Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome Illustrator: Helene Carter Series: Swallows & Amazons #1 Published by J. B. Lippincott on 1958 (first published 1930) Genres: MG Books Pages: 343 Format: Hardcover, Kindle or ebook Source: my personal collection Purchase: Amazon | Book Depository | Barnes & Noble | Audible Add… April 16, 2020 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 1 ★★★★
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Bookish News Coronavirus: China’s private bookstores struggling to survive as sales drop 90 per cent, stores remain closed (South China Morning Post; article discovered thanks to… Read more »
Merlin and the Dragons by Jane Yolen Illustrator: Li Ming Published by Dutton on September 1, 1995 Genres: Picture Books Format: Hardcover Source: purchased Purchase: Amazon | Book Depository | Barnes & Noble | Audible Add to Goodreads One dark night young King Arthur goes to the old magician, Merlin,… February 5, 2020 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 5 ★★★★½
The 101 Dalmations by Dodie Smith Series: The Hundred and One Dalmatians #1 Published by Listening Library Genres: MG Books Format: Audiobook Source: the library Purchase: Amazon | Book Depository | Barnes & Noble | Audible Add to Goodreads Pongo and Missis had a lovely life. With their human owners,… July 29, 2019 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 3 ★★★★½
A Literary Tea Party: Blends and Treats for Alice, Bilbo, Dorothy, Jo, and Book Lovers Everywhere by Alison Walsh Published by Skyhorse Publishing on June 5, 2018 Genres: Cookbooks Pages: 160 Format: eARC Source: the publisher Purchase: Amazon | Book Depository | Barnes & Noble Add to Goodreads A Literary-Inspired… May 14, 2018 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 4 ★★★★
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming Genres: MG Books Pages: 113 Format: Audiobook Source: gift Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads Crackpot is what everybody calls the Pott family. So when they go to buy a new car and come back with a wreck, nobody is surprised. Except for the… March 22, 2018 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 7 ★★★★
A Castle for John-Peter by Ursula Moray Williams Illustrator: Eileen Soper Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. on 1956 (orig. published in 1947) Genres: Children’s Books Format: Hardcover Source: my personal collection Add to Goodreads When John-Peter inherits a tumbledown mansion in the country, he and his parents… November 8, 2017 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews, Treasures from the Hoard 2 ★★★½
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is a Father’s Day freebie. Best Fictional Fathers in Children’s/YA Books It’s surprisingly hard to find good fathers in fiction, even (or maybe especially) in children’s fiction. By good fathers, I mean fathers… Read more »
The Sea King’s Daughter: A Russian Legend by Aaron Shepard Illustrator: Gennady Spirin Published by Skyhook Press on Apr. 7, 2011 (reprint) Genres: Picture Books Pages: 32 Format: eARC Source: the publisher through NetGalley Add to Goodreads Set in the city of Novgorod long ago, the story tells of the… Read more »
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Book News Slightly fewer Americans are reading print books, a new Pew survey finds (Pew Research Center) Check the article out; there are more detailed graphs… Read more »
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