Last month my dad brought 7 boxes of my old books to our new house, and I spent time unpacking them and deciding what to keep. For my #readathon today I‘m revisiting some of my favorite forgotten books from my childhood - ones that I haven‘t opened since I was young, starting with No Flying in the House by Betty Brock. (I‘ve re-read many books from my childhood before - Little House, Anne of Green Gables, etc. Today I‘m focusing on the others.)
After kind of a junk day-having the blahs & a headache, I was excited to get this lovely #bookmail from @BarbaraJean who after seeing a comment that I was looking for the original cover of this childhood favorite book, offered to send me one of the two she had. The kindness of Littens!❤️The treasured book came with a note & a bookmark from her wedding. (I need bookish friends with fun wedding favors!)😆Thank you so much Barbara--you made my day!😘
#FierceFeb #GirlsJustWannaHaveFun Another favorite childhood book I had forgotten about until @Laalaleighh posted about it several months ago. I kept an eye out at the library bookstore & snagged a 25 cent copy. The cover is like the lower left so I still want to find the edition I had on the upper right. I was fascinated by Annabel & her tiny talking dog, Gloria & that Annabel is half-fairy & learns to fly which sounded like so much fun to me.💕
This F novel by Betty Brock about a young girl who finds out she can fly is my favorite children‘s literature novel of all time! I would use it as an IR book in my classroom. Tie it in to science with these lessons on flying!
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Portals/7/documents/education/household_things_...
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#eclecticreadathon I think this counts as joke for adults in a children's book. It certainly made me laugh in agreement haha.
#ERMadlibs verb book, attempt to check off #eclecticreadathon 's children's book scavenger hunt item.
I loved this book as a kid and then spent half my life trying to find its title so I could read it again.
pickNot quite how I remembered it. Yes there was an evil cat with jeweled eyes, but as I started to read it I remembered the thing that upset me the most (no spoilers). It still makes me sad. Overall though, I'm glad I reread it and I do remember trying to kiss my elbow and being disappointed that I couldn't do it! Still can't, alas.
The edition in the left is the one I just dug out of my TBR; the one in the right is the edition I had as a kid. I bought the current edition a few years ago because I remembered being freaked the hell out by the book (something about a cat with jeweled eyes). So not necessarily a #favouritechildrensbook, but one I think I will now go reread to see if my memory is right! #riotgrams
Wanted something comforting to read as I fall asleep tonight. Decided to go with these two faves from when I was a little girl. It's like a reading security blanket and sometimes that's exactly what you need. Hopefully by the time I finish these, my sleepy-time tea will have kicked in and I can sleep. Have a lovely night, Littens. 💙💙💙
Two generations, on book! My mother and daughter are completely engrossed in the adventures of Annabel Tippins, an ordinary girl who turns out to be half fairy. A wry, dreamy perfect read for my second grader.
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