tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post352828067146264975..comments2024-03-26T09:40:32.468+00:00Comments on Through The Keyhole: Books From My ChildhoodJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-44333287412155809352014-03-05T20:59:41.721+00:002014-03-05T20:59:41.721+00:00That would be telling, I can't give the story ...That would be telling, I can't give the story away. The Literary Emporium is full of beautiful things for book lovers, I could spend a fortune there. We've seen the film of The Secret Garden, I love that too, but not as much as the book.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-56774774601119694532014-03-05T19:17:20.565+00:002014-03-05T19:17:20.565+00:00I hope all those animals stayed safe with Mr Fox o...I hope all those animals stayed safe with Mr Fox on the prowl!<br />I love the bracelet you bought for Eleanor, I'm going to investigate that site. S recently watched a film version of that book and she loved it. <br />Lisa xLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286339918056081955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-11703583889885277192014-03-04T09:53:07.155+00:002014-03-04T09:53:07.155+00:00I often wonder what Daniel and Eleanor will do wit...I often wonder what Daniel and Eleanor will do with everything they've been given over the years. They've both got lots of old coins which my dad has passed on to them, as well as other bits and pieces. I wonder if they really are interested in them or if they'll eventually get sold. This Ladybird book is one I remember fondly from my childhood so it's nice to have a copy again.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-42472481581364750622014-03-03T20:31:32.817+00:002014-03-03T20:31:32.817+00:00Think I may have left this comment twice! I think ...Think I may have left this comment twice! I think I missed this post last week. In fact I missed lots because we were so busy prepping for this week. I'm glad you managed to track down the book. It looks great and is one I'm not familiar with. I have about a hundred or so of the old ladybirds and love them. They will of course one day be passed on to the grandchildren probably for them to sell on!!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462752559193522943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-88944400561969716892014-02-28T16:07:09.337+00:002014-02-28T16:07:09.337+00:00I've always said that I wouldn't have a Ki...I've always said that I wouldn't have a Kindle, but after buying Mick a tablet for Christmas, I've changed my mind. I think there's room for both ereaders and books, but I agree that Children should have the pleasure of reading from actual books. I just can't imagine a child's bedtime without the turning of a book's pages and looking at the wonderful pictures. What a wonderful memory for your mother, having her great great grandfather reading to her.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-5637467276250509232014-02-28T15:05:04.751+00:002014-02-28T15:05:04.751+00:00I know Kindles and the like are supposed to be ...I know Kindles and the like are supposed to be 'good things' but I worry for our children's children who will perhaps never have memories like these that unite us down the generations. My mother knew her great great grandfather and he used to read to her from books that had been his when he was young ... Dickens being a great favourite apparently. The texts change but the activity didn't, until now :(Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-46896605591317714822014-02-27T12:12:46.382+00:002014-02-27T12:12:46.382+00:00I must have gone through most of Enid Blyton's...I must have gone through most of Enid Blyton's books when I was young, I loved them. Eleanor loves the necklace, I thought is was so pretty when I saw it. I hoped it would remind her of the times we sat and read together.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-23090336437319055702014-02-27T11:31:50.815+00:002014-02-27T11:31:50.815+00:00I never read a lot of Enid Blyton, Mikayla liked ...I never read a lot of Enid Blyton, Mikayla liked Noddy when she was little, so we have some of those books. I remember reading 'The secret garden' it is good, the necklace is lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-78880509593962561872014-02-26T14:24:59.034+00:002014-02-26T14:24:59.034+00:00I agree, you'll never instil a love of reading...I agree, you'll never instil a love of reading in anyone if they're forced to read things they don't like. I always had loads of different kinds of books available for both Daniel and Eleanor, but neither of them are passionate readers.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-72514280268113216272014-02-26T12:29:05.429+00:002014-02-26T12:29:05.429+00:00I used to love Enid Blyton and remember hating my ...I used to love Enid Blyton and remember hating my English teacher when she told me to stop reading such drivel and gave me a list of classic books to read such as Black Beauty! I was only nine!! I let the boys read whatever they want although we do use Oxford Reading Tree books to start them all off on. They can get whatever they want from the library, it's all about enjoyment!Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12545418260169484456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-2820842214255161422014-02-26T09:32:18.665+00:002014-02-26T09:32:18.665+00:00I can't seem to remember reading the Through T...I can't seem to remember reading the Through The Rainbow series, but I must have done as it says so on my school report. They can't have left a very big impression on me. I was an avid reader as a child, I absolutely loved books.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-12026874253450327722014-02-26T09:28:58.213+00:002014-02-26T09:28:58.213+00:00I think most people around my age will have had La...I think most people around my age will have had Ladybird books in their childhood, there was such a huge range of titles, both fiction and non fiction, and they were reasonably priced too. Books can conjure up such wonderful images, I think all the cottages in Enid Blyton books had gingham curtains at the window. What a lovely thing to say, thank you so much.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-77255438879917702402014-02-26T09:25:49.478+00:002014-02-26T09:25:49.478+00:00I think schools changed the reading schemes they u...I think schools changed the reading schemes they used fairly often. I remember the Little Red Hen title but I don't remember the story, I remember Chicken Licken though who thought the sky was falling down.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-47191408239115755342014-02-26T06:49:09.593+00:002014-02-26T06:49:09.593+00:00Thank you for bringing back such powerful memories...Thank you for bringing back such powerful memories I had tears in my eyes. <br />I too read through the rainbow and loved it when I could change to another colour! <br />We would ask each other in class what colour they were on. <br />Great post, cheers<br />ValentineAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01101131592687615584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-61351756072083386622014-02-26T00:27:39.078+00:002014-02-26T00:27:39.078+00:00Those Ladybird books look fab and I'm sure we ...Those Ladybird books look fab and I'm sure we never had them here in Oz. Think I showed a couple of my fabourite books some time ago, from my childhood. I also love the Secret Garden and have read it quite a few times. Also purchased it for my daughter and granddaughter over the years. <br />I'm sure my love of UK comes from that and the Enid Blyton books. Remember one with an attic bedroom with gingham curtains which always stuck in my mind and was an idyllic dream. Eleanor is one lucky girl to have a Mum like you. Take care.Susan Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11945482062858126629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-72377919604955696522014-02-25T21:29:27.423+00:002014-02-25T21:29:27.423+00:00I don't remember those rainbow books ... but t...I don't remember those rainbow books ... but then I am a good bit older than you are - and in Scotland too. I think we read Janet and John but can't remember for sure. We've got a few Ladybird books in our attic from when our girls were wee. Their favourite story was about the little hen who asked all her animal/bird friends to help her make bread. I think it was called "The Little Red Hen" but that might be nonsense! I feel an Amazon search coming on! :o)Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14828411667195281985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-54871358801720546902014-02-25T19:28:03.655+00:002014-02-25T19:28:03.655+00:00Thank you, Eleanor liked it. I remember the Milly ...Thank you, Eleanor liked it. I remember the Milly Molly Mandy stories, though I can't remember reading many of them. I enjoyed the Mallory Towers books, they always made me want to go to boarding school.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-38355086346215692162014-02-25T19:24:23.309+00:002014-02-25T19:24:23.309+00:00Gorgeous necklace, what a perfect present.
It was...Gorgeous necklace, what a perfect present.<br /><br />It was Janet and John books when I started school and some of my favourites were The Milly Molly Mandy Stories. My grandaughter is enjoying the Mallory Towers books at the moment, she is 10. We have a few Famous Five books in the loft that belonged to my hubby, they were his favourites.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11228988475838309316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-57815504837370791722014-02-25T19:07:10.954+00:002014-02-25T19:07:10.954+00:00I couldn't resist the necklace when I saw it, ...I couldn't resist the necklace when I saw it, I just thought it was lovely. I loved the Famous Five books too. Mick was a Secret Seven reading, I think you either liked one or the other.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-78788944242782902912014-02-25T19:04:28.511+00:002014-02-25T19:04:28.511+00:00Thank you. Looking back on the books my older brot...Thank you. Looking back on the books my older brother read, they were somewhat different to those I chose. I remember lots of Rupert the Bear annuals in his collection from when he was young, though I can't think of many more books he collected.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-7773187138333544962014-02-25T19:02:08.467+00:002014-02-25T19:02:08.467+00:00I remember Janet and John too, perhaps more becaus...I remember Janet and John too, perhaps more because I had an older brother and sister rather than reading the books myself though. I think they were going out of favour by the time I was born.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-72954385584848024262014-02-25T18:55:08.455+00:002014-02-25T18:55:08.455+00:00It's one of my favourite books too, it's s...It's one of my favourite books too, it's such a lovely story. Anyone born in the 70's or growing up in the 70's would have had Ladybird books. This series of books were all about animals, you would have enjoyed them. I'm quite keen to build up a bit of a collection now, though some of the books can be quite expensive. Charity shops have grown wise to people collecting them so you don't find them in there anymore. It's such a shame that I don't still have my childhood collection.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-17300334147124917732014-02-25T18:33:34.326+00:002014-02-25T18:33:34.326+00:00What a lovely present for Eleanor. My favourite E...What a lovely present for Eleanor. My favourite Enid Blyton books were the Famous Five books.<br />Love from Mum<br />xxMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-25064021254599073112014-02-25T18:13:10.522+00:002014-02-25T18:13:10.522+00:00What a delightful post, which brings back plenty o...What a delightful post, which brings back plenty of fond but rather faded childhood memories. Flighty xx Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-52527981779783940612014-02-25T17:19:41.388+00:002014-02-25T17:19:41.388+00:00I remember Janet and John - and not for the exciti...I remember Janet and John - and not for the exciting plot! lol!mrsnesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.com