A WHOLE OTHER STORY

Discover old, overlooked, and outstanding vintage children’s books

Tag: adventure

Film First

Bedknob and Broomstick

What happens when you read the book of a film you love? Next up, bobbing along with Mary Norton’s Bedknob and Broomstick

November 6, 2023September 22, 2026

Puffin Challenge

The Cuckoo Clock

Next up in the Puffin Challenge: PS3 The Cuckoo Clock by Mrs Molesworth. Victorian magic and adventure, anyone?

October 4, 2023September 22, 2026

Features

Up Up and Away! Air Balloons in Children’s Literature

Twelve books featuring air and gas balloons in children’s literature. They appear more often than you would think!

August 7, 2023September 22, 2026

Bookworm

Pig on the Run

Piglet Pat heads out for a touch of adventure…

June 24, 2023September 23, 2026

Reviews

Moonfleet

Treasure Island. Heard of it? Of course you have. Read it? Quite possibly. But have you read Moonfleet? Possibly not. And that’s a damn shame.

February 23, 2022September 26, 2026

This face belongs to me, Ceri — the one on the left. When I’m not drinking tea and eating biscuits in a semi-vegetative state, I’m usually surrounded by books. I read them, buy them, sell them, photograph them, and sometimes even write about them.

That’s what you’ll find here — stories, snapshots, and small discoveries from a life full of vintage children’s books.

The one on the right is Arlo. He doesn’t read books and refuses to discuss them with me. So I’m hoping you’ll stick around and chat instead.