Okay, I sped through this pretty quickly but I do appreciate your in-depth descriptions of these stories, so I'm going to have to go over it again more slowly. So many familiar titles, and many that are new-to-me. I read aloud the series of The Doll People to my daughters a few years back, and was always tickled when the Victorian China doll family gathered around the piano to sing "R-E-S-P-E-C-T". What a hoot!
Thank you for writing this. Of course, as I'm reading I'm thinking of lots of other titles for a post of my own to write - the only problem is making the decision with my OCD mind. Ugh!
What an excellent list of endearing classics! This is my favorite genre of all, so I loved going through your titles.
For me, Alice in Wonderland was a classic that I enjoyed (but appreciate more now!); but, I really loved The Borrowers as a child. Their small world opened up to me.
You have so many other great titles that I didn't encounter as a child but as a parent...which is just as fun, I think.
Goudge's Little White Horse is a fairy tale complete with its own world that I love. And, E. Nesbit is one of, I think, the best story tellers, so we enjoyed Five Children and It.
Now, I've got to get my hands on The Tale of the Swamp Rat! It's unusual to find those Southern books that share a good story, so I love that rec.
Thank you! Agreed to all of the above-I tried to aim for books that had that enchantment/world opening factor. And I hope you enjoy it when you do-I loved it an an adult as much as I did as a child. And reading it out loud added a whole new layer.
Okay, I sped through this pretty quickly but I do appreciate your in-depth descriptions of these stories, so I'm going to have to go over it again more slowly. So many familiar titles, and many that are new-to-me. I read aloud the series of The Doll People to my daughters a few years back, and was always tickled when the Victorian China doll family gathered around the piano to sing "R-E-S-P-E-C-T". What a hoot!
Thank you for writing this. Of course, as I'm reading I'm thinking of lots of other titles for a post of my own to write - the only problem is making the decision with my OCD mind. Ugh!
I hope they help! And yes-I'd forgotten about that bit. I hope you are able to make some choices-narrowing down book lists is always so tough!
What an excellent list of endearing classics! This is my favorite genre of all, so I loved going through your titles.
For me, Alice in Wonderland was a classic that I enjoyed (but appreciate more now!); but, I really loved The Borrowers as a child. Their small world opened up to me.
You have so many other great titles that I didn't encounter as a child but as a parent...which is just as fun, I think.
Goudge's Little White Horse is a fairy tale complete with its own world that I love. And, E. Nesbit is one of, I think, the best story tellers, so we enjoyed Five Children and It.
Now, I've got to get my hands on The Tale of the Swamp Rat! It's unusual to find those Southern books that share a good story, so I love that rec.
Thank you! Agreed to all of the above-I tried to aim for books that had that enchantment/world opening factor. And I hope you enjoy it when you do-I loved it an an adult as much as I did as a child. And reading it out loud added a whole new layer.