tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3619064257976283368.post4228691536158320480..comments2024-03-08T01:54:50.222-05:00Comments on . . . Even in Australia: AnnualsEven in Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04477875616674358434noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3619064257976283368.post-34536386740014358142011-02-10T20:21:22.133-05:002011-02-10T20:21:22.133-05:00My favorite "country" book is Alli the A...My favorite "country" book is Alli the Alligator. He has a bad toothache and has to go to the dentist, all by himself, on the bus. He is horrified when a lady in the dentist's waiting room is holding an alligator purse. I do not know the author but will find out when it's country time againYour Mothernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3619064257976283368.post-88781106157158239012011-02-01T20:57:21.950-05:002011-02-01T20:57:21.950-05:00@Playing by the book: That's it! And the asso...@Playing by the book: That's it! And the association enhances both the place AND the books.Even in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477875616674358434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3619064257976283368.post-88072733236607324062011-01-30T13:32:21.435-05:002011-01-30T13:32:21.435-05:00And don't forget Skating Shoes and Movie Shoes...And don't forget Skating Shoes and Movie Shoes by Noel Streatfeild, even though (oddly) all the other Shoes books were regular year books...Cydnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3619064257976283368.post-5933984925087297512011-01-30T08:42:15.290-05:002011-01-30T08:42:15.290-05:00And the fun thing is that your own children, going...And the fun thing is that your own children, going to the same country house, will remember the same books as country house books. By the time they are parents these books might be long out of print.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3619064257976283368.post-15340004907738811912011-01-30T01:42:33.451-05:002011-01-30T01:42:33.451-05:00Oh, what a lovely idea. To have books in a special...Oh, what a lovely idea. To have books in a special place, bound up with that special place. And yes, then the delight of seeing them again and rereading them, no doubt in favourite places with memories of previous years.Playing by the bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02761644438775249830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3619064257976283368.post-74233779459689690072011-01-26T13:00:07.153-05:002011-01-26T13:00:07.153-05:00I love this post. I have done this with my kids t...I love this post. I have done this with my kids too - picked out books that I read as a kid and read them aloud as a family. It's fun to see them again, hear them when you've got such a new frame of reference isn't it? Good post!Lindsay N. Curriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347055390748782853noreply@blogger.com