacturer Warranty from defects: 2 years

PIPA Aire Infant Car Seat:

Recommended Use: 

  • 4 to 30 lbs, and 16 to 30 in.
  • Car seat dimensions  L 27.25 in  W 17.5 in  H 23 in 
  • Weight: 6 lbs (without canopy and inserts - canopy and inserts approx. 1.8 lb)

PIPA RX Infant Car Seat:

Recommended Use: 

  • 4 to 32 lbs, and 16 to 32 in.
  • Car seat dimensions:  L 25.2 in  W 17.5 in  H 23 in 
  • Weight: 7.6 lbs (without canopy and inserts - canopy and insert approx. 1 lb)

PIPA Aire RX Infant Car Seat:

Recommended Use:

  • 4 to 30 lbs, and 16 to 30 in.
  • Car seat dimensions: L 27.25 in W 17.5 in H 23 in
  • Weight: 6.2 lbs (without canopy and inserts - canopy and inserts approx. 2.2 lb)

MIXX Series Bassinet and Stand:

Recommended Use: 

  • Weight: Up to 20 lbs (9 kg) (birth–6 months)
  • Height: 27 in. (68 cm) or less
  • DO NOT use the bassinet when the infant begins to push up on hands and knees.
  • For use on MIXX bassinet stand and MIXX series strollers only
  • Bassinet weight: 10.4 lbs
  • Stand weight: 6.9 lbs
  • Weight: 17.4 lbs (Bassinet and stand)
  • Bassinet + stand dimensions (open) L 35.5 in W 20 in H 51 in
  • Bassinet + stand dimensions (folded) L 37.5 in W 20. in H 15 in 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ray Bradbury August 22nd 1922 - June 5th, 2012 When Ray Bradbury died reactions came from everywhere including from President Obama. Surprising to me, few mentioned the one of his works that meant so much to me and affected my life so deeply. While he was most known to the general public for his science fiction, I found his mostly autobiographical novel Dandelion Wine to be the most impactful. At the same time it best illustrated Bradbury’s incredible command of the language, his ability to stir the imagination, and the way in which he could open windows on life. I couldn’t count the number of times I would reread a single sentence and become overwhelmed with admiration and envy at how he used words to create images in the mind’s eye. All this was particularly on display in Dandelion Wine and its sequel, Farewell Summer. For Bradbury, it couldn’t be just water. “Nothing else would do but the pure waters which had been summoned from the lakes far away and the sweet fields of grassy dew on early morning, lifted to the open sky, carried in laundered clusters nine hundred miles, brushed with wind, electrified with high voltage, and condensed upon cool air. This water, falling, raining, gathered yet more of the heavens in its crystals. Taking something of the east wind and the west wind and the north wind and the south, the water made rain and the rain, within this hour of rituals, would be well on its way to wine.” Essentially, Dandelion Wine is the story of a summer in the life of a twelve year old boy as he comes to understand what it means to be alive. But it is also a time capsule for the year 1928 of life in a small town when everyone’s world was much smaller and more compact. There is horror, love, comedy, wonder, nostalgia, and human relations. Bradbury could find unique ways to describe them all. I first read Dandelion Wine in 1957 when I wasn’t much older than Douglas Spaulding, the central character. It helped me put life in perspective as I was leaving high school. I read it the second time in the early ‘80s when I introduced my daughter to it. Kelly and I sat on our front porch swing one warm summer evening and I read aloud to her the story of Bill Forrester and Helen Loomis. It was all I could do to finish it and when I did we both had tears streaming down our cheeks. Such was the power of imagination and Bradbury’s ability to stroke it to life using just words. I read it the third time in preparation for reading the sequel, Farewell Summer, written 55 years after Dandelion Wine. Like a fine wine, it had only gotten better with age. Appropriately, Farewell Summer was given to me by Kelly and I read it on summer’s eve 2012. It was the perfect beginning for yet another summer. In both books the ravine in Green Town, Illinois, based on Waukegan, Illinois where Bradbury grew up was a central feature. I couldn’t resist going to Googlearth to see if the ravine was real. It was. And, it is still there even after Waukegan had changed from a small town to a satellite of Chicago. I was pleased to simply find I could locate it. But when I zoomed in and highlighted the little tree symbol I found the ravine is now Ray Bradbury Park. Perfect! Dan Winters June 29, 2012
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As part of my growing adolescent fascination with the work of Ray Bradbury, of course I read ‘Dandelion Wine’. However, it was one I have not revisited in almost 50 years so my recollection of it is less detailed than many of his other classic books. It’s a collection of interconnected short stories, some previously published, again set in Green Town, Illinois, the fictional counterpart for Waukegan, Illinois where Bradbury spent his first years up until the beginning of his adolescence. Many of his stories, whether they’re set in Green Town or some other anonymous Midwest town in the 20’s and 30’s resonated with me from the beginning. My father was born just a few months after Bradbury and grew up during that same time in another small town in Missouri, which I recall visiting a few times in my childhood and seeing a neighborhood not much different from Bradbury’s, and a house almost literally unchanged from the time when my father was a boy. That nostalgia, that yearning for the freshness and intensity of a child’s perception, when a boy will find magic in a birdbath and an earth-scented basement, definitely spoke to my soul and still does, 50 years later. The main character is a Ray surrogate, a twelve-year old boy named Douglas Spaulding (Bradbury’s middle name is ‘Douglas’) who has a ten-year old brother named Tom. They live with their parents, grandparents, and great-grandmother in an old house that is sturdy and roomy enough to accommodate a few boarders. One of the ‘beginning of summer’ rituals is the bottling of dandelion wine that will last the entire summer and beyond, at which point it will be a way of preserving what was memorable about the summer that just passed. ‘Hold summer in your hand, pour summer in a glass, a tiny glass of course, the smallest tingling sip for children; change the season in your veins by raising glass to lip and tilting summer in.’ During this particular summer, Doug fully realizes, for the first time, that he is alive and, conversely, that he will die. He holds mortality at bay as much as he can, with special sneakers in which he can run from one end of the town to the other and working out a clever bartering trade with the shoe salesman as a way to “buy” the sneakers. Doug could be a future salesman himself, persuading the salesman to try on a pair himself so he will know what he’s selling and how it actually feels to wear a pair. The future writer Doug also wants to document every significant event that happens to him this summer of 1928. His younger brother Tom, on the other hand, is more logical and reasonable. While Doug chronicles the events of the summer, Tom records data such as the first rainfall and other meteorological data. Tom also seems to me to be the wiser of the two, reasoning with and calming down the melodramatic Doug on more than one occasion. Everything in the town acquires new meaning to the otherwise carefree and playful Doug. There are discernible boundaries between civilization and wilderness in this little hamlet, the most notable example being the ravine: ‘The ravine was indeed the place where you came to look at the two things of life, the ways of man and the ways of the natural world. The town was, after all, only a large ship filled with constantly moving survivors, bailing out the grass, chipping away the rust.’ The death of his great grandma also occurs this summer. After a lifetime of activity and housekeeping and family keeping, she decides that she has lived long enough. She has no discernible ailment, just a “mild but ever-deepening tiredness”. She has to assure Doug and Tom that the time for doing all this activity has come to an end and that they must learn to accept it. Just as disturbing for Doug is when his best friend John Huff tells him that his father is being transferred to Milwaukee .His family is leaving on the train that evening. John is a budding young superman. He is a master pathfinder, swimmer, climber and jumper. He is also not a bully. He is kind as well as smart. As far as Doug is concerned, he is a god. For their last play activity, they play a game of hide-and-seek. Doug volunteers to be ‘it’, hoping by controlling the pace of the game to prolong John’s departure. John wraps that one up and agrees to play one more game, with him as ‘it’. With Doug and the other boys frozen into ‘statues’, John punches him on the arm gently, saying “So long” and then runs. There is even a serial killer in Green Town, referred to as The Lonely One. Young spinster Lavinia Nebbs and some of her friends are worried about the disappearance of another of their friends. Rumors of the Lonely One being on the loose abound with the deaths of two young women occurring within the past two months. With the disappearance of their friend they have ample reason to be concerned. Then they find her, lying dead on the ground. They find the police and, after he finishes questioning them, they are free to leave. Lavinia, putting on a brave front, suggests they go to a Charlie Chaplin movie to stave off their fear. This works pretty well until the film ends, the last feature of the night, and they all have to walk home in the dark. Lavinia, still trying to hide her fear behind a brave front, agrees to walk her friends home first, meaning that she’ll have to walk the rest of the way to her house by herself. Bradbury’s mastery of suspense is particularly evident in this chilling and terrifying episode. I won’t reveal the outcome. There is one episode in which Doug and Tom, primarily Doug, come to believe that a wax, fortune-telling “Tarot Witch” automaton is actually a mummified queen from ancient Egypt. In reality it is a slot machine in which you put in a penny and out comes a card with your fortune written on it. The alcoholic owner is disgusted with it and his failing slot and pinball machine business and ready to throw it in the trash heap. Doug and Tom attempt to rescue it. This sequence is long and tedious and has the effect of Tom and Huck rescuing Jim near the end of ‘Huckleberry Finn’. In both cases it’s an unwelcome diversion that detracts from the power of the novel. Overall, ‘Dandelion Wine’ works. It is not as disjointed as it seemed to me 50 years ago when I could detect the short story origins of much of it. Depicting the course of a summer is by its nature episodic. There are moments where it seems that everybody talks like Bradbury writes, even the semi-literate characters, and with a zeal and enthusiasm that gradually took over most of his later fiction. At its core, however, it captures, through a poetic filter, the magic and intensity of a child’s perception and his awareness that all this beauty surrounding us is fleeting so we may as well appreciate it as much as we can while we can.
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Vintage Bradbury Fantasy Is My Favorite
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DANDELION WINE is first and foremost the story of a 12 year old boy discovering that he is alive. I was lucky enough to read this gorgeous, perfect novel, wrapped in a library's dandelion yellow hardcover, the summer of my 12th year, in the small town of New Haven, Indiana, probably wearing my own pair of Red Ball Jets or Keds, lying in my living room as usual, curled up in a chair with the screen door open to let in the blustery summer wind and sun, with the lush green Indiana grass blowing in waves just outside. I understood what Bradbury was saying at age 12, an incredible thing in itself, since the themes here are fairly grown-up. Essentially, this book is about a boy flooded with the sudden realization of his own "aliveness", and never has a child's experience of innocent living been so perfectly, passionately illustrated. Douglas Spaulding lying in the grass, or feeling the keen pleasure and pain of carrying heavy laden buckets of self-picked berries out of the woods while the handles crease the insides of his hands. Douglas Spaulding discovering the wonder of a Number Two pencil, and the joy of rising early in the morning to watch his town come to life with the sunrise. Douglas Spaulding discovering that nothing makes a boy fly weightless through his summer vacation better than slipping his feet into the cool, cloudwrapped heaven of a new pair of tennis shoes. I found this book, at age 12 and several times since, to be an experience ranking with the most important books about human life that I have ever read. Bradbury sees so much, and conveys the experiences so clearly that one knows what Douglas and Ray know by the end. This is a book about passion and joy and being fully alive from moment to moment. It is a sonnet to and affirmation of childhood and innocence of such persuasive power that it has become a key volume of my core library. I don't expect everyone to have such a trascendent experience in the reading, and not everyone is fortunate enough to read this book at as perfect a moment as I did. But it is undeniable in its power and equal to the greatest work Ray Bradbury has produced, in my opinion. I was fortunate enough to meet him and thank him for it while at college. But this book has meant more to me than I could tell him. Give this to a boy you care about, or read it to evoke, soothe and elevate the child in you. It is pure poetry, Bradbury at the height of his powers, written with genius, on the vital topic of the nature of life. I can only say Douglas Spaulding has never left me. You may find him equally provocative.
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Battle Creek, US
★★★★★ 5
Bottle up your own Dandelion Wine memories
Format: Mass Market Paperback
When I think of Ray Bradbury, I usually think of science-fiction or at least fantastical-fiction. Dandelion Wine captures the magic and fantastical of his other writing but it does so in a much more subtle manner. This book is a story of the summertime adventures of Douglas Spaulding, a 12-year old boy in the small town of Green Town, Illinois in 1928. Douglas' experiences vary wildly in scope and nature but from a high level, they could mostly be considered fairly ordinary. And yet, Bradbury weaves them into magical tales of growth and imagination. The title of the book comes from the story of Douglas' grandfather bottling dandelion wine throughout the summer and Douglas presenting it as a metaphor for bottling up the various experiences and memories of each summer day. Each golden bottle represents a different memory, tucked away to be retrieved and savored at a later date. For the first few chapters, I kept waiting for something supernatural or literally magical to sweep onto the scene and take over the plot with its fantastical presence. Instead, each story works its way methodically through the pages and showcases the magic to be found inside the ordinary moments of life. The magic of extra speed found in a new pair of sneakers, the "time machine" to be experienced by listening to an old community member talk about their past, the sorrow of death bringing the painful realization that life will one day end. Each of the short scenes explores concepts of human nature and our interactions with one another. The stories remind us of the imagination and freedom of youth coupled alongside the realities learned as we grow into adults. In many ways, this could be read as a nostalgia for life in small town America a century ago. And yet, the emotional truths presented still resonate today. Our technology may have advanced and our lives may be more hectic, but the human condition remains and we should stop and consider how we interact with those around us and with the events we experience. We should bottle up our own Dandelion Wine memories so that we can savor them and learn from them and share them with others. ***** 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2021
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Jaspeter
Waukegan, US
★★★★★ 3
Great read, bad book
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Ray Bradbury dragged me in with his style when I recently read Farenheit 451. He kept me hooked with Dandelion Wine. This book is full of imagery and nostalgic longing for a place and time that doesn't exist anymore. There are stories that stretch the limits of belief (particularly The Happiness Machine), yet somehow they still seem to fit comfortably within the world of Green Town. I don't often reread books, but this might fall into a rotation. The bad part of this was that the physical book, itself. The font is difficult to read. The binding is brittle. And chunks of pages separated from the spine. If there's another version besides this one, or the e-book, maybe you'll have a better experience.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2024

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