I need to re-read all the Shoes books. I loved them so.
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."
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.
Rollerskates! Who remembers that book or series?
I do, I do!! I LOVE Roller Skates. Oh... the puppet show and reading Shakespeare with her uncle instead of sewing with the gazelles and roasting potatoes in cans with Tony.
I wanted to be Lucinda SO bad.
GG, yes, I do need the titles! I'd love to reread those.
I only really remember the covers of RS. But I know I liked them!
I am also "aunt" who gives books. (I am actually mother's friend).
Actually, my friend gave me a lovely copy of "Theatre Shoes" for Christmas a few years ago. I gave her "The Old Fashioned Girl" and "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn", which I so waffled about because my firend's husband is an alcholic.
I also need a recommendation of a well-written romance novel. My male friend who is really into sci fi ish stuff, but also Shakespeare, doesn't believe there is a romance novel that is ever "good", but said he would read one. I don't necessarily need him to like it, but just to agree that it is well-written. He also likes disney stuff (high School Musical plus all animated ones and especially Enchanted), LOTR (but not the movies), old style Dr. Who, but not the new one, Star Wars (inclusing the new ones). I'm thinking maybe Jennifer Crusie?