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Another Banned Book, reason- it shows the elf‘s butt. My daughter absolutely loved this book when she was little. She thought it was hilarious & silly that you could see the elf‘s backside. How people get from something like a part of anatomy that we all have to the point that it‘s pornographic is beyond my level of comprehension. It‘s a silly story & when read in silly voices that‘s all it is. I feel bad for kids who are denied the silliness of

ncsufoxes books or having books read to you in silly voices. We‘re getting past that phase here but my kids always remember us reading to them every night. They remember their favorite books (which I‘ve kept) 1mo

lil1inblue Stacking for the niblings! I cannot comprehend the ridiculous reasons for which books are banned. My brain just won't accept them. 1mo

ncsufoxes @lil1inblue I think the author has written a few more. I think there is one about a yeti & maybe a Christmas themed one. I sadly am no longer buying these style of books, now that my 10 yo has moved more onto chapter books. Such a fun book 1mo

lil1inblue @ncsufoxes Oh, wonderful! My youngest nibling is 7 months old, so I'll be buying children's books for a while. 💓 1mo

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Robotswithpersonality

Nine Goblins | T. Kingfisher

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Bit of whiplash from the tone shift, but I did love the story that was told.
Not sure how much of this is really a spoiler, but covering the themes involved does mean talking about the plot.

The nine goblins truly define 'ragtag bunch':
The 'whining Nineteenth' division of the Goblin army consisting of long-suffering leader Nisilka, the female goblin sergeant; 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? Murray, the genius inventor in the mix, hampering the usual odds of goblin inventions creating mass casualties by being actually good at it; new recruit twins, Mishkin and Mushkin who complete each other's sentences; Algol, who makes a regular event of ostentatious desertment including clothing removal, Blanchette, who takes advice from the teddy bear affixed to his helmet ever since the incident with head trauma, and all involved agree the 2mo

Robotswithpersonality 3/? teddy bear affixed to his helmet ever since the incident with head trauma, and all involved agree the bear's judgement is preferable; Weasel, the shy, stuttering gender indeterminate one who's good with a slingshot, Thumper as muscle; and Gloober who's only role throughout the narrative is to be admonished not to insert his finger or anything else in various parts of his person. 2mo

Robotswithpersonality 4/? Yeah, they're a little gross which appears to be a natural outgrowth of goblin habits from a human reader perspective, but it also quickly becomes clear the violence exhibited in conflict is a necessary part of the ongoing war, and not something that comes as second nature to the group. 2mo

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Robotswithpersonality 5/? Separately we're introduced to Sings to Trees, an elf, and naturally a babe, but a bit more down to earth than the himbo variety his looks and kindness to animals might otherwise suggest. He ends up characterized as a black sheep among his own kind as he doesn't just love the pretty, delicate, nicely smelling animals, but gives shelter, care and rehabilitation to any animal, domestic or mythic that needs his help, regardless of biting, oozing, 2mo

Robotswithpersonality 6/? pilfered sandwiches, or trashed living quarters and wardrobe.

A magical snafu transports Nisilka's bunch into the same neck of the woods as Sings to Trees, and just having those meet each other would have been enough story for me, but Kingfisher has more she wanted to say.
While we have adorable moments with Algol and newly rescued Wiggles the kitten, as well as Sings to Trees and the troll Frogsnoggler, 2mo

Robotswithpersonality 7/? it also becomes clear as Nisilka's group navigates the land between their unexpected portal journey and Sings to Trees' cabin that something sinister is going on that's leaving a community abandoned and portions of the forest silent.

While the goblins' introduction covers the woefully familiar territory of one people encroaching on the native lands of another resulting in prolonged war, and the uselessness of military bureaucracy, 2mo

Robotswithpersonality 8/? the mistaken journey via panicked wizard establishes the lore that wizardry is endemic to some humans, and is akin to a range of mental health conditions with varying power levels and abilities that they cannot automatically understand or navigate that can hamper their connection to the people around them, and may even present a danger to themselves or others, identifying a need for support and structure that is not always met in a community, 2mo

Robotswithpersonality 9/? that some decide they'll find in the army.
In the course of uncovering the mystery, the reader is exposed to just how tragic an end can result from unchecked power/unmanaged health concerns without anyone to understand or guide.
Sings to Trees is a one-elf argument for animal welfare, and his hen-mounting, crowing hen is a sparkly bit of a challenge to gender normativity. 2mo

Robotswithpersonality 10/? The stumble between species, goblins and elves and humans, to identify gender at first sight in the groups they initially see as other also makes me happy - let's normalize not deciding you know someone else's gender identity as soon as you clap eyes on them! And obviously, tensions and prejudices between groups thanks to a history of conflicting interests is a given human analogy present in most settings with fantasy races. 2mo

Robotswithpersonality 11/? The hope for better relations in the future without requiring a big torrid romance to draw people together, this works for me.
I think the shift from: 'bodily function humour-agents of chaos -they mean well' goblins who really don't want to fight a war wandering into 'cozy but lonely' elf property and being able to communicate and accept best intentions on both sides to; 2mo

Robotswithpersonality 12/? 'this is the terrible human cost of young people without support acting out and your war isn't helping, even though apparently volunteering to fight in it provides structure to some who need it' felt pretty jarring, even if Kingfisher was true to her group of characters throughout. 2mo

Robotswithpersonality 13/? I'm glad it was a novella, though I can't help but wonder if the transition would have been smoothed out if more time was taken to establish the human/wizard side of things. 2mo

Robotswithpersonality 14/14 I did this audio only, so if my spelling is off for any character names, that's why! Did this at regular 1x speed with a bunch of chores and it was the perfect accompaniment. Kudos to Johnathan Johns for navigating that many character voices and keeping them distinct.

⚠️Animal abuse, animal death, child death, ableism? (not sure how neurodivergent readers may receive the analogies present in this text) (edited) 2mo

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BookishGirl06

Wintersong (Wintersong #1) | S. Jae-Jones

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lil1inblue

Outside Over There | Maurice Sendak

💙 Indoors - We had elaborate Barbie play. Big family trees, backstories, lots of drama, VERY soap-operatic. Outdoors - CAPTURE THE FLAG! So many great memories of playing this in our neighborhood.
💙Book - Someone got me a copy of Outside Over There when my sister was born. It had quite an impact, but also creeped me out! Movie - The Wizard of Oz. I loved when it was on TV once a year - we always made it a big event.
#wondrouswednesday @eggs

Eggs This hits close to home for me: Barbie extravaganza in the backyard with neighbor girls❤️And watching Oz once a year, oh my!! Thanks for waking these memories 😻 5mo

lil1inblue @Eggs 🤗🤗🤗 5mo

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Nessavamusic

Nine Goblins | T. Kingfisher

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This was an adorable fantasy novella. A cosy fantasy written well before it became a trend. T. Kingfisher really never disappoints. 5⭐️
#doublespin pick done!

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sebrittainclark

The Night Before Christmas | Jacqueline Rogers

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This was my favorite edition of The Night Before Christmas and after my son was born I wanted to share it with him. It took us well over a year of searching my parents house to find it (after having no luck finding it online because I thought it was illustrations of muce instead of rabbits), but now we have it, and my son loves it just as much as I did. He asked me it read it twice last night.

#wintergames

Ruthiella The slippers on the bunny! 😍 11mo

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Octoberwoman

The Goblin Wood | Hilari Bell

I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!). Feel free to join in!

#ABookADay2024

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AmandaBlaze

Wedding Bells, Magic Spells | Lisa Shearin

I'm getting married tomorrow, so I'm taking the day off #HauntedShelf. We're big smilers, we are.
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Twainy

The Daughters' War | CHRISTOPHER. BUEHLMAN

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A very dark & necessary prequel.

There isn‘t much humor this time around. Understatement!

Most of the story is told by Galva who defies her parents & joins a unit called the Raven Knights. An interesting group!

Interspersed are bits of a memoir written by Galva‘s brother Amiel.

Focus of the story are these Goblins that want to make cattle of us all. Horror fantasy!

The world of The Black Tongue Thief is expanded.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

TrishB Some IRL just recommended this to me. I‘m assuming part of a series then? 1y

Twainy @TrishB yes, it‘s a prequel to The Blacktongue Thief which had humor, this is very war war horror war … lots of fighting but you‘re hearing it mostly in a first person narrative from one of The Raven Knights who fight with big black birds. A lot of war description. Dark magic. It felt so different from the first book. 1y

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Leftcoastzen

The Rainbow Goblins | Ul De Rico

#SummerSouls #Rainbow I actually don‘t keep many kids books , I keep too many categories as it is. Couldn‘t let this one go! Enchanting! After 7 goblins try to steal the Rainbow it vows it will never again touch the earth. 🌈🌎

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🌈 1y

Eggs Lovely ❤️ 🌈 💛 1y

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