We went to a big used book sale yesterday and here's the kids' book haul - just look at all those Beatrix Potters! I can't resist a collection, especially at a super great price.
Not included in this stack are a baby shark colouring book and an Aladdin story/etch a sketch combo thing, both of which my kid found way too cool to let out of her hands.
#raisingreaders #bookhaul
I very clearly remember reading the Mallory Towers series when I was a child, but at some point in my life, for a long time, I conflated it with the Chalet School series. A couple of years ago, I tried to find the Mallory Towers book that included a visit to Oktoberfest, only to find that it was actually one of the Chalet School books that I was thinking about!
#SchoolDays
#Falling
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs
“This very night while you lie quietly in your bed, open your eyes. Now look out your window! For even at this yawning hour so many of your friends are working to keep the world magical. Yes they are the ones who make new stars and put them up. The ones who light and keep the stars burning…”
#Stargazing ✨🌟💫
#Falling 🍁
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Can you guess who I chose to research for my children's illustrator biography assignment? 🤓
pickSomehow I never read this myself or to either of my kids. I decided to pick it up for #192025 and it was a really cute and calming this weekend while I was sick. (Published 1926)
pickThe Wanderer, by Peter van den Ende, illustrator (2020)
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Premise: A wordless graphic novel that follows a paper boat on its adventures at sea.
Review: The illustrations in this are absolutely stunning, which is a good thing considering they carry the whole weight of the story. I was hoping it would be a bit more than it was, but it‘s beautiful nonetheless
I don‘t think I ever read this one. Good old Secret Seven.
#bonfire
#falling
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
„I simply can‘t get it into my head that you did all this for me,“ replied Branko. „Oh,“ Zora scoffed, „one really shouldn‘t think about things for too long. I always just do what I have to.“
pickSomebody points out to the Tin Man that he never reconnected with the girl whose love caused him to be chopped up and turned to tin. Time for an adventure! The usual random bizarre assortment of creatures and places await. I appreciated Baum explaining a bit of the history of Oz becoming a fairyland where no one dies, though as a mom I‘m horrified at the prospect of babies staying babies forever. Then again, if they can‘t die, maybe not so bad?
