Again a good #reading weekend. Despite the weather not being too bad ๐
Finished "Howl's moving castle", Diana Wynne Jones
"Besides, it's raining out there in Market Chipping."
#Fantasy
Finished "Mia's tiger (Animagicals)", Paula Harrison
School setting - loads of voices when #ReadingTo someone ๐
#Vorlesen
Started "Kreuzweg des Raben"* Andrej Sapkowski (Rozdroze KrukOw, transl. Erik Simon)
Takes about 70 pages until it gets darkgrey-cynical. Very nice.
#TheWitcher
*Crossroads of Ravens
Did not plan to, but I got a bit of #reading done this weekend.
1) "Whan sehu's ready, A'll tak her oot, an we'll walk the path again."
#Scotland
2) "Pritschers Kiefer spannte sich. Jetzt begann das eigentliche Spiel."
[Pritscher's jaw clenched. Now the real game began.]
#ScienceFiction
3) Sophie new he was just playing for sympathy.
#Fantasy
For #Januread * we read yesterday and today again
James C. Christensen / Renwick St. James / Alan Dean Foster: Die Reise der Basset
[translated by Ulrike von Sobbe, orig. Voyage of the Basset]
#ReadingTo #Reading #Vorlesen #Buch #ChildrensBooks #Fantasy
Medusa and trolls.
Today a bit more time:
Pushing Asimov's Foundation forward, and a bit of #Gaidhlig with
Jason Bond, An caisteal fon mhuir
#Leughadh
* #ScottishBookTrust
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/januread
For #Januread * we read yesterday again
James C. Christensen / Renwick St. James / Alan Dean Foster: Die Reise der Basset
[translated by Ulrike von Sobbe, orig. Voyage of the Basset]
#ReadingTo #Reading #Vorlesen #Buch #ChildrensBooks #Fantasy #Legends
Browsing the internet, I found this reading of another
"The Voyage of the Basset"
https://www.clairenorth.com/claire-north-posts/2021/03/24/the-voyage-of-the-basset/
#Darwin #Coronation #Butterfly
Not sure about the connection between the two, but I enjoyed this one as well!
For #Januread * we read yesterday again
James C. Christensen / Renwick St. James / Alan Dean Foster: Die Reise der Basset
[translated by Ulrike von Sobbe, orig. Voyage of the Basset]
#ReadingTo #Reading #Vorlesen #Buch #ChildrensBooks #Fantasy #Legends #CredendoVides
Having a look at its history, it seems out of print. If you are interested in a summary and a bit of commentary, this is a nice podcast episode about the book
https://www.dragonbabiespodcast.com/blog/episode-20-the-voyage-of-the-basset-by-james-c-christensen
* #ScottishBookTrust https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/januread
Time for something a little different! We're celebrating our 20th episode with a look at one of our favorite fantasy art books from childhood, the Voyage of the Basset . We didn't realize that it's much more art than story as kids, but we do now! Join us in discussing family-friendly versions of fa
Yesterday's #Januread was again
James C. Christensen / Renwick St. James / Alan Dean Foster: Die Reise der Basset
[translated by Ulrike von Sobbe, orig. Voyage of the Basset]
#ReadingTo #Reading #Vorlesen #Buch #ChildrensBooks #Fantasy #Legends #CredendoVides
Januread is an initiative by the #ScottishBookTrust to support reading every day in January:
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/januread
Yesterday's #Januread was
James C. Christensen / Renwick St. James / Alan Dean Foster: Die Reise der Basset
[translated by Ulrike von Sobbe, orig. Voyage of the Basset]
#ReadingTo #Reading #Vorlesen #Buch #ChildrensBooks #Fantasy #Legends #CredendoVides
We now have a manticor as an imaginary pet.๐คทโโ๏ธ
Januread is an initiative by the #ScottishBookTrust to support reading every day in January:
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/januread
Yesterday's #Januread were some different bits and bobs in #Gaidhlig and from
Harriet Muncaster: #IsadoraMoon goes to school
https://global.oup.com/education/product/9780192744319/
#ReadingTo #Reading #Vorlesen #Buch #ChildrensBooks
Book finished*. No spoilers ๐
Januread is an initiative to support reading every day in January:
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/januread
* Second time? Third time? ๐คท ๐
Today's #Januread was from
Holly Webb: The Secrets Tree
#PenhallowHall
https://www.holly-webb.com/books/the-secrets-tree/
#ReadingTo #Reading #Vorlesen #Buch #ChildrensBooks
Book finished. No spoilers ๐
Januread is an initiative by the #ScottishBookTrust to support reading every day in January:
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/januread
Yesterday's Janureads were from
Holly Webb: The Secrets Tree
#PenhallowHall
https://www.holly-webb.com/books/the-secrets-tree/
and at last we found out about some of the highwaymen's fates
#ReadingTo #Reading #Vorlesen #Buch #ChildrensBooks
and
Isaac Asimov: Zweite Foundation
[Second Foundation, translated by Rosemarie Hundertmarck]
where the plot around an infiltration slowly thickens.
#ScienceFiction
#Januread is an initiative by the #ScottishBookTrust to support reading every day in January:
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/januread
Jan R. Boehnke
