Comments on: A Book to Drool Over http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/08/29/a-book-to-drool-over/ I am not a has-been. I am a will be. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:36:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/08/29/a-book-to-drool-over/#comment-13792 Grannymar Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:41:02 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=1368#comment-13792 Stwidgie You bring back Elly's childhood with the mention of all those books. Not sure she was in to the horsey ones though. Stwidgie

You bring back Elly’s childhood with the mention of all those books. Not sure she was in to the horsey ones though.

]]> By: stwidgie http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/08/29/a-book-to-drool-over/#comment-13776 stwidgie Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:42:25 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=1368#comment-13776 We picked up The Usborne Book of Everyday Words in Irish, even though we're grownups. I love it! It's very appealing with the detailed scenes executed in clay. My inner language teacher thrills at the sight of it. I can't remember very early favorite books of mine, except maybe A Child's Garden of Verses. The first book I remember reading on my own was Charlotte's Web. I was six, and I had a very hard time with the odd names of the characters; I couldn't imagine how to pronounce them. I loved the story as it unfolded, but was completely unprepared to have a main character die. I was very upset, and I've never re-read it nor watched the recent movie. After being fed up with the ending of Stuart Little, I decided I would not read any more E. B. White. Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden for me! And horse stories for girls. :^) We picked up The Usborne Book of Everyday Words in Irish, even though we’re grownups. I love it! It’s very appealing with the detailed scenes executed in clay. My inner language teacher thrills at the sight of it.

I can’t remember very early favorite books of mine, except maybe A Child’s Garden of Verses. The first book I remember reading on my own was Charlotte’s Web. I was six, and I had a very hard time with the odd names of the characters; I couldn’t imagine how to pronounce them. I loved the story as it unfolded, but was completely unprepared to have a main character die. I was very upset, and I’ve never re-read it nor watched the recent movie. After being fed up with the ending of Stuart Little, I decided I would not read any more E. B. White. Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden for me! And horse stories for girls. :^)

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/08/29/a-book-to-drool-over/#comment-13606 Grannymar Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:12:56 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=1368#comment-13606 Jen I seem to remember Richard Scarry's Best Story Book Ever being a favourite bed time book. Jen

I seem to remember Richard Scarry’s Best Story Book Ever being a favourite bed time book.

]]> By: jen http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/08/29/a-book-to-drool-over/#comment-13603 jen Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:40:31 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=1368#comment-13603 That brings back good memories. I think they had an excellent 'how to spy' book that fired the imagination about writing secret messages in lemon juice and inventing disguises. We had hours of fun. I also loved the Richard Scarry books. Always so rich in the detail, your imagination just ran riot. That brings back good memories. I think they had an excellent ‘how to spy’ book that fired the imagination about writing secret messages in lemon juice and inventing disguises. We had hours of fun.

I also loved the Richard Scarry books. Always so rich in the detail, your imagination just ran riot.

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/08/29/a-book-to-drool-over/#comment-13599 Grannymar Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:25:09 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=1368#comment-13599 @Magpie - Elly was a great fan of Asterix. To be honest she was like a sponge for print, if there was nothing else she read ath cereal box small print! @Baino - Thankfully the only food Elly refused was Brussels sprouts. Pity she was not so fond of cooking back then. Now she is a great cook and I can't take credit for it. @Magpie - Elly was a great fan of Asterix. To be honest she was like a sponge for print, if there was nothing else she read ath cereal box small print!

@Baino - Thankfully the only food Elly refused was Brussels sprouts. Pity she was not so fond of cooking back then. Now she is a great cook and I can’t take credit for it.

]]> By: Baino http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/08/29/a-book-to-drool-over/#comment-13590 Baino Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:47:19 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=1368#comment-13590 The best way to get picky eaters to eat, is let them make their own food. We have the "Possum Magic" cookbook and still make "Numbat Nachos" with baked beans and avocado . .yum! The best way to get picky eaters to eat, is let them make their own food. We have the “Possum Magic” cookbook and still make “Numbat Nachos” with baked beans and avocado . .yum!

]]> By: Magpie11 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/08/29/a-book-to-drool-over/#comment-13573 Magpie11 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:25:00 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=1368#comment-13573 We had some of those with our two! Mind you Alyster wouldn't read...he just wouldn't...and then we discovered his visual stress and blue overlays...and he discovered Asterix. We had some of those with our two!

Mind you Alyster wouldn’t read…he just wouldn’t…and then we discovered his visual stress and blue overlays…and he discovered Asterix.

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/08/29/a-book-to-drool-over/#comment-13566 Grannymar Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:18:15 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=1368#comment-13566 Steph I loved the touchy feely books..... When I think about it I just loved touchy feely :roll: Steph

I loved the touchy feely books…..
When I think about it I just loved touchy feely :roll:

]]> By: steph http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/08/29/a-book-to-drool-over/#comment-13564 steph Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:55:23 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=1368#comment-13564 GM - don't worry, I'm sure if you're like me, you've got all those favourite books stored away safely waiting for <em>the day</em> *cough* when you can take them out again! You'll enjoy this one... ;-) http://www.ciao.co.uk/Animal_Hide_and_Seek_Farmyard_Tales_Touchy_feely_S_Stephen_Cartwright__5811672 GM - don’t worry, I’m sure if you’re like me, you’ve got all those favourite books stored away safely waiting for the day *cough* when you can take them out again!

You’ll enjoy this one… ;-)

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Animal_Hide_and_Seek_Farmyard_Tales_Touchy_feely_S_Stephen_Cartwright__5811672

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/08/29/a-book-to-drool-over/#comment-13563 Grannymar Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:49:14 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=1368#comment-13563 @Geraldine - Welcome aboard. We had hours of fun with those books when Elly was little. @ChrisD - Sounds as if you didn't like them! @Geraldine - Welcome aboard. We had hours of fun with those books when Elly was little.

@ChrisD - Sounds as if you didn’t like them!

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