tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post1586095111768382596..comments2024-03-25T08:10:55.433+00:00Comments on March House Books Blog: Guest Post by Bish Denham - Author of Anansi and A Lizard's TailBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-26952123023994308312015-09-21T21:34:56.639+01:002015-09-21T21:34:56.639+01:00Great post, Bish! I have that edition of Andersen&...Great post, Bish! I have that edition of Andersen's Fables- the illustrations are brilliant! :) ~ Jess DMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-9438164864443960572015-09-21T15:29:41.115+01:002015-09-21T15:29:41.115+01:00Nice. I enjoyed reading this post. I'd be hear...Nice. I enjoyed reading this post. I'd be heartbroken if any of my dear books were damaged, so no Caribbean for me. A Child's Garden of Verses is one of my fav books too. Very interesting post today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-68659434559532600832015-09-19T13:58:18.262+01:002015-09-19T13:58:18.262+01:00Thank you to everyone who took the time to comment...Thank you to everyone who took the time to comment and to Bish for sharing this lovely post, Barbara.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-70063430981917271322015-09-18T01:10:12.541+01:002015-09-18T01:10:12.541+01:00Loved hearing from Bish and getting to see the boo...Loved hearing from Bish and getting to see the books that survived her childhood. I can imagine that the Caribbean would be tough on books. I know I ruined quite a few of my own books growing up. Nice to have them and the memories. :) Thanks for sharing, Bish and Barbara. Stephanie@Fairday's Bloghttp://thesecretdmsfilesoffairdaymorrow.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-13654483397662315992015-09-17T22:40:26.698+01:002015-09-17T22:40:26.698+01:00Bish your lovely post brings back many memories fo...Bish your lovely post brings back many memories for me. I too had many b/w books. They were so inviting for colouring for kids. I remember colouring piglet and Christopher Robin. Sadly I don't have any of my books with me now.sigh!Shashi Nayagamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12104875758016386977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-71165723082878608982015-09-17T16:02:36.481+01:002015-09-17T16:02:36.481+01:00What a lovely collection! I to find the illustrati...What a lovely collection! I to find the illustrations so irresistible! Never had such beauties as a child, but now as I run across them, I buy them up sometimes to sell in my shop, but often I end up keeping them, because they are just to precious to part with!CraveCutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266646948003488534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-16697395746141320132015-09-17T09:26:50.013+01:002015-09-17T09:26:50.013+01:00Hello Anita, I am indeed! Have you changed your b...Hello Anita, I am indeed! Have you changed your blog address? I’ve been trying to visit you for a while now but keep being told your blog no longer exists? xxBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-16240420031547144322015-09-16T21:31:30.325+01:002015-09-16T21:31:30.325+01:00I coulden't agree more Tracy, I just love this...I coulden't agree more Tracy, I just love this post.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-63111925893808957302015-09-16T20:19:48.371+01:002015-09-16T20:19:48.371+01:00I know when I'm gone, no will care about these...I know when I'm gone, no will care about these books. But while I'm still here, I intend to keep them. :)Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-79851164297123044622015-09-16T20:18:57.039+01:002015-09-16T20:18:57.039+01:00Even though you were an adult before you owned you...Even though you were an adult before you owned your first book of fairy tales, I say, better late than never. And it's a wonderful thing that you're able to pass on the wonder to your boys.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-27671517809287972532015-09-16T20:17:10.406+01:002015-09-16T20:17:10.406+01:00That is so true! And each book has it's own se...That is so true! And each book has it's own set of memories.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-65407322973169577932015-09-16T20:16:39.859+01:002015-09-16T20:16:39.859+01:00I like to think it means our childhoods were conne...I like to think it means our childhoods were connected and even though we grew up in other places and never met, we had similar likes and are not so very different. :)Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-72387495207677345482015-09-16T20:12:50.526+01:002015-09-16T20:12:50.526+01:00Sue, I'm so pleased to know I'm not the on...Sue, I'm so pleased to know I'm not the only one to "personalize" books. They hold so many memories. New copies are for new kids to personalize in their own way.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-26542439774883154122015-09-16T20:10:50.667+01:002015-09-16T20:10:50.667+01:00It WAS from to right, Tracy. I have several other ...It WAS from to right, Tracy. I have several other books, but there just wasn't room for all.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-68824589061590594442015-09-16T20:09:36.703+01:002015-09-16T20:09:36.703+01:00It's NEVER to late to join the party! Thanks f...It's NEVER to late to join the party! Thanks for stopping by.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-70351978026571904902015-09-16T13:54:43.921+01:002015-09-16T13:54:43.921+01:00What a lovely post. Childhood books hold so many ...What a lovely post. Childhood books hold so many memories ... I have several that I could never bear to part with.Vintage Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695570690989980599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-65624872365125377482015-09-16T08:26:46.772+01:002015-09-16T08:26:46.772+01:00I feel the same way.I feel the same way.Mark R Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07685591390353442531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-29951505221681161522015-09-15T23:07:33.167+01:002015-09-15T23:07:33.167+01:00How wonderful that some of your favorites survived...How wonderful that some of your favorites survived! I was an adult before I owned my first book of Fairy Tales. Buying books for my boys meant the world to me, all children should own books, and pages to draw on should always be included! Lovely!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-49757171066109924762015-09-15T22:28:43.722+01:002015-09-15T22:28:43.722+01:00Childhood can be revisited each time we open a muc...Childhood can be revisited each time we open a much-loved book! What a delightful post xxxGuernsey Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10351729766544892085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-14289696975011025132015-09-15T21:29:33.234+01:002015-09-15T21:29:33.234+01:00Oh my goodness, we had some of the same books and ...Oh my goodness, we had some of the same books and I still have the Anderson's & Grimm Fairy-tales book. I loved the Scarecrow of Oz and my paperback version of a Child's Garden of Verses was something I think I tried memorizing! Glad to see Barbara's friends have such great taste in books! Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-45591004597131060572015-09-15T15:15:12.106+01:002015-09-15T15:15:12.106+01:00Many thanks to Bish and Barbara for an entertainin...Many thanks to Bish and Barbara for an entertaining post. I'm so pleased that you've admitted to 'augmenting' your childhood books, Bish - I'm guilty, too. I coloured in most of the pictures in Winnie the Pooh. Worse still, I had a bad habit of tearing a corner off each page as I read it. But I'd rather have my tatty old coloured and torn versions than a pristine brand new copy!S.P.Moss (Sue)http://www.burmeon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-67479558037785385172015-09-15T15:07:26.444+01:002015-09-15T15:07:26.444+01:00I still many of the poems by heart, both Stevenson...I still many of the poems by heart, both Stevenson's and Milne's!Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-14039985024141457282015-09-15T15:05:54.331+01:002015-09-15T15:05:54.331+01:00Those white pages are just too tempting NOT to be ...Those white pages are just too tempting NOT to be used to drawn and color on!Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-57240011243038477432015-09-15T15:04:57.608+01:002015-09-15T15:04:57.608+01:00I hear you about dragging books around. Some of mi...I hear you about dragging books around. Some of mine have traveled with me from the Caribbean to various places across the USA until settling here in Texas.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-66623643711389951562015-09-15T15:03:42.623+01:002015-09-15T15:03:42.623+01:00I knew about the second series by Ruth Plumly Thom...I knew about the second series by Ruth Plumly Thompson, but I never did care for them as well. Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.com