tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post894606227467853142..comments2024-02-11T10:58:23.271-08:00Comments on Reading to Know: The Five Children and It, by E. NesbitCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-44092029656281580322013-11-13T10:36:35.888-08:002013-11-13T10:36:35.888-08:00I LOVE The Five Children and It. Now I want to re-...I LOVE The Five Children and It. Now I want to re-read it.BerlinerinPoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853762912371387793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-32641326584628208282013-09-27T09:31:37.804-07:002013-09-27T09:31:37.804-07:00I think next up (for me alone) is Wet Magic. The o...I think next up (for me alone) is Wet Magic. The only reason I shall read it alone is that the kids and I have moved on to other things. But I can't resist slipping back into Nesbit for myself. :)Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-24362217255203710572013-09-26T06:31:07.517-07:002013-09-26T06:31:07.517-07:00Yes, you do have smart bookworms! There many chil...Yes, you do have smart bookworms! There many children's movies made from books that I totally will not watch! Mirlandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798009587580889308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-71906121111086888022013-09-23T13:22:06.921-07:002013-09-23T13:22:06.921-07:00I'm reading the particularly strange story rig...I'm reading the particularly strange story right now. ;) I'm not too far in, but so far I'm loving how weird it is. <br />Bluerosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680170638396181756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-63814963269948131682013-09-21T18:12:36.920-07:002013-09-21T18:12:36.920-07:00The book sounds great! The movie is coming off my ...The book sounds great! The movie is coming off my list! A fighter pilot who may not come home? No thanks!<br />Thank you for your review!Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446914963118461073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-18676700626922818512013-09-21T06:26:56.873-07:002013-09-21T06:26:56.873-07:00It is such a fun book (and I admit, we did enjoy t...It is such a fun book (and I admit, we did enjoy the movie at our house). : ) I'll have to look up The Enchanted Castle after so many recommendations here!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660852009014295034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-58769449085911308182013-09-19T09:57:04.845-07:002013-09-19T09:57:04.845-07:00I've never read these, although my wife did. W...I've never read these, although my wife did. We own at least the first one. <br /><br />Just a thought that occurred to me: this book might be a good one for those who are fanatically into purchasing gold for the future apocalypse. Who *will* be able to make change for them? <br /><br />Yet another reason to read good kids books ;)<br />Diary of an Autodidacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-72910756823061786242013-09-18T22:04:31.604-07:002013-09-18T22:04:31.604-07:00We love, love, love Nesbit around here, and your a...We love, love, love Nesbit around here, and your application of the C. S. Lewis quote is perfect! I'm sure these are just the type of books he had in mind.<br /><br />The Enchanted Castle is lovely, as is a lesser known title The House of Arden.<br /><br />We haven't watched that movie version, but our library has an older BBC version which is much more true to the story, albeit lacking in realistic special effects as a more recent adaptation might be. I think it just adds to the charm!Heather VanTimmerenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814478239699334086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-69252694900570262013-09-18T15:47:01.519-07:002013-09-18T15:47:01.519-07:00Of COURSE the movie wasn't nearly as good--I&#...Of COURSE the movie wasn't nearly as good--I've given up on even trying to watch the pitiful attempts!<br /><br />And glad you're enjoying Nesbit with your kiddos--fun books.Shonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310547848215492736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-7029993570672181392013-09-18T12:36:54.073-07:002013-09-18T12:36:54.073-07:00I hadn't heard of this - it sounds interesting...I hadn't heard of this - it sounds interesting!Barbara H.http://barbarah.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-90679558956184669292013-09-18T10:09:19.075-07:002013-09-18T10:09:19.075-07:00Love Nesbit! Regrettably, I didn't read her no...Love Nesbit! Regrettably, I didn't read her novels as a child either but I'm certainly enjoying them as an adult. We really enjoyed this series - we listened to the audiobooks last year. Planning to read aloud The Railway Children this year as a part of our Narnia studies since Nesbit was an influence on Lewis' writing.Toniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904747874018497369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-8392028446331418962013-09-18T09:10:07.321-07:002013-09-18T09:10:07.321-07:00My kid's love 5 Children and It and the sequel...My kid's love 5 Children and It and the sequels. I think so far those have been their favorites.<br /><br />Also check out some of Edward Eager's books. He was a big fan of E. Nesbit and it shows in his writings. Our favorites have been Half-Magic and Knight's Castle.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397141781902277266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-50284189780113835922013-09-18T08:14:24.619-07:002013-09-18T08:14:24.619-07:00"The Railway Children" is our favorite N..."The Railway Children" is our favorite Nesbit book so far, and both the old Disney movie and the BBC version are very enjoyable (and,I think, quite true to the book)Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15053286794858702801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-48635404865342781932013-09-18T07:26:02.153-07:002013-09-18T07:26:02.153-07:00I loved Edith Nesbit's books growing up. My fa...I loved Edith Nesbit's books growing up. My favorite was The Enchanted Castle, followed by The Railway Children and The Would-be-goods.Litterairyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531449789485981223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-32144518697650294962013-09-18T06:12:25.038-07:002013-09-18T06:12:25.038-07:00*give--autocorrect strikes again!*give--autocorrect strikes again!Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-81882114254489142032013-09-18T06:12:00.430-07:002013-09-18T06:12:00.430-07:00I didn't read Nesbit growing up, either, and I...I didn't read Nesbit growing up, either, and I've been somewhat slow to warm up to her. I'll have to Gaige this one a try.Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.com