The Ultimate List of Must-read Childrenโs Books: The Top Five First, an apology. I posted my introduction post to the Ultimate List of Must-Read Childrenโs Books in July last year, and have left you hanging ever since. Shocking. I could give you a list of excuses and reasons as to why the blog has been much neglected this last year,โฆ
So this post was supposed to have been finished in time for Halloween, but at the moment Iโm about as hopelessly disorganised as Eglantine Price, so itโs a tad late. However, it was Bonfire Night last night, and Mary Nortonโs Bedknob and Broomstick is nicely fitting for that too, so I feel like Iโve just about gotten away with it.โฆ
The Cuckoo Clock Next in my challenge to read the first 200 Puffin Books is The Cuckoo Clock by Mrs Molesworth. After The Microbe Man, which was a little heavy going, I decided to opt for something a little lighter and fluffier. This one is PS3, only the third book to appear in the Puffin Story Book series. It wasโฆ
The Ultimate List of Must-read Childrenโs Books Many moons ago, I got to thinking that there were probably quite a lot of great childrenโs books that I had never read. But how to narrow it down? Which ones were the best? Which were the โmust-readsโ that I shouldnโt possibly miss? So I set about looking for a list of theโฆ
Long time no see! I donโt think Iโve posted anything on the blog since Februrary, so itโs nice to be back on the vintage books again. Iโm easing myself back in with a picture book for easy reading, and Iโve chosen Pig on the Run as the next stop on the bookworm trail, as it has the same author (Miraโฆ
For the last few years now, I have been feeling increasingly bah, humbug about Christmas. It just seems to get earlier and pushier every year, which frankly always makes me want to dig my heels and fold my arms. Iโm usually busy pretending it isnโt happening until at least the first week in December, at which point I start toโฆ
Next on the bookworm trail is another story with โgood-nightโ in the title โ Valerie and the Good-Night Swing by Mira Lobe. I donโt have any real reason for chosing this one, other than randomly finding it in a bookshop and liking the illustrations ๐ The gist Valerie is supposed to be going to bed, but instead she decides toโฆ
For someone who loves Southern American literature, I canโt believe it has taken me this long to get round to Twain. I had never read any of his books I picked up Puddnโhead Wilson earlier this year โ and I enjoyed it so much, I was spurred on to catch up with some of his other books. So here isโฆ
Following on from New Blue Shoes, this month Iโm looking at another of Eve Riceโs picture books: Goodnight, Goodnight, first published in 1980. The gist Unsurprisingly, the book is about everyone in a city saying goodnight and getting ready to go to bed. Men, women, babies, children, pets, shops, firemen and policemen are all pleasantly saying goodnight to each otherโฆ
Time for 6 Degrees of Separation August! These months are flying by far too fast for my liking. In case you donโt know, 6 Degrees is a meme hosted by Books Are My Favourite and Best โ you can check out how it all works here. This month we are starting with The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruthโฆ