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Saturday, 14 July 2012

A thank you to the Independent Booksellers' Network

...for this recent post on the Ibooknet Blog;

Ibooknet member Barbara of March House Books has had her book blog listed in Tesco's Top 10 kids' book blogs. 

Of Barbara's blog they say: 
This beautiful blog is brimming with stunning illustrations that make it easy to lose an hour scrolling through. Bobby, the blogger, is a book dealer who specialises in vintage illustrations. She treats us to the gorgeous images from 1920s tales of little girls going to finishing school or exerts from Cecil Aldin’s 1905 “A Gay Dog”. 

We're not surprised as March House Books Blog is one of the prettiest blogs around. Also listed are the inspirational Playing by the Book and An Awfully Big Blog Adventure, which is the joint effort of some wonderful children's authors.


Ibooknet or The Independent Booksellers’ Network, is a co-operative of British and Irish sellers of used, collectable and rare books. Catherine Hawley, a member of Ibooknet and author of the above post, sells rare, used and out-of-print books to academics, libraries and collectors at CL Hawley Books. Catherine's  blog is Juxtabook and you can find her on Twitter at @Juxtabook 
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22 comments:

  1. Sharon Souter14 July 2012 at 16:20

    How wonderful Barbara and very well deserved! Getting into the Tesco Top 10 is brilliant. Your blog is absolutely fabulous - I've loved visiting ever since I first found it and each of your posts is like getting a very special treat. I must have a look at the Ibooknet blog - it sounds interesting too. Is Bobby a nickname or did they slip up there? Never mind if they did, what they have to say about your blog is lovely.

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  2. barbaraannefisher14 July 2012 at 16:34

    Thank you Sharon you do say the nicest things! I knew about the Tesco Top 10 list a couple of months ago but only just found the post on ibooknet. I was pretty thrilled at the time and reading about it again on ibooknet was like getting another pat on the back! Bobby is my nickname – I’m not sure where Tesco’s found it – I must have included it somewhere, and they picked up on it. As I’ve got older, my nickname has got shorter, and I’m mostly known as Bob now!

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  3. Rogerlawrence14 July 2012 at 17:50

    Congratulations on a well deserved mention. Yours has always been a beautiful blog. I only wish my daughter were a few years younger then I could pretend that I was buying the books for her.

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  4. barbaraannefisher15 July 2012 at 05:59

    Thanks Roger.

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  5. Melinda McGuire15 July 2012 at 21:12

    Congratulations! This is great. And, your site, as always, is beautiful.

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  6. Nikki-ann15 July 2012 at 22:07

    Wow! That's brilliant! Well done! Much deserved :)

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  7. barbaraannefisher16 July 2012 at 08:35

    Thank you Melinda, what a lovely thing to say!

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  8. barbaraannefisher16 July 2012 at 08:41

    Thank’s Nikki-ann, I’m pretty chuffed! Excuse my less than perfect use of the English language but I’m sure you know what I mean!

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  9. guest16 July 2012 at 18:04

    Congratulations Barbara, ditto to every nice comment that was made about your blog.
    I just love looking at all the beautiful illustrations. I quite often come across your blog and website when searching for books on Google. You really do a wonderful job with your blog and deserve all the credit and lovely comments you receive.

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  10. Cravecute16 July 2012 at 23:20

    Hi Barbara, congratulations! Your blog is truly deserving of this honor! Trying to catch up on your posts, as Google somehow dropped your blog from my list. Added you to my Google Reader, so hope it will update your posts.

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  11. Donna16 July 2012 at 23:35

    Wow! How wonderful! Congratulations - so well-deserved.

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  12. barbaraannefisher17 July 2012 at 13:37

    Hi Michelle (I know it's you!), thank you so much, that’s a lovely thing to say. I was looking for something online the other day (can’t remember what) and came across your blog so it’s nice to know they are both getting found.

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  13. barbaraannefisher17 July 2012 at 13:43

    Thank you Diane, It did give me a warm fuzzy feeling when I found out. I’ve given up trying to keep up with all my favourite blogs on Google lists – I’ve started an excel spreadsheet! Not sure it will prove anymore successful, but I will try it for a while. I hate missing out on my favourite blogs. Thanks for calling in.

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  14. barbaraannefisher17 July 2012 at 13:51

    Thank you Donna, it did make my day!

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  15. Stephanie @ Fairday's Blog18 July 2012 at 16:29

    Congratulations Barbara! I agree with what they wrote about your delighful blog and website/ I always love looking at the books you find and your posts are so beautiful.

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  16. barbaraannefisher18 July 2012 at 18:24

    Thank you Stephanie! I appreciate your comment very much.

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  17. Claudine G23 July 2012 at 15:11

    Congrats on the mention, Barbara (or, Bob?)! Your blog is really beautiful, and one wouldn't mind getting lost here. So many fairies and creatures! So many children on different adventures!

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  18. barbaraannefisher23 July 2012 at 23:21

    Thank you Claudine! I was Christened Barbara but my mum and dad always called me Bobbie. As I got older, my name got shorter so now I’m mostly Bob!

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  19. Janeylou531 July 2012 at 16:50

    Congratulations, Barbara and very well deserved. I love com9ing for a nosey round here, such beautiful books and illustrations. It's a really cosy place to be! x

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  20. barbaraannefisher1 August 2012 at 11:59

    Thank you Janeylou5 that really is a lovely compliment. I must put the kettle on next time you call in!

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  21. Janeylou53 August 2012 at 10:27

    No sugar in mine!

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  22. barbaraannefisher3 August 2012 at 22:32

    Right you are then, no sugar – but maybe a chocolate biscuit or two?

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Barbara xx