tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post6967999377735874456..comments2024-02-17T09:53:06.168+00:00Comments on Notes from the Slushpile: Countdown to Christmas: Librarian Ferelith HordonCandy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-74963550629055240792011-12-22T10:42:17.932+00:002011-12-22T10:42:17.932+00:00I got a lovely glow just from reading this post. I...I got a lovely glow just from reading this post. I really must read <i>Varjak Paw</i> - I was a little put off because it made my youngest daughter cry so much she couldn't finish it! Love the Dave McKean drawings, though.Nick Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571077124165351007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-15164441342354450642011-12-22T09:44:56.892+00:002011-12-22T09:44:56.892+00:00Love it :o) Just so Stories was the very first thi...Love it :o) Just so Stories was the very first thing I bought for my first unborn child ;o) xKathryn Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439670363289229014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-58830834363594571042011-12-22T08:04:17.688+00:002011-12-22T08:04:17.688+00:00My happiest memories from school were the times sp...My happiest memories from school were the times spent in the library - either reading as a group when we were in junior school, or alone, sitting in the window looking over the schoolgrounds when I was in senior school. The teachers I remember with the greatest fondness and respect were those who encouraged reading and storytelling and my school librarians! They created whole new worlds for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-23789237197341143472011-12-21T16:20:48.051+00:002011-12-21T16:20:48.051+00:00Every single book in this list is magical to the c...Every single book in this list is magical to the core. Thank you, Ferelith, for all that you and other librarians do!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-90565102845656835642011-12-21T12:03:25.874+00:002011-12-21T12:03:25.874+00:00I'm with Maureen - my favourite part of the d...I'm with Maureen - my favourite part of the day as a teacher was story time - and it was loved by the children too.<br />Happy times.K.M.Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540392557430776265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-76790489858447287252011-12-21T10:29:58.905+00:002011-12-21T10:29:58.905+00:00The thing I miss most from my teaching days is tel...The thing I miss most from my teaching days is telling the story at the end of the day. Watching the children's emotions rise and fall with the beats of the story was magical. <br />MaureenMaureen Lynashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855138050232488108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-64206958900571712702011-12-21T09:52:08.067+00:002011-12-21T09:52:08.067+00:00I've been thinking of buying Varjak Paw for a ...I've been thinking of buying Varjak Paw for a couple of months now, so this has made my mind up.<br /><br />One of the biggest treats in our houshold is when everyone goes and picks 2 or 3 of their favourite books and we all pile onto the parental bed and have a big family reading time. These days I don't get to read much but have the huge pleasure of being read too by my children :-DGeorge Kirknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-12946403113497228512011-12-21T09:24:40.992+00:002011-12-21T09:24:40.992+00:00What a gorgeous post with all those huggable stori...What a gorgeous post with all those huggable stories! Many thanks, Ferelith!Addy Farmerhttp://www.addyfarmer.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-43702722105113097092011-12-21T09:07:10.036+00:002011-12-21T09:07:10.036+00:00Thanks Ferelith, another great Advent treat! And w...Thanks Ferelith, another great Advent treat! And what better way to spend this darkest and shortest of days than to curl up and read someone a book!M Louise Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13165271083632185438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-10877142753623458312011-12-21T08:48:11.453+00:002011-12-21T08:48:11.453+00:00Thanks Ferelith - I'm going to pack 2 of these...Thanks Ferelith - I'm going to pack 2 of these titles in my bag for a holiday read-aloud. Most of the family is grown up but we still share stories. <br /><br />What a wonderful wish.<br /> <br />Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Magical New Year!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253573780465147312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-85712258714594531402011-12-21T06:55:10.385+00:002011-12-21T06:55:10.385+00:00This is a wonderful post that highlights the impor...This is a wonderful post that highlights the importance of reading together - there is nothing like it. Sometimes you wish you could bottle it, those precious moments when you share a book with your children and they are as enthralled as you are. I hope as Ferelith says many more children get the opportunity to find out what it is like.Ness Harbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-1455766314752128422011-12-21T06:42:14.692+00:002011-12-21T06:42:14.692+00:00What a beautiful introduction, Ferelith. Being rea...What a beautiful introduction, Ferelith. Being read to 'by someone you can touch' is amazing. Hope things are going really well for you. It was great to meet you at the conference back in November. And I'm still planning for us to shadow the Kate Greenaway this coming year at my children's school. And they'll all be read by someone they can touch... Thanks, and very best wishes, Clare.Juliet Clare Bellhttp://www.julietclarebell.comnoreply@blogger.com