Why has no one mentioned Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle? The Hilary Knight illustrations were a gateway to graphic novels for me.
Book: Afraid I might be needing a preacher. Mal: That's good. You lie there and be ironical.
'Safe'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Katerina Bee - Mar 18, 2017 9:53:39 am PDT #24410 of 28260
Herding cats for fun
-t - Mar 18, 2017 1:24:22 pm PDT #24411 of 28260
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I read Mres. Piggle-Wiggle! I am not actually able to remember a thing other than the existence of the name at the moment, all details that are coming to mind I must view with suspicion as I am terribly prone to conflation, especially with anything from my childhood. So unreliable, memory. But Mrs Piggle-Wiggle is a positive one.
Continuing my Louise Penny Immersion Program, mostly by audiobook since that seems to be what my library has available. I love the way Ralph Cosham-as-Gamache says "Perhaps". And Ruth Zardo has become my life goal, without the awards, probably.
-t - Mar 18, 2017 1:24:46 pm PDT #24412 of 28260
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Also, Katie-Bee! Hi!
Laura - Mar 18, 2017 1:27:50 pm PDT #24413 of 28260
Our wings are not tired.
Continuing my Louise Penny Immersion Program, mostly by audiobook since that seems to be what my library has available. I love the way Ralph Cosham-as-Gamache says "Perhaps". And Ruth Zardo has become my life goal, without the awards, probably.
I mainlined those books. Want more. They were like Reese's pieces for me.
-t - Mar 18, 2017 1:54:16 pm PDT #24414 of 28260
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
There's one available for pre-order, I believe...
Katerina Bee - Mar 18, 2017 2:43:07 pm PDT #24415 of 28260
Herding cats for fun
I actually own ex-library copies of Mrs Piggle Wiggle. They're in with Narnia and Half Magic.
also: Hi -t! I won't give you ANY of the tomatoes I'm planting this summer. Cause I remember you don't like 'em at all.
Amy - Mar 18, 2017 3:39:00 pm PDT #24416 of 28260
Because books.
I loved Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle! And Amelia Bedelia, too. *On further inspection, that seems wrong -- I'm remembering her as a sort of daft, funny housekeeper, and that's not what I'm seeing. Hmm.
Did anyone else read Understood Betsy? That was a favorite. And my mom's old copy of The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew.
Continuing my Louise Penny Immersion Program
My mom *loves* Gamache. I have the first one on my Kindle, and keep meaning to start it. I need a new mystery series, since Deborah Crombie is my only remaining one, and she's just one book a year now.
I miss the days when I hadn't yet discovered Anne Perry. Two lengthy series, no waiting. Good times.
Calli - Mar 18, 2017 3:59:51 pm PDT #24417 of 28260
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Continuing my Louise Penny Immersion Program
I adore her stuff. It's just so beautifully written. I want to live in Three Pines.
-t - Mar 18, 2017 5:05:13 pm PDT #24418 of 28260
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
You are very sweet to not foist tomatoes on me KB. I appreciate it!
I not only want to live in Three Pines, I want to open a bookstore or maybe paint or sculpt or something. I love the way she writes about art. Maybe the Bistro needs a dumpling supplier.
Laura - Mar 19, 2017 4:17:02 am PDT #24419 of 28260
Our wings are not tired.
My Goodreads email this morning tempted me with super sales of NYT Bestsellers this morning so I exercised self control and only purchased 4 Nook books from new to me authors. $2.99 each! Today Only! If you get Goodreads emails you will see the offering.
Two of them are #1 in series. It is a comforting thing for me to read series because I don't like the feeling of never seeing interesting characters again.