The Children of Green Knowe
ISBN:
9780606244947 (0606244948)
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Edition language: English
Series: Green Knowe (#1)
The boy is on a visit at a family home. He has lots of adventures and run-ins with ghosts. Fun tale for kids.
"Green Noah Demon Tree Evil Fingers Can't Catch Me" Rereading this book was incredibly nostalgic for me. I read this when I was probably about 10, or around 20 years ago. I remembered it very fondly, and had been trying to remember the name of the book for the past few years. With the help of the ...
Where to begin with the Children of Green Knowe? On the one hand, it is a sweet, simple little ghost story - not a scary ghost story, but a ghost story nonetheless. On the other hand, it is a timeless meditation on family, the past, the present, and the intersection of all three in the most magical ...
I only put books on my shelf that I would recommend to others. If I can't say good things about a book you won't find it here because many other readers might love what I leave on my 'unreadable' pile - I think that's the fair way to review on a site like this.
This book reminds me so much of The Little White Horse! From it's status as a beloved English childhood classic to the similar orphan-in-a-mysterious-country-estate storylines. Also my reactions to both books were strikingly similar - extremely excited at the outset, but ultimately not entirely fu...