Tales from Silver Lands
by Charles J. Finger
illustrated by Paul Honoré
Age: 7+
Interests: folk tales, fairy tales, South America, animals, magic
Tales from Silver Lands
28 Jan 2014 1 Comment
in Books, books 7+ Tags: animals, Fairy Tale, folktales, giants, Magic, South America, witches
A Visit to William Blake’s Inn
11 Dec 2013 2 Comments
in Books, books 4+ Tags: animals, Magic, poetry
A VISIT TO WILLIAM BLAKE’S INN: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers
by Nancy Willard
illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen
Age: 4+
Interests: poetry, magic, animals
Rootabaga Stories
16 Nov 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 5+, Classics Tags: animals, comedy, fairy tale updated, folktales, Magic
Rootabaga Stories
by Carl Sandburg
illustrated by Maud and Miska Petersham
Age: 5+
Interests: folk tales, history, poetry, language More
The Little Bookroom
06 Sep 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 6+, books 9+ Tags: fairies, Fairy Tale, fairy tale updated, helping others, Magic, morality, prince, Princess, romance, satire, short stories
The Little Bookroom
by Eleanor Farjeon
Age: 6 (read to); 9 (independent reading)
Interests: short stories, updated fairy tales, satire, magic, romance, princesses and princes, helping others, morality
A Grass Rope
23 Aug 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 7+, books 9+ Tags: dogs, England, farm, history, Magic, mystery
A Grass Rope
by William Mayne
illustrated by Lynton Lamb
Age: (read to) 7+ (independent reading) 9+
Interests: mystery, magic, unicorn, fairies, farm life, England, dogs, history
Collected Stories for Children
18 Jun 2013 2 Comments
in Books, books 11+, books 8+ Tags: adventure, animals, cats, fairies, Fairy Tale, folktales, horror, Magic, monkeys, romance, travel
Collected Stories for Children
by Walter de la Mare
Age: 8+ (read to); 11+ (independent reading)
Interests: folk tales, fairy tales, animals, magic, romance, fairies, spooky stories, adventure, travel, cats, monkeys
Black Ships Before Troy
12 Mar 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+, books 8+ Tags: action, adventure, boats, gods, Greece, history, Magic, morality, myths, romance, war
GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER -1993
Rosemary Sutcliff, text
Alan Lee, illustrations
Frances Lincoln Limited: 1993
125 pages, 19 chapters
Age: 8+ (read to) ; 10+ (independent reading)
Interests: Greek history and mythology, war, romance, ethical dilemmas
Next: Sutcliffe’s The Wanderings of Odysseus, D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths
Also by this author: many historical fiction novels for young people, including The Eagle of the Ninth Chronicles (3 books about the Romans in Britain, including Carnegie winner The Lantern Bearers), Warrior Scarlet (about life in the Bronze Age), Tristan and Iseult, The Shining Company (medieval Britain)
The Little White Horse
04 Mar 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 7+ Tags: animals, castle, cats, country life, dogs, England, family history, Magic, morality, mystery, Princess, religion, romance, strong girls
WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL – 1946
by Elizabeth Goudge
University of London Press: 1946
238 pages – 12 chapters
Age: 7 (read to); 9 (independent reading)
Interests: magic, mystery, animals, castles, princesses, England, aristocracy, religion, family history, romance
NB: This book was adapted into a 1994 BBC series entitled Moonacre and a 2009 movie The Secret of Moonacre.
Next: The Secret Garden or A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Also by this author: Island Magic
The Water-Babies
24 Jan 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 6+, Classics Tags: bad behavior, fairies, Magic, nature, religion
by Charles Kingsley
originally published in 1863
144 pp.
Age: 6+ (read to)
Interests: fairies, magic, animals, nature, religion, bad behaviour
Next: other Victorian fairy stories – The Magic Fishbone (Dickens), The Princess and the Goblin, The Cuckoo Clock, Alice in Wonderland
Fantasia (1940)
27 Dec 2012 Leave a comment
in Ballet, Classical Music, Introduction to..., Movies, movies 3+, movies 5+, Parenting Tags: animals, birds, devil, dinosaurs, fairies, fish, flowers, Magic, music, myths, space, wizard
(Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Released: 1940
Rated: G
Length: 120 – 124 min. (varies depending on what version you have)
Age: some parts 3+, others 5+ (see below) Commonsense Media sez: 6 +
Scary Factor: Mickey attacks renegade broom with an axe and savagely chops it to bits; battle to the death between two dinosaurs; a gigantic devil rises over a mountain commanding a host of demons, the dead rise from their graves
Also: some modest (dare I say artful) nudity among fairies and mythological creatures; much wine drunk by very tipsy god Bacchus
Interests: classical music, fairies, mythology, dinosaurs, ballet
Next: the movie Fantasia 2000; live symphony concerts for children; Nutcracker ballet live or movie version
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