#Christmas is a time of tradition & #nostalgia for many. Embrace it with these 2 new studies on beloved #childrensclassics
1) Patrick C. Fleming's "Animating the Victorians", tracing the #GoldenAge #childrensliterature texts that inspired #WaltDisney & Co

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How fabulous are these special hardback, clothbound Puffin editions of classic books for younger readers??? Also nice to see it isn't just classics from half a century ago but more modern favourites too.

#books #livres #ChildrensBooks #LivresJeunesse #ChildrensClassics #PuffinBooks #bookshops #librairies #bookstodon

Ozathon 2024: Rereading The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Patchwork Girl is easily one of my favorite Oz characters, and there are so many things I love about this book. It’s interesting to me that after Book 6, The Emerald City of Oz, where Bau…

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Criminy Google, I just wanted to know if there was a cultural equivalent to "The Little Prince" or "Pinocchio" in Spain. 😒

#globalliterature #ChildrensClassics #google #books #BooksForLittleChildren #spainisdifferent #spanish

I read a book: Laura Ingalls Wilder's By The Shores of Silver Lake (1939).
The fifth Little House book. No surprises, just beautiful writing and mild drama. Lovely.
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“Your hands are born open, and so is your heart; and though there may be times when your hands are empty, your heart is always full, and you can give things out of that—help and comfort and laughter—and sometimes that is the best help of all.”

- Frances Hodgson Burnett, A Little Princess ⭐ ❄️ 🎄

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