Posted by Racer on January 29, 2005, at 21:43:19
In reply to *sulking* But money was spent anyway!!, posted by NikkiT2 on January 28, 2005, at 13:58:47
I can understand your sulking, Nikki, because you have to wait so long for "Pigs Don't Fly", which really is a hoot and a half. I'd sulk, too, but I've got it on my shelf already.
Have you ever read anything by Charlotte MacLeod? She's outside your passion zone, since they're mysteries for adults, but some of them are almost as delicious as a kids' book. I particularly liked "Curse of the Giant Hogweed" and "Something in the Water." You might like them, too.
Speaking of kids' books, though, I forget if we've ever talked about one of my favorites from childhood, whose books I still like: John Christopher? He wrote "The White Mountains", "The Sword of the Spirits", "The Guardians", and a couple of others. He also wrote for adults, but those are obviously of less interest!
And have you ever read "Half Magic", by Edward Eager? Another of my childhood favorites.
Somehow, today I've got kids' books on my mind, maybe because I'm reading Lemony Snicket -- and driving my husband crazy! They're such bon bons of books, and I'm reading them in about a day -- as long as I don't read for long at a time *g* -- so he keeps getting silly about that. But they're like cleaning my palate while I also read "Fasting Girls". Yeah, reading too much about eating disorders, but it kinda helps...
Nikki, you're the greatest, you know that, don't you? It's such a joy to have someone else to talk children's books with.
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