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| Drabbles by Lindelea | 3 Review(s) |
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| Tigger | Reviewed Chapter: 47 on 7/31/2015 |
| Oh this brings back memories. Many a time while in the hospital during my childhood several old friends kept me company. From Curious George to Madeleine to Ramona to Anne Shirley to the Myths of Scotland and biographies of Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots as I grew older I have been grateful I was such a bookworm.. Now I get to introduce some of those old friends to my Great Nephew Parker. I need to get over to Sudbury and a Chapters store to get him his Third Birthday present. He's in love w/his Dinosaurs right now, so I'm thinking a book on them along w/either Curious George or Thomas The Tank Engine will work. It goes w/out saying when he's old enough his Auntie Tigger will introduce him to first her friends Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf and later on to Frodo Baggins and all of Frodo's Friends. :o) Thank you so much for such a lovely snuggy feeling story. :o) Author Reply: Thank you for your lovely review! I remember introducing some of my old friends to our own children; it was right about when finding used books on the internet was really picking up. I was thrilled to be able to replace a number of the books that went missing when I went off to university. It's funny, but some of the wee hobbits' favourite books were nonfiction written for children in the 1800s -- they were written by authors who were obviously keen about their subject, and so it made for vivid and interesting storytelling. Thus, I think Frodo might find A Child's History of Gondor to be an interesting read... Two of our modern favourites for little ones have been Peek-a-Boo by Janet and Allan Ahlberg, and Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? And Curious George... we had a big book compiled of many stories (all? I'm not sure) and read through it over and over. Good choice! Your Great Nephew is very lucky indeed in his Auntie Tigger. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 47 on 7/14/2015 |
| Oh, yes--I can see Faramir wishing to read the OTHER tales and thus learning to read so as to learn the other histories that weren't focused on battles! Heh! Author Reply: I have known children to be motivated to learn to read, to practically teach themselves, actually, because of a burning desire to read something specific... To unlock the world of wonder that lies in the words... Thanks! Looking forward to seeing you! | |
| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 47 on 7/11/2015 |
| A lovely glimpse of Frodo and Faramir. Author Reply: Thank you! They seemed like kindred spirits to me -- the souls of poets, with the resolve to do what must be done (soldier, and Ring-bearer). | |