Category Archives: The books in ‘the Book’.
On resilient readers
The last time I read Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorin I was twelve years old, and reading it for class. I remember enjoying reading it – I remember thinking that finally I was reading a book for school that I actually
On resilient readers
The last time I read Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorin I was twelve years old, and reading it for class. I remember enjoying reading it – I remember thinking that finally I was reading a book for school that I actually
On encountering books in real life
I went to Melbourne last weekend, and in one of its many bookshops I discovered a reissued publication of a Diana Wynne Jones book I hadn’t read, so the last week I have been sucked into a Diana Wynne Jones
On encountering books in real life
I went to Melbourne last weekend, and in one of its many bookshops I discovered a reissued publication of a Diana Wynne Jones book I hadn’t read, so the last week I have been sucked into a Diana Wynne Jones
On friends that I wished I had
I so, so wish that I had read L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables for the first time when I was eleven, not when I was twenty-three. Not that I at all regret reading Anne of Green Gables this week; however, while
On friends that I wished I had
I so, so wish that I had read L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables for the first time when I was eleven, not when I was twenty-three. Not that I at all regret reading Anne of Green Gables this week; however, while
On being haunted
I don’t really read ghost stories. As a child, I didn’t like to be scared, and at sleepovers I would always be the girl begging the other girls to stop telling scary stories. I actually don’t know if I have
On being haunted
I don’t really read ghost stories. As a child, I didn’t like to be scared, and at sleepovers I would always be the girl begging the other girls to stop telling scary stories. I actually don’t know if I have
On malleable tales
I am currently reading Rosemary Sutcliff’s King Arthur Trilogy, which is a beautifully writte book of epic tales we all know so well, and little known stories we might not have encountered before. Arthur, Lancelot, Sir Jay, Gawain, Gareth and Geraint. Guinevere
On malleable tales
I am currently reading Rosemary Sutcliff’s King Arthur Trilogy, which is a beautifully writte book of epic tales we all know so well, and little known stories we might not have encountered before. Arthur, Lancelot, Sir Jay, Gawain, Gareth and Geraint. Guinevere
On discarded books
I am very stubborn when it comes to stopping a book mid-way through. I find it very difficult to admit defeat, that I simply don’t like a book, and put it down and move on to the next book. There
On discarded books
I am very stubborn when it comes to stopping a book mid-way through. I find it very difficult to admit defeat, that I simply don’t like a book, and put it down and move on to the next book. There
On mischievous friends
My Mum had an old, pre-cherished copy of ‘What Katy Did’ and ‘What Katy Did Next’ that I read when I was younger, which I had loved. It’s now in storage, but while I was in Port
On mischievous friends
My Mum had an old, pre-cherished copy of ‘What Katy Did’ and ‘What Katy Did Next’ that I read when I was younger, which I had loved. It’s now in storage, but while I was in Port
On being captured
Books really can capture a moment in time. I had no recollection of when I first read I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith until I reread the first page. Cassandra is writing in her journal, sitting on the kitchen bench with
On being captured
Books really can capture a moment in time. I had no recollection of when I first read I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith until I reread the first page. Cassandra is writing in her journal, sitting on the kitchen bench with
On Christmas Traditions
‘The big fir tree in the middle of the room had many gold and silver apples dangling from it, and sugared almonds and coloured sweets grew there like buds and flowers. There were all kinds of delicious things to nibble
On Christmas Traditions
‘The big fir tree in the middle of the room had many gold and silver apples dangling from it, and sugared almonds and coloured sweets grew there like buds and flowers. There were all kinds of delicious things to nibble
On the everlasting little bear
Some characters are so loved that they can last forever. One such character is Rupert Bear. Born on the pages of The Daily Express in 1920, he has graced the pages of the newspaper every issues since this time, taken
On the everlasting little bear
Some characters are so loved that they can last forever. One such character is Rupert Bear. Born on the pages of The Daily Express in 1920, he has graced the pages of the newspaper every issues since this time, taken
1001 Children's Books 