Comments on: Review: The Penderwicks at Point Mouette, Jeanne Birdsall

By: Heather

Heather — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:01:27 +0000

Oh, this sounds totally perfect and summery and I might have to re-read the previous Penderwicks books before I read this one! Apparently this is my Summer of Kids’ Books – as you know, I just read the Melendy Quartet for the first time; I also have Philip Pullman’s Sally Lockhart mysteries checked out from the library at the moment, and I’ve been thinking I want to read the Goneaway Lake books and maybe some Edward Eager, too.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 01:58:52 +0000

In reply to Jeanne. This inspired me to write about Swallows and Amazons and why I love it; the post will be up tomorrow morning (July 14).

By: Ela

Ela — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:19:46 +0000

Oh, I love the Melendy books; therefore I must try one of the Penderwicks. I wonder if they are available here in the UK…

By: Robyn

Robyn — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:17:37 +0000

Reading about the Penderwicks reminds me of when you would read me those Edward Eager books as a child. Charming. Gives me a delightful sense of nostalgia.

By: Sharry

Sharry — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:12:11 +0000

It’s funny, with some books, the more I feel like I can predict what’s going to happen, the more I keep having this eye-rolley feeling and the more I end up feeling like a book snob. But, on the other hand, there are some books that somehow wheedle their way into your heart and the predictability factor makes it such a comfortable snuggly read. It must be the nostalgia element that tinges the writing style of some authors, hard to find that nowadays.

By: Alyce

Alyce — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:12:13 +0000

I hadn’t heard of these books prior to blogging. I’ll have to track them down and read them sometime for sure.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:53:34 +0000

In reply to Jeanne. Yesterday we went to Columbus to see the extended version of Return of the King on the big screen, and Ron and Walker made time to jog over to the bookstore and buy this book. So we all thank you for making us aware of it. We are generously letting Eleanor read it first while she recovers from wisdom teeth removal.

By: anna

anna — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:22:08 +0000

Ebooks, right? I miss our library, and am kind of sad that I’m better off with its online selection than with my towns real selection

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:19:19 +0000

There’s a new Penderwicks book? And this is how I find out–YOU TELL ME?!! (Thanks!)
I think the Edward Eager books and the E. Nesbit books are bit like the Penderwick ones.
Did you know that my family are all such fans of Swallows and Amazons that we’re going to England, to the lake district, specifically to see the countryside where those books take place? The first part of our trip to be booked was the Swallows and Amazons boat trip on Coniston Water. Wordsworth is an afterthought.
And I read Swallows and Amazons as an adult. Of course, it helps to have a fascinated child on your lap.

By: litlove

litlove — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:57:32 +0000

I only had a much older brother growing up, who was of very little use to me. How I longed for proper siblings! I can see this book would have charmed me, well, may indeed charm me as I’m very tempted to read the series.