Who doesn’t love finding some new books under the Christmas tree? This year I gave my book wish list to my son – then the latest Covid restrictions meant we couldn’t meet up after all so I’ll have to wait until – well who knows when?
For some reason, thoughts about the books I’m looking forward to receiving triggered memories of books I loved as a child.
Amongst my favourites was What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge. I also loved What Katy Did at School – remember the game of rivers in the schoolroom? – though What Katy Did Next didn’t capture my imagination in the same way. I remember once snapping shut What Katy Did saying, “Thank goodness, I’ve finished.”
My mother asked if I hadn’t enjoyed it. And when I assured her I had, asked, “So why are you pleased you’ve finished it?”
“So I can read it…
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Thanks so much for sharing my post on childhood reading. It seems to have struck a chord with lots of people – and so many of us have read the same books 🙂
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and most of the good ones too, it seems…
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