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3✨ I felt that this was more about mice and rats than a zoo. It had quite a few side stories, and it was apparently after the giant snail ride. #DolittleDiscussion @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

The Fairy Caravan is a celebration of the countryside and the creatures that inhabit it, and a reminder to all humans to tread softly and do as little harm to the natural world as we possibly can.

#FairyElfPixie #CharacterCharm

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Fiona returns to live with her grandparents on the beloved Western Isles of her birth. When she visits her family‘s former home on the island of Ron Mor, she‘s sure she sees a glimpse of her baby brother, who disappeared when her family left the island four years before. Such a sweet, lovely story of family and return, with hints of myth and magic—enhanced by Fry‘s drawings throughout. So glad I picked this as my 1957 book for #192025.

This is a reprint of the 50th year . I rescued it from an op shop. When I was teaching I read these stories to my Year 1s. Rereading it now I think it would still appeal to young ones. I‘m going to try in on step granddaughter who is a little older but has a naughty little sister.

Friday on my way home from showgirl rehearsal, I stopped at the book swap.

Dampness fills the air
as storm clouds gather — hunker
down for the deluge.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #nature

I really enjoyed this #girlsown book. My favorite trope (orphan girl goes to live with unsympathetic aunt), along with Girl Guides, and a mystery. I‘m glad Books to Treasure is reissuing these vintage novels.

(Not in the Litsy database, so I tagged another book by the same author.)

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Children plus dog explore the island in the cove where one of them lives and look for treasure.

Pure nostalgia with the book which is my earliest memory of owning a book. Read in memory of my uncle who gave it to me and who died last week.

Well, Litsy won't let up upload an image today. Ah well. This sequel to Pollyanna is almost like two books in one. The first half takes place only about a year after the first book ended. P is able to walk again and is happily living with Aunt Polly & her husband. When Aunt P & Dr end up going abroad, P goes to stay with a woman in Boston, and we kind of get a repeat of book 1, with P spreading sunshine and happiness to all and sundry. However, ⬇