Wednesday 24 October 2012

books

these are the cooking with kids books that i have and i get lots from the library. Can anyone recommend any other really good ones? 
did anyone else read these books as a child? A Wrinkle in Time, Moomins, Hannibal, Narnia, The Hobbit.
my mother is amazing at keeping things - so we get lovely retro hand-me-down clothes, shoes, wellies and toys. and the occasional box of books passed our way from our old bedrooms. here is a selection of my old books. Madeleine L'Engle was my favourite author with Lucy Maude Montgomery coming a close second. I even wrote my own novel which was basically a re-write of Anne of Green Gables - the characters just had different names. Who was your favourite childhood author?

i have just read this book and loved it. every woman should read this - if only for a good laugh and some impressive writing. anyone else like it?



this post is linked up with The Gallery, where others have posted on the theme of Books also

9 comments:

  1. I didn't read books as a child.
    I had a Winnie the Pooh cook book it was a paperback - not sure if it is still available - great if you can find it.
    Caitlin Moran! I LOVED LOVED LOVED that book. Just brilliant - clever and funny thats a difficult combination. I think everyone should read that book.

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    1. yes i want every woman to read Caitlin Moran - she's so talented! the Winnie the Pooh cookbook sounds great. I'll see if i can find it. thanks.

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  2. My face book was The Secret Garden, I am now reading it to Pickle. I loved the Caitlin Moran book too - but am green with envy that she can be so funny and write so well.

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    1. i know Caitlin Moran is amazing isn't she - such incredible natural talent! I loved The Secret Garden - can't wait to read it to my kids.

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  3. I loved the Chronicles of Narnia - sure I met someone once who said they could speak narnian... This week's gallery theme has reminded me how long it's been since I read a good book, so thank you for the tip! I'm off to Amazon to find Caitlin Moran x
    (btw we had the W the P cook book too and remember using it a lot - would be a lovely one to find if you can)

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    1. ooo enjoy Caitlin Moran - i'm sure you will and it's a fairly easy read. i'll definitely try to find the Winnie the Pooh cookbook. thanks.

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  4. I loved Anne of Green Gables, What Katy Did, Little House on the Prairie. I went to see Swallows and Amazons at the theatre, another favourite, and told the intern at work (she's 21) and she hadn't heard of it, or of Anne of Green Gables. She said she only read Harry Potter growing up. I felt old...

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    1. oo that makes me feel old too. and she's 21?? wow... i feel really old! :)

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  5. It was very nostalgic when I found the Hannibal book at your house this summer. I just love those. R and M loved it too. I wonder if I could find them now? Can you tell me the authors name please? Thanks. I love how conversational this post is : )

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