tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post4975572285466572787..comments2024-03-28T06:28:49.282+00:00Comments on Picture Book Den: Childhood Books by Abie LongstaffUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-87057178631935312482013-01-03T22:26:31.794+00:002013-01-03T22:26:31.794+00:00Enid how funny - Nicholas Bunny is the one listed ...Enid how funny - Nicholas Bunny is the one listed above as 'I am a bunny'. It starts 'I am a bunny. My name is Nicholas. I live in a hollow tree'. Is that the one you mean? It's a big favourite in our house. <br />We have the house in France because my parents bought it while they were living in Hong Kong - they wanted something big enough to allow all their 6 children to meet up. At the time the Lot valley was no way near as popular for holiday homes as it is now so they bought it for a song. My parents moved there from Hong Kong when they retired.<br />It's been great being part of such a big family - if a bit too noisy at times! Abie Longstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682225221860351795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-3868760336897470352013-01-01T10:39:46.888+00:002013-01-01T10:39:46.888+00:00Thanks for the blast from the past, Abie! When I w...Thanks for the blast from the past, Abie! When I was small, most books were borrowed from the library, but I treasure my old ragged hardback copy of Downy Duckling, written by W.Perring and illustrated by A.J.MacGregor and it was wonderful to read that to my sons.Jane Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361379190770989657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-77424712442456095372012-12-31T18:15:19.890+00:002012-12-31T18:15:19.890+00:00Abie - I so envy you your family. I'm an only ...Abie - I so envy you your family. I'm an only child, and my first 'novel', at the age of seven, was a fantasy about belonging to a huge and diverse family like yours. And how did the big old house in France come into it? I'm CURIOUS (well I wouldn't be a writer if I wasn't).<br /><br />Malachy - that's such a sad story. My very grown-up daughter rescued all her favourite children's books from the loft and re-read them to her three children - and I felt deeply flattered that I'd managed to give her such riches.<br /><br />Does anyone know who wrote Nicholas Bunny? It was my son's favourite book when he was little. When I was little, I was into fantasy and fairytales, and I hated Winnie the Pooh. By contrast, John Masefield's Box of Delights has haunted me forever... Enid Richemonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218197995089241666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-76174254170171196542012-12-29T19:08:28.098+00:002012-12-29T19:08:28.098+00:00My father was selling the old house where we all g...My father was selling the old house where we all grew up. 'Do you want the Encyclopaedia Britannicas, Malachy?' He asked me, over the phone. 'Not really, Dad.' 'It's just I'm doing a clear-out. I've burnt all the children's books - they're all old and battered...' <br />malachy doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428551785118345251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-33396183203422354842012-12-28T14:53:11.417+00:002012-12-28T14:53:11.417+00:00I love your selection, Abie, and hope you had lots...I love your selection, Abie, and hope you had lots of fun rereading them over Xmas. Books that you know work well are an inspiration for the future. Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-84274659450245951742012-12-28T11:07:13.737+00:002012-12-28T11:07:13.737+00:00When I was a child I loved 'Ballet Shoes',...When I was a child I loved 'Ballet Shoes', 'Heidi', 'The Secret Garden', the 'Swallows and Amazons' series, then later 'Little Women'. We read Ezra Jack Keats books to our sons who are of mixed race. There were not enough books at the time featuring children who looked like them. 'Peter's Chair' and 'Snowy Day' were two of their early favourites. I also remember that one of the boys loved 'Thursday's Child' by Noel Streatfeild. Margaret was adopted and very spirited.Odettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813842558807589339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-52835248478338142562012-12-28T00:57:59.307+00:002012-12-28T00:57:59.307+00:00What interesting childhood books, Abie. I still ha...What interesting childhood books, Abie. I still have two of my hardback picture story books but nowadays I wouldn't feel comfortable reading them to a child because they're definitely 'incorrect' (thankfully we've come quite a way since the early 1960s). But there are some books that still make me smile (and are also covered with my crayoning), such as 'Pussy Willow' (Margaret Wise Brown) and 'Little Grey Donkey' by Alice Lunt , and later I was a huge Paddington fan. Plus I still cherish my books of illustrated fairy stories and folk tales.Paeony Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129555451791248798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-68808499812633464882012-12-26T13:23:38.653+00:002012-12-26T13:23:38.653+00:00Oh, I'm with you, Abie! Re-reading and re-gaz...Oh, I'm with you, Abie! Re-reading and re-gazing at the books of childhood are a huge comfort, and such fun. A lovely Christmas blog - thank you.Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-69707705852510956442012-12-26T10:02:59.345+00:002012-12-26T10:02:59.345+00:00Abie thanks for sharing.
I'm not one for remi...Abie thanks for sharing.<br /><br />I'm not one for reminiscing, so when I moved out of my parents I gave my old books to a charity shop. Rather than visiting books from my childhood I like to discover new books. So next time I'm in a second hand book store I'll look out for some of the books in this post. Lynne Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697330164705623835noreply@blogger.com