tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post6453546381544232387..comments2024-03-27T20:36:43.009-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Seven Poppleton books by Cynthia RylantNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-78755448542204093002012-11-05T15:56:32.295-05:002012-11-05T15:56:32.295-05:00You will so love reading them with her. She'd ...You will so love reading them with her. She'd probably love them even now.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-35224709769477252532012-11-05T15:21:34.604-05:002012-11-05T15:21:34.604-05:00Okay, love this. On your recommendation I'm ge...Okay, love this. On your recommendation I'm getting these books for my granddaughter. She's only 2 1/2 now but as she gets a little older, we'll definitely be reading these together. Thanks for the introduction, Nan.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-70398643143817420392012-10-29T13:25:52.397-04:002012-10-29T13:25:52.397-04:00Yes, they are. And funny and warm-hearted.
Yes, they are. And funny and warm-hearted.<br />Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-14377417220823490092012-10-29T12:38:58.068-04:002012-10-29T12:38:58.068-04:00I never did go through that phase. I do remember a...I never did go through that phase. I do remember a scary movie when I was young and I hid next to the seat. :<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-9931032789379845912012-10-29T12:38:11.478-04:002012-10-29T12:38:11.478-04:00You'll love them. Cheery and warm.You'll love them. Cheery and warm.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-40199737559039635602012-10-29T12:37:52.846-04:002012-10-29T12:37:52.846-04:00My children were a bit too old, so now I'm cat...My children were a bit too old, so now I'm catching up on kid books I've missed!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-24543434194826290472012-10-29T12:37:06.593-04:002012-10-29T12:37:06.593-04:00MM is indeed very emotional. Cynthia Rylant has a ...MM is indeed very emotional. Cynthia Rylant has a gift for showing the reader people's lives. Even in cuter books like Poppleton, there is a gentle message. She is really wonderful.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-38425454319293500562012-10-29T12:35:59.180-04:002012-10-29T12:35:59.180-04:00They are so precious. Perfect to read to little on...They are so precious. Perfect to read to little ones. (I have another great children's book coming soon)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-27261444811454455462012-10-29T12:33:02.081-04:002012-10-29T12:33:02.081-04:00I'm going to read these to my grandson- they l...I'm going to read these to my grandson- they look so adorable.<br /><br />I love using our province's inter-library loan system. It certainly <i>is</i> a gift!Debbie Rodgers @Exurbanishttp://www.exurbanis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-33314146233193474612012-10-29T02:10:09.209-04:002012-10-29T02:10:09.209-04:00These look like the kind of book I would have soug...These look like the kind of book I would have sought out at the library when I was a kid. I've never heard of them, so I'm afraid they were not translated into German.<br />As for the Grimm fairy tales, they are certainly enough to induce nightmares! I much prefer gentler stories, too, although I did have a "spooky phase" when I was about 10-11 and couldn't get enough of ghost stories and fairy tales with lots of scary stuff in it.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-82353042516314073382012-10-29T01:53:03.952-04:002012-10-29T01:53:03.952-04:00I never heard of Poppleton and I am feeling depriv...I never heard of Poppleton and I am feeling deprived (and as if I deprived my kids ;>))...Perhaps I'll order them for the great-grands...after all every generation deserves a better life. (My daughter and I can pre-read them and then send them on!).Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-16497500140465054322012-10-28T22:17:01.646-04:002012-10-28T22:17:01.646-04:00Oh, how we loved Poppleton when the girls were you...Oh, how we loved Poppleton when the girls were young! This post brought back many happy memories - thanks, Nan.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-50939221974775210212012-10-28T21:45:15.558-04:002012-10-28T21:45:15.558-04:00I think these sound adorable. I have seen these in...I think these sound adorable. I have seen these in the library and book stores. I read Missing May by Rylant and it made me cry like a baby!!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-11489753677657817662012-10-28T21:24:14.746-04:002012-10-28T21:24:14.746-04:00Well, do these look adorable Nan. After one of you...Well, do these look adorable Nan. After one of your earlier posts about this author, I ordered (2) of her books for my grand daughter's collection. Keep posting:)(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.com