Mainly books, but also other pleasing things
Posted in Book Reviews, Children's Fiction, Fiction on Feb 11th, 2010
Some of January’s books – two quick reviews: Be Near Me by Andrew O’Hagan is a beautifully written and moving book about David, a parish priest in a small Scottish parish and as I read it I gradually became aware of just how naive he is. The prologue foreshadows the problems he encounters when his [...]
Posted in Books, Children's Fiction, Family, Sunday Salon on Jun 28th, 2009
Some thoughts on today’s reading. But first of all a short video (the first one I’ve put on YouTube): Thunder and lightning – very, very frightening! We had the most tremendous thunder storm last night and our lane was like a river in full flow. We’ve never had such a storm before with the whole [...]
Posted in Books, Children's Fiction, Musing Mondays on May 18th, 2009
Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about early reading… Do you remember how you developed a love for reading? Was it from a particular person, or person(s)? Do you remember any books that you read, or were read to you, as a young child? (question courtesy of Diane) My love of reading comes from my parents. My father [...]
Posted in Children's Fiction, Family, Writing on Nov 21st, 2008
My eight year old granddaughter is very creative. She loves drawing and painting and has won prizes for her pictures. She also loves reading and writing. She has written lots of stories on the computer and she sent me this one recently. I hope you like it. I just love those tips at the end! The [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Children's Fiction, Heart of a Child on Apr 9th, 2008
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published in 1911, my copy is a Penguin paperback published in 1958, 254 pages. For the Heart of a Child ChallengeI read The Secret Garden several times as a child and the story has stayed with me ever since. For years my picture of the ideal garden [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Children's Fiction, Fiction on Sep 6th, 2007
The trilogy is made up of Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. Taken together the books form a grand epic, encompassing parallel universes and their inhabitants. It’s a fabulous story, featuring armoured bears who talk, witches, spectres, angels, and tiny hand sized creatures who fly on the backs of dragonflies. I think [...]
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