tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post8309352232968198511..comments2023-05-05T11:15:58.903+01:00Comments on Emma Pass • My Blog: The Books That Made Me Fall In Love With WordsEmma Passhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-37380377678383046562012-02-03T20:00:18.332+00:002012-02-03T20:00:18.332+00:00That sounds interesting, Kate - I'll have to c...That sounds interesting, Kate - I'll have to check it out! :)Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-45866522334871685602012-02-03T19:59:56.253+00:002012-02-03T19:59:56.253+00:00I read all the C.S. Lewis books - there was a grea...I read all the C.S. Lewis books - there was a great TV adaptation of The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe too, which we watched as a family. Magical!Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-80289136092042288512012-02-03T08:48:59.000+00:002012-02-03T08:48:59.000+00:00One of the earliest books I remember reading which...One of the earliest books I remember reading which I absolutely loved was 'Green Smoke' by Rosemary Manning :-)K M Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09801740095715755112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-60014100036034453982012-02-03T08:03:15.369+00:002012-02-03T08:03:15.369+00:00Oh, there are so, so many... I'll pick one: Th...Oh, there are so, so many... I'll pick one: The Horse and His Boy, be C.S. Lewis. It was on the shelf in the back of my grade three classroom, and I must have read it half a dozen times that year.Amie Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116472165351759477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-9937242284851230402012-02-02T17:25:30.727+00:002012-02-02T17:25:30.727+00:00Jenny, you are so right about the importance of li...Jenny, you are so right about the importance of libraries. One of the most rewarding parts of my day job as a library assistant is seeing kids getting into reading and discovering authors who then go on to become their favourites.Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-48706069542198029222012-02-02T11:39:59.582+00:002012-02-02T11:39:59.582+00:00I only possessed a few books when I was a child (3...I only possessed a few books when I was a child (3 Enid Blytons and 'The Little Princess', which I didn't like) and I didn't discover public libraries till I got a job in one after I graduated from uni. The first thing I did, in that job, was read my way through the entire children's section, amazed by the abundance of wonderful stories I had missed as a child.Lovely post Emma - and the best argument for looking after public libraries I've seen.Jenny Alexanderhttp://jenalexanderbooks.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-55979204613220316162012-02-01T21:38:59.379+00:002012-02-01T21:38:59.379+00:00I've got to get hold of The 13 Clocks - I reme...I've got to get hold of The 13 Clocks - I remember reading your post on someone's blog about it a while back, and thinking it sounded awesome! Oh, and I loved Molesworth too. My parents had a second-hand copy which I remember reading countless times.Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-2161539796461683212012-02-01T20:57:10.299+00:002012-02-01T20:57:10.299+00:00Am ashamed to say I haven't read any of the bo...Am ashamed to say I haven't read any of the books in this post... My favourite author was definitely Diana Wynne Jones. But I adored The 13 Clocks by James Thurber (as you know because I bang on about it all the time), and the Molesworth books & Fattipuffs & Thinifers & Boffy & the Teacher-Eater... ooh it's all coming back to me now! How lovely to be reminded!H.M. Castorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716936870601385683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-41390644377705744532012-02-01T18:18:51.060+00:002012-02-01T18:18:51.060+00:00I loved What Katy Did and Little Women too. I defi...I loved What Katy Did and Little Women too. I definitely identified with Jo!Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-55180853893073192292012-02-01T18:01:53.106+00:002012-02-01T18:01:53.106+00:00I go back to Black Beauty, What Katy Did and Littl...I go back to Black Beauty, What Katy Did and Little Women. And poetry book with a shiny red cover - I forget the name, but remember loving every word!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-69146322447894526682012-02-01T16:51:19.043+00:002012-02-01T16:51:19.043+00:00That's wonderful, Joanna - especially the way ...That's wonderful, Joanna - especially the way the stories are still with you today. My mum used to make up wonderful stories for me and my sister about a brother and sister called Tom and Lizzy, and even made little books about them for us. I didn't think she still had them, but a few years ago, when she and my dad were moving house, she gave them to me. I'll treasure them forever!Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-11466544092053767122012-02-01T16:45:48.413+00:002012-02-01T16:45:48.413+00:00Thank you, Nettie! I'd love it if something I&...Thank you, Nettie! I'd love it if something I've written stayed with people as long as that too. I think that would be *the* ultimate compliment!Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-13929235579541886682012-02-01T16:41:03.860+00:002012-02-01T16:41:03.860+00:00My Dad's stories made me fall in love with wor...My Dad's stories made me fall in love with words. When we ran out of Enid Blyton, he would make up his own tales of Magic Princes and Sleepy Dragons. They always had a moral and a message, and he told them with such drama and enthusiasm, I can remember the plot lines even today. It's only now, when I look back, that I realise I had the best dad EVER xJoanna Cannonhttp://www.joannacannon.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-4417728946003643732012-02-01T16:34:04.802+00:002012-02-01T16:34:04.802+00:00Isn't it lovely to think that these writers ma...Isn't it lovely to think that these writers made such a difference to our lives? I'd die of happiness if someone said something I had written stayed with them as long as some of my favourites have.<br />I also was an Enid Blyton girl. Apart from classic kid's literature, there weren't the same options available for me. That and no money and an OCD-obsessed mother who wouldn't let me have library books in case of the *germs*.... It's a wonder I turned out so normal,isn't it...?<br />Lovely post,Emma xxxAnnette Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335345006341324680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-25671337403833061582012-02-01T16:23:12.193+00:002012-02-01T16:23:12.193+00:00I have the same problem – I'll often write the...I have the same problem – I'll often write the start and the end of the sentence, then realise I've left out the middle because my brain's working faster than my fingers. :opEmma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-44058779497666847012012-02-01T16:16:26.864+00:002012-02-01T16:16:26.864+00:00Those books sound great Emma. I was a slow reader ...Those books sound great Emma. I was a slow reader actually, really struggled to make sense of certain letter patterns - 'th' in particular... so, I used to ask my mum to read 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' to me night after night, and I loved comics because the pictures broke up the text and took the stress off reading. It wasn't until my mid teens that I remember reading books for myself, although I must have read things at school. I'm still a slow reader now - writing is easier because it's making words appear from my head... keeping up can be a problem ;-)Abi Burlinghamhttp://www.abiburlingham.talktalk.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-30303422078684024512012-02-01T16:15:55.480+00:002012-02-01T16:15:55.480+00:00I am exactly the same. Although I do read a *lot* ...I am exactly the same. Although I do read a *lot* of YA, if a story captivates me, it doesn't matter what genre it's in.Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-27020000674712786782012-02-01T15:51:12.952+00:002012-02-01T15:51:12.952+00:00I'm sure they're still in print - I've...I'm sure they're still in print - I've seen some new editions of The Secret Seven books kicking around quite recently. Enid Blyton's another very popular author at my library!Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-34132939981413646002012-02-01T15:03:30.757+00:002012-02-01T15:03:30.757+00:00That's a funny story about your late night bor...That's a funny story about your late night boredom! It reminds me of when I was about 8, my teacher told my parents I was finishing my schoolwork too quickly -- so she had me read while I waited for the next assignments! I read a lot! I haven't read your favorites -- but I am of course immediately drawn to Black Harvest because of its cover! For me, the books that influenced me the most were The Railway Children, The Phantom Tollbooth, A Wrinkle in Time, and The Lion Witch and the Wardrobe. I read voraciously, constantly, and by the time I was a teenager, I was a huge mystery fan and read every single Agatha Christie, Rex Stout, and Perry Mason book! After that -- whatever crossed my path was fair game. Pretty much like today!Julia Munroe Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09798422149542791454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-90106860184702400832012-02-01T14:39:54.964+00:002012-02-01T14:39:54.964+00:00It's interesting that you and Lisa mentioned E...It's interesting that you and Lisa mentioned Enid Blyton. I had a collection of all his series in French while growing up. I wonder if they're still published nowadays.<br />Now all the books you've mentioned are new to me so I'm going to look them up at my local library. :)akosshttp://akossket.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-59628829207399480302012-02-01T13:10:51.964+00:002012-02-01T13:10:51.964+00:00I loved Enid Blyton too - I used to borrow the Fam...I loved Enid Blyton too - I used to borrow the Famous Five books from our local library (they had every single one, I seem to remember!). I haven't read the Silver Brumby books, though… might have to try them out! And Michael Morpurgo is wonderful, isn't he? He flies off the shelves at the library where I work, and rightly so.Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-5886877452126916622012-02-01T13:03:29.116+00:002012-02-01T13:03:29.116+00:00Stephen King was a huge inspiration to me at that ...Stephen King was a huge inspiration to me at that age too! I still have the copy of IT that I used my birthday book token to buy just after I turned 13. It scared me silly, but I was hooked, and have been ever since!Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-32364630511639129192012-02-01T12:04:43.522+00:002012-02-01T12:04:43.522+00:00I was an Enid Blyton 'Malory Towers' and &...I was an Enid Blyton 'Malory Towers' and 'Famous Five' freak...bought them all from a local, tiny, independant book store. Little old lady kept all her childrens books out the back and let me spend hours choosing when I turned up with my £1 pocket money...enough to choose 3 or 4 books!<br />Then it was horses and 'The Silver Brumby' books by Elyne Mitchell, horse mad for several early teen years!<br />I love that my son's favourite books have all been Michael Morpurgo, I'd have loved them!Lisa Shambrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12767127776898278402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169809609802357406.post-81883604249135584772012-02-01T08:50:05.459+00:002012-02-01T08:50:05.459+00:00I haven't heard of any of those books . . . ac...I haven't heard of any of those books . . . actually, I don't really remember reading a lot of children's books. I must have done, of course, I just don't really remember any of them other than The Runaways series by Victor Canning, which I LOVED. After that, there was the Pan Horror Stories series and a lot of thrillers (from about 11 years old); Robert Ludlum, that sort of thing. What really set me off, though, was Stephen King. I think that's probably true for a lot of writers these days, but when I was 13, he was a massive inspiration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com