'Objects In Space'
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."
Those sound lovely.
This afternoon, I went to the library and checked out a few from the list--randomly because I wasn't planning to go to the library. I came home with the Spiderwick Chronicles, The Care and Feeding of Pixies, a tie-in book; Little House; and Pippi Longstocking. She's read the tie-in and the first Spiderwick and is well into Pippi. There are more books for her at our library than there were for me when I was her age. I'm guessing it's a good thing.
I can't wait to start reading the Little House books aloud to Sara. And A Little Princess.
I still remember the dusty smell of the bedside lamp (burlap shade, and I think the wood was cedar) as mom read the Little House books to me. Chapter a night. At some point, I took over the reading, silently, and I have no idea what became of that lamp.
When I didn't understand a farming practice described (what's a scythe? Or a thresher?) Mom always stopped to explain from her childhood knowledge.
She's read the tie-in and the first Spiderwick and is well into Pippi.
Wow, she reads quick!
I obssessed over those books for years, trying to remember the title or the author or something.
Deena, do you need the titles? If I had an extra set I'd send them to you!
So many of these books were familiar friends while I was growing up. I'm thinking I need to dig up some copies of these (as well as some of the others mentioned).
I need to re-read all the Shoes books. I loved them so.
I can't wait to start reading the Little House books aloud to Sara.
When my niece was born, one of the first things I thought of was, "Great, a girl! I can give her the Little House set when she gets old enough!" And when I mentioned it to my sister, she just said her usual "You're such a dork!" I gave her the set for the Christmas she was seven years old, a little later than when I got mine from my godmother (the only present I distinctly remember opening from my childhood).
There's a film version of Ballet Shoes that's going to be on Masterpiece Theatre later this year (or in the beginning of next) and is out on DVD now. It stars the girl who plays Hermione in the HP films.
I'm hoping my sister-in-law has a girl so I can spoil my niece with amazing literature. I'm also looking forward to being "cool Aunt GG".
I've resigned myself to being "the aunt who gives books," not "the cool aunt." That's my sister--she teaches the nephews how to turn straw wrappers into darts and riles them up for my brother to deal with. Now that the oldest nephew is going to college locally, I'm hoping I can bond with him some and regain some Cool Points.