A delightful tale that feels very much of its time, although it does insist that girls want to explore and have adventures, too, which it has in common with many a contemporary children's fantasy story. A thing that is much more unusual these days is a framing story, which initially, I could not s...
Have you ever wondered where that eraser you swear you left on the kitchen table disappeared to? Do you always seem to be replacing safety pins and you have no idea where they all go? You're not completely batty! According to Mary Norton, author of The Borrowers, your house is probably home to tiny ...
The third in The Borrowers series of books, The Borrowers Afloat sees Pod, Homily and Arrietty living in blighted conditions with their relatives in a run-down cottage that is soon to be left empty because Tom, Arrietty's Human friend, is going to live with his uncle. The Borrower family then make t...
This is the only Borrowers book that I have read. When I read this in 6th grade, I couldn't find the first book, so I just read this one, and I never got around to reading the others. Anyway, if you have NOT read the previous book, I suggest you do, because things will make more sense. So, the borro...
As a child I was intrigued by the ingenuity of these little people--what they used for furniture, what they ate with, how they lived. I loved the idea that there were tiny people living amongst us in a world, that although it was the same one we lived in, was nothing like we perceived it to be.
A very enjoyable read aloud - one that will keep a child entertained (although I'd recommend it for the over 7 set due to the advanced vocabulary), but this is one that will also satisfy the adult/parent reader. I found Mary Norton's writing very enjoyable to read aloud and the story is quite deep a...
This is the last book in the Borrowers saga. There was a lot of good things that happened in the book - the little family we've been following since book 1 has finally gotten resettled, and more borrowers are around. But for the last book in the series, I wanted more closure for the characters - e...
Encounter #3:TV 2011Christopher Eccleston ... Pod Clock Sharon Horgan ... Homily Clock Aisling Loftus ... Arrietty Clock Robert Sheehan ... Spiller Victoria Wood ... Granny Driver Stephen Fry ... Professor Mildeye-----------------------Adaptation of Mary Norton's children...
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