Shannon
I had an old hardcover copy of this book that had belonged to my mother. I read it many times as a child and I loved it.
I read this in school in junior high. It's okay, but I'm just not into the “wilderness kid” type books. Why are so many required reading in school?
I loved this book and read it several times as a child. It's just one of those “nice” books. Like Little Women or Anne of Green Gables, it's not exciting, and maybe it's not a “grown up” classic, but the characters and journey of the story are worth reading. I've read Ballet Shoes once or twice as an adult and it definitely holds up. I ended up very involved in theatre through high school and college, so perhaps this book is why, and reading Ballet Shoes over again now makes me feel like I'm in those shows again.
I remember this book fondly from childhood. I grew up with alot of cats and after reading this book I always wanted to have a grey cat with white feet. Now that I'm newly married I'm remembering this book and hoping to get a new cat soon.
I wish I had read this as a kid, but I never did. In fact, I somehow managed to not hear much about it but the title. I think the title was the problem, actually. My mind focused on the “wrinkle” part and for some reason I imagined an old woman's wrinkled face. I remember hearing other kids say they liked it in childhood, but nobody had ever said any more about it. I finally read this book in the last couple years after finally reading about the author and figuring out that it wasn't really about an old woman, and it was beautiful. I wish I'd read it sooner!
This is my favorite book from the Shopaholic series. I liked all the others, but this is the one that I love and I've read it several times.
I love this series as a whole. I like some of the books better than others, but even in my lesser favorites, there's at least one thing which stands out and makes me think fondly of it.
I just saw this book show up while browsing my kid's “Kindle Freetime” library options. I suddenly remembered reading it as a kid.
Haven't checked yet, but I'm pretty sure this is the book where they overflow the dishwasher and bubbles go everywhere, and make snowballs out of ice cream.
Got this book as a wedding or shower gift, and I didn't really use it when we were first married. Now I think it might be packed away, or I'd probably be ready to try more of the recipes.
I still have my copy of this book, which actually belonged to my mother as a child. As you'd expect it's a fairly old hardcover book. I loved Betsy's Little Star and read it many times, including the times my mom read it to me. It was published in 1950, and as a child of the early 1980's there were many things about the time period that intrigued and enchanted me. It only enhanced my love of red shoes. Until recently, I didn't know there were any other books featuring these characters and to date this is the only one I've read that I know of, but I loved it.
I love this series as a whole. I like some of the books better than others, but even in my lesser favorites, there's at least one thing which stands out and makes me think fondly of it.
I loved this book as a young girl and read it several times. The title drew me in, I had and still have a serious runaway imagination. I was intrigued by the setting, both time and place. Hat pins? Don't have a library? People on farms don't eat lunch? These were all new ideas for me. I haven't reread this book in years and even now the details are coming back to me like I read it yesterday.
I've read this book a few times as well as doing the play in high school. Reading Jane Eyre in the breaks got me through summer school Algebra and kept my head from exploding. I think what I like most is the characters, but I also love the writing style.
We finished the first book in this series, and flew right through this one. There were so many classic fairy tales represented!
I want that last page read at my funeral. This book has some of the best quotes out of the whole series, and alot of good allusions to apologetics. Great parallels to the modern world that still work today, like the ridiculousness of the Tashlan lie.
This is my favorite book from the Shopaholic series. I liked all the others, but this is the one that I love and I've read it several times.
I just saw this book show up while browsing my kid's “Kindle Freetime” library options. I suddenly remembered reading it as a kid.
Haven't checked yet, but I'm pretty sure this is the book where they overflow the dishwasher and bubbles go everywhere, and make snowballs out of ice cream.
I love this depiction of how Narnia was created as well as the back story of where the White Witch and the Wardrobe came from.
If you love the movie, you'll love the book too. The screenplay was written by the book's author as well so they have the same tone.
We finished the first book in this series, and flew right through this one. There were so many classic fairy tales represented!
This is one of my favorites from this series. Having Rilla as the main character was almost like a return to the first few books in the series when Anne young. The World War 1 setting makes it fresh, it is a treat to see all of Anne and Gilbert's children grown up, and I really love Kenneth Ford.
This is a wonderful read-aloud book with beautiful illustrations. It does have chapters, but it wasn't really a chapter book as I expected. The book is fully illustrated and takes about 20 minutes to read out loud. The writing is really cute and funny. It's a great bedtime book. I enjoy it as much as my daughter (3.5 when we got this book).