The Roundhill

The Roundhill | Dick King-Smith, Sian Bailey

so-so

Dick King-Smith, most famous for his book Babe the Gallant Pig, was an incredibly prolific author of 75-110pg-long children's books. I own a BUNCH of them, many unread. He's a bit hit or miss - someone who has written this many books pretty much as to be - but some of them are such wins that it's worth the effort of sifting through them. This one was right in the middle. I liked the concept, but the story didn't really go anywhere. I also didn't ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) like the way Evan treated his cousin, and I felt bad for old-Evan who says he wants to believe in God but can't. There's a weird sadness to this book that just didn't work for me. But it was only 84 pages long, so it wasn't that long of an investment - but not a King-Smith book I'll probably pick up again.

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LeahBergen

The Roundhill | Dick King-Smith, Sian Bailey

Well, I‘m finally getting to this little novel by the author of The Sheep-Pig (aka Babe).

On his summer holiday, in 1936, Evan meets a strange little girl with a remarkable resemblance to Alice in Wonderland.

Thanks again for this lovely gift, @rubyslippersreads ! 😘

Lindy Dick King-Smith ❤️ 4y

rubyslippersreads I hope you love it as much as I do. (And of course I ❤️ Babe too. 🐷) 4y

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LeahBergen

The Roundhill | Dick King-Smith, Sian Bailey

Thank you so much, @rubyslippersreads , for this wonderful Christmas parcel! I‘ve never heard of the tagged book (although I have a copy of The Sheep Pig ... aka Babe) and it sounds amazing! I love the cover on the Clemence Dane book (where was I just reading about her? 🤔) and that vintage teen novel looks fab! The dog bookmark is the cutest and I‘ve always wanted one of these Kate Spade cups. 💕 I‘m chewing on a delicious chocolate right now! ⬇️

LeahBergen Johnny sends his love to Sadie and Nicky for the Eggnog Puppacino toy but he wasn‘t being cooperative for photographs. 😂😂 He unwrapped it himself and then went racing around the house with it. 😆😆 5y

LeahBergen Thanks so much, sweet friend! I love it all! 😘😘😘 @rubyslippersreads 5y

mabell Great package @rubyslippersreads ! My mom gave Ted an Eggnog Puppacino - and he loved it too! He loved his so much, he also stole Bell‘s mocha 🤣 5y

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rubyslippersreads So glad it arrived safely (and that you found the straw 😄). How nice that you‘re chewing on chocolate and Johnny is chewing on his doggy toy. 😂 5y

LeahBergen @mabell Greedy Ted. 😂😂 5y

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads He‘s STILL trotting around with his new “beverage”. 😂😂 I must admit ... the chocolate is almost gone. 😆 Thanks again! 😘😘 5y

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