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This young-adult mystery is set on the Canadian, a train that travels between Toronto and Vancouver. Almost all the characters, including the teenage sleuth, were unpleasant but I enjoyed very much the details of the setting. I've always wanted to do the cross-Canada journey on this well-known train!

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Beautifully written and wonderfully illustrated. It's the classic fairy tale written by the great Stephen King. Nothing too scary in this book for kids. The artwork is very calming and wonderful like all of Sendak's books. A must read for any fan of King, Sendak or the fairy tale.

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Defines "hiraeth" as an "excellent Welsh word for the mournful longing for home", ugh. No. It's a longing for Wales, specifically -- a Wales that may not exist.

Absolutely nuts to say that Mole in Wind in the Willows feels hiraeth when he passes his old burrow.

I've been having trouble settling down to read in the past few days, but I did manage to read a few chapters of this today! I'm enjoying it and it matches well with the course I did on children's literature in my undergrad, and what I remember of my third-year housemate's dissertation.

I appreciate that it's very clear that it's mostly talking about British childhood reading, rather than defaulting to that silently.

Going old school here… I love the friendship of Pooh Bear and Piglet!!

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Happy Samhain 🖤🎃🖤

Wishing you all a blessed day in whichever way you celebrate.

Sharing this amazing artist @Swanbones
Go check out her Insta page. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBG0-kCuyhT/?igsh=dnhma3g1cDlrcjUw

Whose celebrating with me? 🙌🏻

I loved so many things about this: irrepressible Selina, her pony named Haggis, the food descriptions, the Scottish setting, and a goose named Big Wullie! The basic plot: Selina befriends a crusty old farmer when her pony keeps “planting” himself in said farmer‘s turnip field.

Selina is kind of a misfit—both her mishaps & her soft heart for outsiders are endearing. The exploration of what it means to take care of others, even when you and they ⤵️

Yesterday's acquisitions. The tagged book sounds fab - a history of childhood reading. I've spotted chapters on Enid Blyton, Nancy Drew,, Anna Sewell, E Nesbit, Moomins, brothers grimm, and all sorts of goodness. I'm thinking this could be a perfect winter or Christmas read.