tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post7621517247740007064..comments2024-03-28T15:00:12.581-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Ordinary Jack by Helen CresswellNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-39463038996372559692010-03-03T18:09:11.581-05:002010-03-03T18:09:11.581-05:00Thomas and Katherine, it is so good to 'meet&#...Thomas and Katherine, it is so good to 'meet' people who have read these books, or at least Cresswell. When I finish the Bagthorpe series, I am going to search out more of her work. I'll look for Bongleweed and Winter of the Birds first. Thanks for writing.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-60167603006502497632010-03-03T13:00:29.527-05:002010-03-03T13:00:29.527-05:00So lovely to see Helen Cresswell's books talke...So lovely to see Helen Cresswell's books talked about! She was an amazing writer. Love 'The Bongleweed' and 'Winter of the Birds! Haven't read this one, though, so thanks for pointing it out to us.Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-56837121658936202642010-03-02T21:32:18.965-05:002010-03-02T21:32:18.965-05:00I loved these books as a kid. I don't know how...I loved these books as a kid. I don't know how I stumbled on them, but they encouraged my then nascent Anglophilia.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-52285014205058592962010-03-02T18:45:34.732-05:002010-03-02T18:45:34.732-05:00Staci, what if YOU were that child?! Grab 'em ...Staci, what if YOU were that child?! Grab 'em and bring 'em home!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-23640876493269589912010-03-02T18:41:56.674-05:002010-03-02T18:41:56.674-05:00We had a bunch of these books in my middle school ...We had a bunch of these books in my middle school library. I did weed them out of the collection because they hadn't been checked out in ages but I'm sure a child will grab one off of the free shelf and hopefully love it!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-64266877248718606272010-03-02T17:48:49.574-05:002010-03-02T17:48:49.574-05:00Aarti, what a nice way to put it!Aarti, what a nice way to put it!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-38493116133952958052010-03-02T17:35:59.461-05:002010-03-02T17:35:59.461-05:00This sounds so fun! I love finding books like thi...This sounds so fun! I love finding books like this in the library, serendipitously, and then they change your life :-)Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-80547121332405917972010-03-02T15:38:46.504-05:002010-03-02T15:38:46.504-05:00Gosh, that's wonderful, Sarah.Gosh, that's wonderful, Sarah.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-40036075962136157722010-03-02T15:29:17.271-05:002010-03-02T15:29:17.271-05:00I love Trina Schart Hyman's illustrations. She...I love Trina Schart Hyman's illustrations. She used live near us--Helen went to daycare with her grandchildren!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13718731023662212448noreply@blogger.com