#FridayFiveChallenge

To join in with the #FridayFiveChallenge please read the rules at the bottom of the page. It’s nearly December so I’m looking for books for my grand-daughter, who is a precocious two and a quarter year old.  There are many bright colourful covers to browse through but I am quite fussy about the style of

Beautiful Books

I am so pleased that my parents were such squirrels.  Among the many books that I just had to give to charity when my mother died were some real treasures which are now in my bookcase. As a child I loved Little Women by Louisa M Alcott so I was delighted to find this copy

Friday Five Challenge

Rosie Amber’s Friday Five Challenge is this….. IN ONLY FIVE MINUTES…. 1) Go to any online book supplier, 2) Randomly choose a category, 3) Speed through the book covers, choose one which has instantly appealed to your eye, 4) Read the book Bio/ Description for this book, and any other details. 5) If there are

Memories of my school library

For many years I had the joy of purchasing books for school libraries, mainly for the 7 to 13 age group.  I read most of the books aimed at the 10+ group and delighted in many of them.  Today I am looking back to a few gems.   Philip Reeve in his book Mortal Engines