tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post3437868075682457050..comments2024-03-28T15:00:12.581-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa PearceNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-15882877749564014462012-03-22T08:42:04.197-04:002012-03-22T08:42:04.197-04:00It is such a wonderful book!
I did find the Post...It is such a wonderful book! <br />I did find the Postcard book in a used version. Thanks.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-581650195214135322012-03-22T05:46:46.336-04:002012-03-22T05:46:46.336-04:00Hello Nan! You found my blog and left me a link t...Hello Nan! You found my blog and left me a link to yours so that I could look at what you wrote re. Tom's Midnight Garden. Thanks so much - always interesting to see what others think. You also liked some more of my choices..... glad you did because they are not everyone's cup of tea, and I must say that I only add books I want to recommend to others on my own blog. I hope you will find "Letters on a postcard", too, and put it on your own blog - I look forward to spotting it, as I am going to follow you now.Mrs Mac.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13169786083907144694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-89422481659194321962011-10-23T13:23:26.497-04:002011-10-23T13:23:26.497-04:00Librarian, this is what I love the most about comm...Librarian, this is what I love the most about comments - the conversations! I really must begin that series sometime.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-51408736691624946772011-10-22T02:43:24.522-04:002011-10-22T02:43:24.522-04:00The Green Knowe series (there are, I think, 3 book...The Green Knowe series (there are, I think, 3 books in that?) are wonderful, and I have meant to find and re-read them for ages! You mentioning them here has just reminded me of that. Thank you, Kathie!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-63572849573964835832011-10-21T12:46:39.717-04:002011-10-21T12:46:39.717-04:00Kathie, isn't it just wonderful! I'm so pl...Kathie, isn't it just wonderful! I'm so pleased you wrote to tell me. I haven't read Green Knowe. I have great hopes of reading some of the kid books next year.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-57769108640552659482011-10-21T12:36:21.594-04:002011-10-21T12:36:21.594-04:00One of my very favourite books Nan. I love British...One of my very favourite books Nan. I love British children's books. Have you read The Children of Green Knowe by Lucy M Boston? Another lovely read with a delicious, mysterious ghost theme.<br /><br />Now I'm going to click on your bookshelf and read your titles! I'd love a series on some of those books.Kathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15954229132389021143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-36231419740554884432011-10-18T18:12:46.703-04:002011-10-18T18:12:46.703-04:00Thank you, Kiirstin! You'll read it together w...Thank you, Kiirstin! You'll read it together with your little one! It is such a great book.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-88072189097853208332011-10-18T16:48:35.408-04:002011-10-18T16:48:35.408-04:00I missed this book as a kid somehow, and I think I...I missed this book as a kid somehow, and I think I would have loved it. Particularly because Zilpha Keatley Snyder's rules for fantasy are totally the rules I still watch for in the fantasy I read, whether for kids or for adults. Lovely review, Nan!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330550798080469047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-78613738295846053772011-10-13T13:29:36.997-04:002011-10-13T13:29:36.997-04:00Lgraves, I don't know what it is or why it is ...Lgraves, I don't know what it is or why it is but I believe it is true. And not just for fantasy.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-22142089562459332862011-10-13T13:01:41.108-04:002011-10-13T13:01:41.108-04:00I LOVE Tom's Midnight Garden. I read it to my ...I LOVE Tom's Midnight Garden. I read it to my children when they were young, and I still remember the magic. What is it about British writers, especially those who write fantasy? Why are they so good?Laurie Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17595023276463524101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-64921428411780619512011-10-12T15:59:29.662-04:002011-10-12T15:59:29.662-04:00Les, thank you. I think I'm going to reread so...Les, thank you. I think I'm going to reread some of those books and report on them next year. Many, many are excellent reads for children and adults, like this one.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-27835528805821328572011-10-12T07:06:35.745-04:002011-10-12T07:06:35.745-04:00I, too, enjoyed this book review very much. Almost...I, too, enjoyed this book review very much. Almost as much as I loved perusing the shelves in that photos of the bookcase. :) I remember "Five on a Hike." Wonder if I still have it somewhere...Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-57818566325000989872011-10-11T13:54:51.619-04:002011-10-11T13:54:51.619-04:00Staci, if you come back, I'd love to know the ...Staci, if you come back, I'd love to know the titles. <br /><br />Val, yes it is. I guess a lot of us kind of dream of that sort of thing being able to happen.<br /><br />Librarian, this was so nice to read. I plan to (re)read more from those shelves next year. I have read The Railway Children by Nesbit, and I own a few I haven't read.<br /><br />Margaret, I'd love to have seen the television version. I think I read a little of Turn of the Screw years ago and was scared. If you can get a copy of this book, I know you would love it. Believable magic. Wonderful, wonderful book.<br /><br />Geranium Cat, I did love Minnow on the Say as well, and want to read it again. Thank you for the recommendations of some other PP books. And I am so, so happy about the Drabble book. That's just wonderful.<br /><br />Susan, it is a perfectly wonderful ending isn't it. Utterly believable, yet magical.<br /><br />Sherri, she's a great writer.<br /><br />Jenclair, I haven't read anything by her, and hope to.<br /><br />Betsy, yes! I really liked Half Magic- just read it again a couple years ago. I should look into more of his books, and I thank you for the reminder.<br /><br />Margaret, if you haven't come across this book, you would love it.<br /><br />Beth, she is quite wonderful.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-54582365658776323362011-10-11T07:05:37.960-04:002011-10-11T07:05:37.960-04:00Nice post! I don't remember hearing about Pear...Nice post! I don't remember hearing about Pearce before. I'll have to check her out.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-61751746396665000632011-10-10T20:43:44.169-04:002011-10-10T20:43:44.169-04:00Fun title, must have a special resonance for you. ...Fun title, must have a special resonance for you. Does your Tom garden at midnight, I wonder?Margaret Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202290659191790984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-25267604448482760522011-10-10T13:51:41.383-04:002011-10-10T13:51:41.383-04:00Nan- Have you ever run across the Edward Eager boo...Nan- Have you ever run across the Edward Eager books? I think one was called "Once Upon a Saturday".How I loved them when I was little. I think another was called "Half Magic".betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777978398680764604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-46462775064757245802011-10-10T12:20:24.340-04:002011-10-10T12:20:24.340-04:00This was one of my favorites among my children'...This was one of my favorites among my children's books. Another great favorite was The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatly Snyder!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-89118414246335404862011-10-10T11:34:54.762-04:002011-10-10T11:34:54.762-04:00I had never heard of this author. Thanks for enli...I had never heard of this author. Thanks for enlightening me! Have a great day Nan!Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955995520615536271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-54033249566982965022011-10-10T08:45:00.970-04:002011-10-10T08:45:00.970-04:00One of my favorites! I didn't discover it unt...One of my favorites! I didn't discover it until I was a grown up. But would I have loved the ending as much as I do now? Delighted to hear about her other books and have some references. Thank you! Susan EAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-43821911114629220382011-10-10T05:39:38.541-04:002011-10-10T05:39:38.541-04:00I read The Minnow on the Say last year, it's a...I read The Minnow on the Say last year, it's absolutely delightful, but the book I loved most by Pearce is A Dog So Small, an enchanting celebration of imagination (now I need to read it again, too).<br /><br />Bubble and squeak is delicious, I was a cabbage hater most of my life but it's one of those leftover dishes which always manages to be a treat - best made with spring or savoy cabbage, I think, and served with fried eggs. The book was sweet, too.<br /><br />Nan, I have to thank you for recommending Margaret Drabble's The Pattern in the Carpet - I got it out of the library and am enjoying it so much it's hard to put it down. The combination of reminiscence and her research into not just puzzles but the whole subject of games, and childhood, is wonderful. I'm going to get it for my aunt for Christmas - or possibly even both aunts!Jodie Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442935205880334932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-9391376564512736162011-10-10T02:32:45.203-04:002011-10-10T02:32:45.203-04:00I first heard of this book when my son was a child...I first heard of this book when my son was a child and the book was dramatized by the BBC. I've never read it but was entranced by the TV version. I'd love to read this.<br /><br />This is an excellent choice for the RIP challenge. I wish I'd thought of it too. I've been reading classics such as Dracula and am now in the middle of The Turn of the Screw. Neither of these are as scary as I thought they would be. But neither are they magical. I feel I need some magic in my life right now, so I'm going to see if I can get hold of a copy.Margaret @ BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-44083774422425914352011-10-10T02:03:02.869-04:002011-10-10T02:03:02.869-04:00Oh! I want to sit in front of that shelf and explo...Oh! I want to sit in front of that shelf and explore its contents! Children's books can be such treasures; my childhood, what I thought and felt, how I played and saw the world around me was greatly influenced by the books I was reading back then. One of my favourite authors was (and still is) Edith Nesbit. Have you ever read anything from her? She, too, follows those rules of magic.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-6631766391872693712011-10-10T01:02:37.915-04:002011-10-10T01:02:37.915-04:00It's a book that stays in the memory isn't...It's a book that stays in the memory isn't it Nan...lovelyValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-56339625351721956302011-10-09T22:29:44.335-04:002011-10-09T22:29:44.335-04:00I have a few of her books on my middle school shel...I have a few of her books on my middle school shelves...should look into this one!!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-68985331176392579782011-10-09T19:28:21.954-04:002011-10-09T19:28:21.954-04:00Nope, never had it Kay! Not so fond of boiled cabb...Nope, never had it Kay! Not so fond of boiled cabbage, the taste or smell!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.com