tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post610164888682923792..comments2024-03-27T18:53:47.254-04:00Comments on Staircase Wit: Children's FavoritesCLMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-43625070610964740302010-03-18T10:57:21.085-04:002010-03-18T10:57:21.085-04:00Not sure if it stands up, but as a girl I LOVED &q...Not sure if it stands up, but as a girl I LOVED "Jessamy" which was orphans and time travel. Think I will go reread....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-1925968755457093552010-02-04T00:22:20.468-05:002010-02-04T00:22:20.468-05:00My mother likes the Bastables better than I do. I...My mother likes the Bastables better than I do. If I were choosing a Nesbit, it would be Harding's Luck which is my favorite. However, I am more perturbed at having omitted The Sherwood Ring.CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-34430038391480613622010-02-03T23:54:41.186-05:002010-02-03T23:54:41.186-05:00Well, I guess that the Would-Be-Goods!Well, I guess that the Would-Be-Goods!Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-29596450371335247102010-02-03T23:54:01.978-05:002010-02-03T23:54:01.978-05:00There are so many wonderful books here. I would in...There are so many wonderful books here. I would include The Wood-Be-Goods and New Treasure Seekers, which I adore. Or at least one of them. But what could leave the list?Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-52499583850101941322010-02-01T16:56:01.278-05:002010-02-01T16:56:01.278-05:00Well I'm with her on the first two books ... &...Well I'm with her on the first two books ... "A Little Princess" was one of my favorites as a child. And I just "discovered" Anne of Green Gables this year and fell in love. I wish I'd read it as a young girl ... I would have been in heaven.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-27467087190059415822010-01-31T22:38:34.204-05:002010-01-31T22:38:34.204-05:00Oh, I should have thought to make our brother Scot...Oh, I should have thought to make our brother Scott do it! Though many of his favorites are the same as ours, Beverly Cleary, Elizabeth Enright, Edward Eager.<br /><br />I only counted the first four Betsy-Tacy book as middle grade; Betsy says in the comments that only single books can be nominated, not series, so I chose one. I also left off Beauty when I realized I included it just because I was rereading it at the time (though I think it's marvelous). I also think it's not really middle grade.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11690852339559706714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-87198441269061169452010-01-31T13:24:21.417-05:002010-01-31T13:24:21.417-05:00I had to leave off Judith of France by Margaret Le...I had to leave off Judith of France by Margaret Leighton (which I adore) because no one has else has read it except my mother, whose copy I have, also all of Robin McKinley (I suppose I could have kept Beauty but that is not my favorite) and And Both Were Young, which is definitely YA in the new version. I am not sure about the new edition of Charlotte Sometimes. I will check to see if my nieces' copy is revised.<br /><br />I do love the Wolves of Willoughby Chase but was not absolutely sure it belonged in my top ten. Then one of the criteria I used was how many times I had reread it. I really need to read the whole series in order (because I have missed some of the late ones) but there is no time.CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-55401889411643608432010-01-31T11:41:59.925-05:002010-01-31T11:41:59.925-05:00I am not publishing my list (which I just submitte...I am not publishing my list (which I just submitted), but wanted to say I was so pleased to see your image because I ended up with Wolves of Willoughby Chase at number one. (I am very fond of Laura Lippman's appreciation of Wolves, published in Shelf Discovery, by the way.)<br /><br />I really hope some men contribute lists, because I think theirs would be quite different.LaurieA-Bhttp://sixboxesofbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-40935625712624437222010-01-31T09:54:56.736-05:002010-01-31T09:54:56.736-05:00I did this one the other day too! And it was insan...I did this one the other day too! And it was insanely difficult to choose! I like your list - lots of unique titles!!Chandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07166022222097462784noreply@blogger.com