ABOUT :
An English girl-and-homeschooling-mama living in Wales with her Mr. and three children. Likes art, crafting, thrifting, music, and dance.
What book(s) made the biggest impression on your life?
To Kill A Mockingbird. It taught me to judge people as
individuals and not as a group and I learned that while there is (and will
always be) injustice in this world, that every so often it is defeated by a
greater application of justice and fairness.
What five books would you recommend to a stranger?
Alice
Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid
Blyton
The Time Travellers Wife by Audrey Niffennigger
Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk
Letter To My Daughter
by Maya Angelou.
Have you ever bought a book for the cover alone?
Um, more
than once!! I have mulitple copies of some favourite books just for the covers!!
One of my favourites is this edition of Alice In Wonderland - and nope – I can’t read Spanish!!
There’s a great little
second hand bookshop/cafe nearby that I love to browse – it has hundreds of
wierd and wonderful books! If I want a specific book I usually buy from
Amazon.
The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Bylton – I spent so many hours
enjoying all their magical adventures, and wishing I could do the same! My
eldest daughter loves it too and I’m currently reading it to my five-year-old.
Harry Potter – I have
never read any of the books, but my eight-year-old discovered them last year and is
desperate for me to read them!
I do – thankfully I have
kiddos who love to be read to, so I get to do it often!! They think it’s
hilarious that I read out loud to myself though!
Cecile from Bonjour Tristesse – I read and reread this book as a
teenager so many times and imagined her life as mine!
Where do you usually buy your books?
Do you have any favorite children's books from your childhood?
What's on your reading list for 2012?
Do you like to read books out loud?
Do you ever listen to books on tape?
I tried a few times, but i
always seem to fall asleep :/
What is your favorite reading spot?
Curled up in my wicker
chair, with the fire roaring.
If you could be a character in any book, who would you choose?
...Thanks, Polly!
Polly - thank you so much for participating! I love your answers. I also love Maya Angelou but hadn't read Letter to my Daughter so it's going on my list.
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ReplyDeletea book and a roaring fire sounds heavenly right now :)