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The Borrowers series by Mary Norton

by athena // 16 January, 2021 // No Comments
I know some people read cozy mysteries and romance novels as their comfort reading. I am finding that young adult / children’s books and graphic novels are my comfort reading. I read the first Borrowers at the end of 2019.... Continue reading →

Three Children’s Books

by athena // 17 August, 2020 // No Comments
As with last year, I have made more of an effort to read children’s literature. Recently, I went through a little streak from July into August. The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White This was nice. I do not... Continue reading →

Queen of the Sea by Dylan Meconis

by athena // 12 January, 2020 // No Comments
My first book of 2020 was graphic novel for children based on history. I really liked this graphic novel; it’s heavy and well written and drawn. I like the use of water colours and images from historical times. Even though... Continue reading →

Two Children's Books Set in NYC

by athena // 6 January, 2020 // No Comments
I finished 2019 by reading these two children’s books. The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright I really liked this one. It was published in 1941. With the Agatha Christie books and this one, I was put into a real pre-war mood.... Continue reading →

The Borrowers by Mary Norton

by athena // 23 December, 2019 // No Comments
Part of my spontaneous reading challenge to read children’s books. I have heard about this book growing up. I vaguely remember the 1997 movie but I never watched it. The only time I really became interested was when Studio Ghibli... Continue reading →

Four Children’s Books

by athena // 8 December, 2019 // No Comments
When I finished Voracious a few months ago, I was inspired to put a few children’s books on hold. As a kid, most of my non-school book discoveries were self-initiated so I missed out on some of the books below.... Continue reading →

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

by athena // 31 March, 2016 // 2 Comments
This was the right spring time book for an Easter read. I’ve seen more than one adaptation of this book on TV and movies. I also think I read at the very least an adapted version of this as a... Continue reading →

Little House series round-up post

by athena // 13 November, 2014 // 4 Comments
I am counting this as one Classics Club entry because technically I’ve reread most of the books except two. The Little House in the Big Woods Farmer Boy Little House on the Prairie On the Banks of Plum Creek By... Continue reading →

On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder

by athena // 4 September, 2014 // No Comments
The more I re-read these books, the more uncomfortable I am with Charles Ingalls. While the books have some lovely moments especially with Laura exploring the wild and the glimpses of frontier life, I get annoyed with Pa. He buys... Continue reading →

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

by athena // 25 August, 2014 // No Comments
Compared to the first book, lots of things happen in this novel. So also begins the the restlessness of Charles Ingalls. This novel had moving, travel, house building, Indians, malaria, and more. A lot of the stuff was on the... Continue reading →

Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder

by athena // 23 August, 2014 // No Comments
This book in the series is known for its food, and there is lots and lots of food at the beginning stages. Almanzo’s childhood is relatively stable and abundant when compared to Laura’s. I think Laura wrote all the food... Continue reading →

The Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

by athena // 21 August, 2014 // 2 Comments
This is part of a readalong of the Little House series I am organizing on an internet forum I moderate. One of the reasons I organized the readalong was to see if they were as good as I remembered, but... Continue reading →

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