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Swallows & Amazons
Swallows & Amazons | Arthur Ransome
Set in England's Lake District in the 1930s, "Swallows and Amazons" is the rollicking story of four young children--John, Susan, Titty and Roger--who embark on an island adventure in their boat, the Swallow. Upon arriving, the friends are besieged by Amazon pirates, Nancy and Peggy, who claim ownership of the land. Luckily, the Swallows and Amazons soon call a truce and set off together on wild escapades, camping under open skies, swimming, fishing, and exploring. This deluxe hardcover edition of Arthur Ransome's charming tale will find a treasured spot in many home libraries as well as transport children to a real-life Neverland, a fantastical place where they can roam freely without an adult in sight.
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RaeLovesToRead
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Great prompts @vivastory
Part 1/2 #lasttenbooks

Let me say this... once I've properly started a book, I hardly ever DNF it.

Swallows and Amazons is the exception.

Also, I didn't really "lie" about Harry Potter 5... I read most of it, but didn't finish in time for the film. Then I just... didn't bother with the rest. It's still on my Goodreads "read" shelf though...

Shame on me!!!!! Shame!!!!

vivastory Happy to see your answers! I'm with you on the DNF. I like the term that we have agreed upon on Litsy for books that are put to the side because the time isn't right but we might return to is “hibernating“ but there are DEFINITELY books that I DNF. I very rarely DNF a book & what is funny is that typically it will be so close to the end of the book that I will either look online & read the ending or just skim read the last few pages. Funny (CONT) (edited) 5mo
vivastory enough I did start Swallows & Amazons last summer & put it to the side. Not sure if it's hibernating or a DNF. 5mo
RaeLovesToRead @vivastory It was one of the few books that I genuinely thought "life is too short" while reading it. Apparently there is a whole series of them. Gave my copy to charity. I think if I'm going to be reading old kids books I'll re-read Nancy Drew or The Magic Faraway Tree. Books where stuff happens. 5mo
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TheAromaofBooks
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I'm going on a bit of a review binge this morning. Sorry for the spam! 😂

I read this series back in 2019-2020, and loved every page of every book, so I'm rereading them!! My original review of this book said that it was like being wrapped in a loaf of warm, homemade bread, which is kind of a mixed metaphor, but you get my point. It's cozy, wholesome, and delicious. I think this book is practically perfect. All the stars.

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bnp
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Some of my favorite reads of April.

TrishB All The Young Men is amazing, what a woman. 2y
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Leniverse
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@batsy Front covers for the Ransome books. The backs have an illustration from inside the book.

BiblioLitten 😍 2y
batsy Oh! I've seen these editions online and they're fab. Thanks for sharing 😍 2y
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Caroline2
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Now these are definitely a blame it on Litsy purchase! 😆 Just need to convince my two kids to read em with me now! 😬

Oryx Fabulous 💕 4y
Leniverse I'm about to order that set too. I wasn't sure we needed Swallows and Amazons since we've read it, but my kid says he wants to read it again and it was a library book. I'm gonna need to get him another bookcase. Or persuade him to retire more books into boxes. 😅 4y
Ruthiella Love those editions! 😍 4y
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squirrelbrain You didn‘t hang about! 🤣 Next Litsy meet-up at Lake Coniston? @Leniverse @Oryx I‘m sure @rockpools would love to join us too! 4y
Oryx @squirrelbrain genius idea ⛵ 4y
TrishB Gorgeous copies ♥️ 4y
Caroline2 @squirrelbrain how cool would that be!!! 😀 4y
Leniverse @squirrelbrain My kid would never forgive me if I went there without him! 🙀 He was miffed enough that I went to Gladstone's on my own. 😅 4y
rockpools We‘ll read them with you if the kids won‘t, Caroline! Yes to the Lake District, Helen! I‘ve only been there once - spent a week attempting an intensive driving course, while suffering with what turned out to be acute anaemia. It didn‘t go well. And I hardly got to do any Lake Districty things... Need to do it properly 😁⛵️@squirrelbrain 4y
squirrelbrain That sounds awful @rockpools 😟 We‘ve booked to go back to Coniston in September (have to book ahead now with all these staycationers!) so if you fancy camping in the woods.... 🏕😁 4y
quietjenn Oh, these are nice! 4y
MrT I always remember Swallowdale being my fav as a kid in the 80s 4y
SayersLover I love Swallows and Amazon‘s! Next favorite would be “We didn‘t mean to go to sea” I don‘t know if you‘re kids are too old, but these make great read-alouds 4y
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squirrelbrain
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Here you go, Sarah and Rachel - some more ‘Swallows and Amazons‘ pictures....

Top is Ransome‘s house on Lake Coniston - a two minute boat ride from Wild Cat Island (actually known as Peel Island in real life). The house has its own jetty.

Another picture of the island, and bottom right is our campsite. (But you cant see it as it is so hidden in those trees!)

I‘d like to go back there now, please!

Centique Oh my lord - that‘s where you camped? My 10yo self is in complete awe. I devoured those books 😍🙌 4y
Andrew65 😍😍😍😍 4y
squirrelbrain Yes, we were about a 20 minute walk from the lake where S&A was all based @Centique 4y
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TrishB Gorgeous ❤️ 4y
Freespirit That‘s so beautiful! 4y
rockpools Oh, it‘s lovely. Was Holly Howe his house then? 4y
MsMelissa So pretty! 4y
TheAromaofBooks Oh I'm in love!! That's amazing!!! 4y
quietjenn Very cool! 4y
squirrelbrain @rockpools - I think Holly Howe is based on a couple of houses he lived in, in the Lake District. This one is also called something else in real life.... 4y
BarbaraBB I got your postcard today! So sweet to think of me during your vacation! And what a gorgeous place you were. That view! I add the Lake District to my bucket list! Thank you so much dear Helen! 💚 4y
squirrelbrain Glad it arrived! It‘s a very clever app that I found (MyPostcard) - Covid-friendly, no need to go to the shop or the Post Office! 😘 4y
TrishB Hope new job going ok Helen ♥️ 4y
squirrelbrain Not bad - thanks for asking @TrishB 😘 There‘s a lot going on but it will be fine - I‘ll tell you all about it sometime....🤪 4y
TrishB We shall meet again ❤️ 4y
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rockpools
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Thank you Helen! I love your postcard - and doesn‘t it look just like you imagined it? I‘ve only been to the Lake District once, on a somewhat disastrous intensive driving course. (Newsflash: I still don‘t drive) I‘d love to go and explore properly one day 🗺⛺️⛵️
Hope your day‘s being amazing!

Look @TheAromaofBooks - it‘s Wild Cat Island ❤️❤️❤️

TheAromaofBooks Oh my gosh, this is so exciting to me!! I didn't even know it was a real place!!!! 4y
rockpools @TheAromaofBooks I thought you needed to see 😊. The bottom right pick must be the harbour- you can almost work out where you‘d need to hang the landing lights... I really do need to read these again @squirrelbrain - it‘s Sarah that‘s been getting through them this year! 4y
TheAromaofBooks I am going to make it to England someday, and now I have another destination to add to my list when I do!! 😂 4y
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rockpools @TheAromaofBooks You may need to add an extra month to your trip - I‘m sure we can find you things to do 😉 4y
TheAromaofBooks RIGHT?! Being completely overwhelmed is part of the reason I've never actually gone! 😂 Most of my Great Britain wishlist involves not-London stuff - it's the countryside that really interests me. I really want to visit Wales and Scotland as well, & with a last name like McCafferty, my husband is quite interested in Ireland haha 4y
squirrelbrain You‘re so right @rockpools - that picture is of the harbour! @TheAromaofBooks - it‘s definitely a real place - Lake Coniston in Cumbria. Ransome lived there - I have a picture of his house too so I‘ll try to post that later - just got in from my first day at new job...🤪 4y
squirrelbrain @rockpools @TheAromaofBooks - I‘m seriously thinking of buying a S&A set of books with a birthday book voucher that I got.... 4y
TheAromaofBooks @squirrelbrain - That is AMAZING! You have totally made my day! I just discovered these books this past year and absolutely love them. I've been collecting the Jonathan Cape editions (used obviously) - I love old hardcovers with perfect endpaper maps!!! 4y
TheAromaofBooks @squirrelbrain - PS Hope your new job went well!! The first day is always a little stressful!!! 4y
squirrelbrain It did thank you Sarah @TheAromaofBooks - just a lot to take in all at once! 4y
rockpools Ooh, yes to the set... There are some lovely editions out there! I think it‘s the only complete series I own, certainly the only childhood one I‘ve held on to. Have a lovely rest-of-week 😘 4y
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TheAromaofBooks
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Congratulations @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks & thanks for having your #5N5giveaway!!!

1. The tagged book was my favorite of 2019. It's really old, but I hadn't read it before and now it's on my forever-love list!
2. I don't really pay attention to release dates, so I can't think of a book I'm counting down to!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thanks for playing!! I have you added!! 🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉 5y
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TheAromaofBooks
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Thanks for the tag @4thhouseontheleft !
1. Puttering about this morning, then pork & good-luck sauerkraut for lunch with the fam. Probably watch one of our traditional New Year's movies today (High School Musical, While You Were Sleeping, & Bachelor Mother are the options!) while napping.

2. Hard to choose, but the tagged book is definitely high on the list.

3. @texreader @Butterfinger @aeeklund - thanks for following!

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

Texreader So happy to follow you! And dinner sounds amazing. Here in TX good luck food is black-eyed peas. Yum!!! 5y
Beatlefan129 I love While You Were Sleeping, such a cute movie 5y
TheAromaofBooks @Texreader - who knows - maybe sauerkraut is only good luck food because Grandma wanted to trick is into eating it when we were kids? 😁 5y
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TheAromaofBooks @Beatlefan129 - right?? It's a family favorite. So many great quotes! 5y
Eggs Happy New Year and thanks for joining in ❣️ 5y
Butterfinger In NC we have to eat black eye peas, fried cabbage, and pork. Thanks for tagging. I'm getting my tbr list ready. 5y
alisiakae Are you PA Dutch by chance? I grew up eating pork and sauerkraut with mashed potatoes on New Year's! I don't like sauerkraut, so as an adult I make braised cabbage instead. And I add in black-eyed peas since we live in NC now. 5y
TheAromaofBooks @Eggs - thank you, and the same to you!! I really love your Wondrous Wednesday posts!! 5y
TheAromaofBooks @4thhouseontheleft - not PA Dutch, but I do think that is a German combo, and I was born a Wagner!! 5y
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TheAromaofBooks
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1. Tagged. This is one of my favorite books I've read this year.
2. Everyone has such creative answers! I think maybe being able to teleport - & take a person along with me - it would be awesome to travel instantaneously!
3. Libra
4. Finish painting the lower room & maybe get out Christmas decorations!! Also Thanksgiving with the in-laws.

#FriyayIntro @howjessreads

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TheAromaofBooks
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Thank you so much for the tag @ezrascarletbookgasm, and congratulations on your milestone, @SixDigitSamurai !!!

I completely fell in love with this very old children's classic when I reread it this year, and now I'm working my way through the whole series!

Litsy has been such a surprise and a delight. Everyone here has been welcoming & friendly, making this basically the most positive social media experience ever!

Tagging @IvoryLunatic

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erzascarletbookgasm
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The first book that introduces the Walker family and their adventures in Lake District.
#LetsTravelAugust #Lakeside

On a different note, it‘s really frustrating when one of the books in the series are not the same edition.

OriginalCyn620 👌🏻📚💙 5y
batsy I loved this book! I need to collect the whole series. I love your editions 😍😍 5y
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TheAromaofBooks
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1. I enjoyed this book so much.
2. Haha I suppose Mother Hen. I was always the oldest out of the batch of friends, & I'm a bit of a fusser when it comes to rule-breaking!
3. Any kind of bread. I'm a sucker for carbs.
4. Weekends are fluid around here - my husband is a lot more spontaneous than I am, so I just go with the flow, since during the week I can schedule my time to my heart's content. :-D My guess is little projects & maybe a drive.

TheAromaofBooks 5. Just English, although I know the word Friday in Spanish & German... just not sure how to turn it into a declarative statement! 5y
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TheAromaofBooks
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I was in a weird reading mood all month and read lots of rather terrible paranormal romances on Kindle Unlimited haha it was kind of like eating an entire bag of Skittles, and now I am feeling like getting back into my more regular reading for July!!

Bklover I love this description! I will now think of some of my “lighter” reads as Skittles👍👍 5y
TheAromaofBooks @Bklover - I especially think of them that way as I tend to binge on them until I feel a little nauseous! :-D 5y
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TheAromaofBooks
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Pickpick

Reading this book was like eating homemade bread - wholesome, cozy, and delightful. I enjoyed every page and can't wait to read the next book!

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TheAromaofBooks
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1. I met my friend Becky at a 4-H meeting back in 1992!
2. When we were in the Keys, I loved how everyone dropped everything in the evenings to watch the sunset.
3. Diesel fumes, honestly - I was in a tractor club that I loved as a kid, and grew up in a farming community.
4. Tagged - this book was an absolute delight.

#wondrouswednesday @eggs

Mitch Tractor club! Take my subscription now! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
Eggs Awww farm country smells! Sounds like my daughter‘s home-horses, sheep, cows, 4-H, and tractors 🚜 5y
TheAromaofBooks @Mitch - It used to meet every week in January and February, at various implement dealers around the county. Theoretically, we were learning about maintenance and repair, but there were plenty of shenanigans haha 5y
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TheAromaofBooks @Eggs - it's a good life in the wilds of farmland Ohio :-D 5y
Mitch @TheAromaofBooks last year I went to a Tractor Racing event it was amazing! Fast, customised mean machines! 5y
TheAromaofBooks @Mitch - lol at our county fair every year we have a combine demolition derby - so combines (minus the headers) smashing into one another until only one is left standing. It's honestly the funniest thing ever. 5y
Mitch @TheAromaofBooks OMG - I‘m adding that to my bucket list! I HAVE to go! We have something similar which is a caravan demolition derby! 5y
TheAromaofBooks @Mitch - okay, that also sounds awesome. I need to see that! 5y
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rwmg
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Pickpick

1929 children go sailing in the Lake District and play explorers and pirates. From a time when (some) children could just have fun.

Dogearedcopy At first, I read that as "one-thousand, nine-hundred, twenty-nine children!" ? 6y
rwmg Less than 1/10 of a Dalmatian each 6y
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rwmg
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DivineDiana
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While searching for the name of another book, this popped up! Immediately, I thought that this would complete the #nofemmeber challenge for today! #amazon
I have not read it, but it appears to be a children‘s classic, beloved by all ages.

Leftcoastzen Such a cool cover! 6y
Cinfhen I feel like @LeahBergen might be familiar with this title 😄 6y
LeahBergen @Cinfhen You are correct! 😆 6y
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Cinfhen @LeahBergen 😘😘 6y
Centique Oh my lord I love these and as soon as I found out I was pregnant I bought all of the series. Of course it is the one series my kids DIDNT get into 😂😂😂 @LeahBergen 6y
Billypar Ooh, nice serendipity there! The cover is wonderful- like taking a map you'd find on the intro pages, and adding some color. 6y
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JillR
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Messing about on Coniston Water, like we‘re actually Swallows and Amazons... (Peel Island in the very far distance) 🚣‍♀️

Cathythoughts Fab pic 💙 6y
batsy Lovely 😍 6y
JillR @Cathythoughts @batsy it was so much fun on the water 😍 6y
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Mitch
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Tomorrow I might hire a canoe ( bottom left) and paddle out to the island.... St Herbert‘s island was used as Wildcats Island in the 2016 film of Swallows and Amazons. Better take a flask of ginger beer and a fruit cake in a tin! #relivingchildhoodbooks

MicrobeMom Looks like you are having a mom amazing and beautiful day! What a great view! (edited) 6y
Cathythoughts So beautiful 6y
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olivia.ferz Lovely! 💚 6y
tracey38 Beautiful! 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Gorgeous ❤️ 6y
Mitch It was a very special day. Great views at every turn and some very convenient slabs of stone to act as impromptu reading nooks! @tracey38 @olivia.ferz @Cathythoughts @swishandflick @MicrobeMom @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 6y
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sprainedbrain
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This audiobook was very entertaining. I wish I had discovered this book when I was a child - I loved this kind of kids-on-an-adventure story when I was young. Reading it as an adult was still enjoyable. Imaginative kids spending time camping and sailing from a little lake island on their summer holiday. Really fun, and the audio was great!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sophoclessweetheart Oh my! This is one of my favourite childhood books. I reread it every year. 🖤🖤 6y
batsy One of my faves 💙 6y
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sprainedbrain
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Out for my #audiowalk and it‘s a cloudy (so mercifully cooler) day for me and the bugs along the river. 😬

I wish I had found this book when I was a child...it‘s just the kind of kid-centered imaginative adventure that was my jam when I was little. Really fun!

Literary_Siren You should watch the film! Super cute. My kids really enjoyed it. 6y
Centique I loved this series so much as a kid - so much exploring and camping and outdoors stuff 😍😍😍 6y
sprainedbrain @Literary_Siren I think I will, when I‘m done with the book! 6y
JaclynW You take lovely walks! 6y
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Sophoclessweetheart
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#TuesdayTidbits Thank you @wanderinglynn 👌🏻

1) Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome (Tagged book!) It is my grandma‘s most favourite book and she brought me my first copy when I was 8 along with Jane Eyre. We read it together and it was the start of my love for books.
2) What a tough question! Georgiana of Devonshire, Bess of Hardwick, Mary Queen of Scots or Catherine De Medici. My favourite women!
3) Ignorance!
4) @miralunasbooknook 💋😉

wanderinglynn What a great memory of your grandmother! ❤️ 7y
Sophoclessweetheart @wanderinglynn Thank you 🙏 She was my best friend 💛💛 7y
LeahBergen Georgiana! ❤️ 7y
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Sophoclessweetheart @LeahBergen Local history ftw 😍💛 7y
LeahBergen @Wanderingwithwords Is she your local history?? Lucky you! 7y
Sophoclessweetheart @LeahBergen Yes. As is Bess of Hardwick. And even for a short time Mary Queen of Scots. I live in Derbyshire and am 5-25 minutes from the buildings and houses that they lived in and/or owned. Xx 7y
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samharnold
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Pickpick

This was recommended by a friend as one of her favourite books. As I started reading I‘m sure I may have read it as a child but, that didn‘t take anything away for me. This is a simply amazing classic story of children being children. Adventure, pirates and exploring. Living a life before X boxes and iPhones when children knew how to have fun. I simply loved this nostalgic look back. A must read.

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samharnold
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Quiet Easter Saturday reading this classic.

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Oryx
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This was what my partner got for part of his birthday present, from his sister. So pretty.

ju.ca.no Ooh really pretty! 7y
JenP Pretty! 7y
KarenUK Those are gorgeous.... 😍 7y
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batsy Oh my gosh, so pretty. Want 😍 7y
DeborahSmall Lovely! ❤️ 7y
Mdargusch I love these! 💕 7y
youneverarrived Wow, gorgeous 😍 7y
ladym30 Those are stunning! 7y
LeahBergen Lovely! 7y
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Sarah83
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Blueberry
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I tried to read this when the lids were younger but couldn't get into it. But I might try again after enjoying the movie.

#booktomovie #bookstomovies

JillR We watched the movie recently and loved it :) 7y
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Embellembell
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This summer I visited the Derwent Water quayside, close to where much of the film was shot. With the backdrop of mountains, it is perfectly suited to the amazing setting that Ransome created in this book! #keswick2017 #bellfamilycoffeetour

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful ❤️ 7y
Cinfhen Gorgeous ❣️ 7y
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rockpools
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Just back from a couple of days away to find a wonderful package of #bookishmail from @LeahBergen . Thank you so much, Leah - it was a lovely surprise and it's all absolutely perfect! I've never met a bookjig before- they're such a good idea 🦊! I've also never seen that S&A cover before 😍. The book flags are gorgeous, and I'm going to have to find a suitably Canadian read before I break out the Maple Mints 😋- can't wait! Thank you!

DeborahSmall I love my fox bookjig Leah got me I've used it with every hardback since I got it. She's the best 💓 7y
rockpools @DeborahSmall She is! It's such a fab design- and also 🦊! 😊 7y
TrishB Very cool 👍 7y
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batsy Fun! And what a gorgeous cover for Swallows and Amazons 😍 7y
LeahBergen Yay! I'm glad you liked them. I'm so enjoying the bookmarks you sent me. ❤️ 7y
rockpools @LeahBergen Such a great surprise 😘 7y
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TheBookDream
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This movie is a delight. Watch it if you have the chance!

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Verity
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So my pick for #maybookflowers #sunshine is Swallows and Amazons which makes me think of (mythical) long hot summers where children can camp out on an island in the Lake District and only get rained on once. I first read it when I was about 8 and loved it. This is the same version as I first read although I don't think it's the same copy! I've got quite a lot of the sequels on my children's book shelf too. ☀️ ⛺️ ⛵️ 🏊‍♀️ 🎣- what more do you want?

batsy Excellent choice. Love seeing the old Puffin paperbacks, they always remind me of childhood and long reading hours if I've managed to hide myself well ☺️ 8y
Verity I know exactly what you mean @batsy 8y
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rockpools
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Only one possible choice for #sail - Swallows & Amazons. John, Susan, Titty and Roger sailing round the Lake District, camping, islands, copper-smelting, exploring, and having run-ins with 'pirates' Nancy & Peggy. Or exploring the Norfolk Broads with Dick and Dot. A different time, a different world, and I loved it!

#litsyconfession - I don't really collect books. I keep odd favourites. This is the only series I own.

#lyricalapril @Cinfhen

Cinfhen This collection is amazing 😍 8y
Centique Oh my! I loved these so much as a kid. I have about 6 but not the whole lot so I'm definitely jealous! 😍😍 8y
rockpools @Centique 😊 I haven't met many Arthur Ransome fans - they turned me into a terrible armchair sailor! These are very well-loved (as in falling to bits & losing their pages!). 8y
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erzascarletbookgasm I love your collection! Such treasures from childhood 8y
KarenUK I loved these too! @rachelO @centique 8y
Centique @KarenUK @RachelO glad to find other Ransome fans! Those are books I really wanted to escape into and go on adventures 😍⛵️ 8y
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pitterpainter
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Raining buckets outside so I decided to visit my friend Marla at SeaOcean Book Berth here in Seattle. It is a literal treasure trove of seaworthy books, including vintage gems like the one I am holding. I always find a map or two, postcards, or a nature guide I didn't know I needed. Tucked away in Fremont/Wallingford neighborhood near the fabulous Whale Wins restaurant. #buyindie #indiebound

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Aliking1986
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I wish I had come to this book earlier. I enjoyed it as an adult but I think I would have loved it as a child. So many books, so little time-what's a girl to do?

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Aldebrn
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For whatever reason, I easily fall in love with places I've never been. In this case, the Lake District in England. And this book is viscerally pleasant, from the geography to the sailing technicalities to this idea that siblings in a large family somehow can function like a complete family.

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