Friday 30 September 2016

Five Fall Favourites // Day Five


*gasp* Last day of the party!!! Nooo....how did time go by so fast?! It seems like the beginning of the party was just yesterday!! Where did the week go?! 

Oh wait! There's still Saturday. Whew. But today will be the last official day of the party. Tomorrow there'll still be two more genres and the winners will be announced to at Rebekah's blog. So I hope you'll be able to stick around for one more day ;) 

There will also be a survey that you can take to tell us what you thought of the survey! I'll attach a link at the bottom of the post :) 

Now let's get onto the books, shall we? 


Middle Grade 
Ohhhh….I read SO many wonderful books in my younger years, it was excruciatingly hard narrowing down this list. I will let you know now, there are waaaay more books that I would have loved to add here. You’ll have to be satisfied with just these five! :) 


The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and in the process they find a grandfather.

One of my absolute favourite childhood books ever! You won't believe how many of these books I read in this series. It was only after years of reading Boxcar Children that I realized that Ms. Warner had actually only written the first 19 or so books :P But I still enjoyed the others as well :) 


Times are tough around the little brown house! The widowed Mrs. Pepper has to sew all day long just to earn enough to pay the rent and to feed the five growing Peppers. But she faces poverty and trouble with a stout heart, a smiling face, and the help of her jolly brood: blue-eyed Ben, the eldest and the man of the house at the age of 11; pretty Polly, so eager to cook for the family and make everyone happy and comfortable; and the three littlest Peppers, Joel, Davie, and baby Phronsie.
A favorite of children, parents, and teachers for generations, this heartwarming classic first appeared in 1880. Since then, it has inspired countless young imaginations with its tender tales of the ways in which courage and good cheer can overcome adversity.

Polly used to be my role model for the longest time!! She still kind of is ;) Her cheerfulness and willingness to help everybody and anybody was infectious. And the family love between the Peppers was so amazing and all the characters were so loveable and ahhh....I just love the Peppers so much!! And Jasper. And Mr. King! A classic in my mind. The books (yes...it's a series!!! ^_^) are really clean too, not like most of the books of nowadays :/ 



Pieces of Magic 

Remember when you were a child—when all the world was new, and the smallest object a thing of wonder? Arleta Richardson remembers: the funny wearable wire contraption hidden in the dusty attic, the century-old schoolchild's slate that belonged to Grandma, an ancient trunk filled with quilt pieces—each with its own special story—and the button basket, a miracle of mysteries. And best of all was the remarkable grandmother who made magic of all she touched, bringing the past alive as only a born storyteller could.

Here are those marvelous tales—faithfully recalled for the delight of young and old alike, a touchstone to another day when life was simpler, perhaps richer; when the treasures of family life and love were passed from generation to generation by a child's questions...and the legends that followed enlarged our faith.



If she told her new family what she saw, would anyone believe her?

Her Irish father having died in a construction accident, Kate OConnell and her mother are left to struggle alone in the Minneapolis of 1906. Deciding her mother needs help, twelve-year-old Kate goes to pray with their pastor about getting her mother a new husband.

But when God answers their prayers, even Kate is not prepared for the changes. Her mothers remarriage involves becoming part of a Swedish family with two brothers and one sister on a farm in northwest Wisconsin. Such a big change is made harder when Anders, who is also twelve, gets mad at Kate and seems determined to make her life miserable.

As conflicts erupt with Anders, strange occurrences begin to happen around the farm. Kate is convinced she sees someone lurking about, but why? Are their lives in danger?


It was hard enough for Mr. Popper to support himself, Mrs. Popper, Bill and Janie Popper. The addition of twelve penguins to the family made it impossible to make both ends meet. Then Mr. Popper had a splendid idea-the talented penguins would be a sensation on the stage. And so they were....
A classic of American humor, this story of a gentle house-painter and his high-stepping penguins has delighted children for generations. 


Picture/Children
 
If a hungry little traveler shows up at your house, you might want to give him a cookie. If you give him a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk. He'll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn't have a milk mustache, and then he'll ask for a pair of scissors to give himself a trim....

The consequences of giving a cookie to this energetic mouse run the young host ragged, but young readers will come away smiling at the antics that tumble like dominoes through the pages of this delightful picture book.

In a great green room, tucked away in bed, is a little bunny. "Goodnight room, goodnight moon." And to all the familiar things in the softly lit room -- to the picture of the three little bears sitting on chairs, to the clocks and his socks, to the mittens and the kittens, to everything one by one -- the little bunny says goodnight. 
 
James Herriot's Treasury for Children collects all of the beloved veterinarian's delightful tales for young readers. From the springtime frolic of Oscar, Cat-About-Town to the yuletide warmth of The Christmas Day Kitten, these stories—radiantly illustrated by Peter Barrett and Ruth Brown—are perennial favorites, and this new complete edition will make a wonderful gift for all readers, great and small.

Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte's Web, high up in Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur's life when he was born the runt of his litter.
E. B. White's Newbery Honor Book is a tender novel of friendship, love, life, and death that will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come

One of the best books ever. So far I haven't met a single person who hasn't liked it. (and now I'm gonna meet such a person today, aren't I? ;)) Love the movie for it as well! 

 
"Guess how much I love you," says Little Nutbrown Hare. Little Nutbrown Hare shows his daddy how much he loves him: as wide as he can reach and as far as he can hop. But Big Nutbrown Hare, who can reach farther and hop higher, loves him back just as much. Well then Little Nutbrown Hare loves him right up to the moon, but that's just halfway to Big Nutbrown Hare's love for him. 

My dad used to read this to me over and over and over and over again when I was little. He would pretend to be Big Nutbrown Hare and I was Little Nutbrown Hare. I loved it and he loved it, and we just loved sharing this special book together. So of course I was going to list it among my Top 5 ;) 




Brrr.....it's cold today! How's the weather at your place? It's about 10 degrees Celsius here (about 50 degrees for you Fahrenheit users ;)) Could definitely use a nice, cozy blanket right now! Flannel sounds good. I would go into my bed and cuddle under my thick comforter, but then I'd be tempted to go to sleep and I absolutely can not do that! Got school to do ;)                            What about you? 

Don't forget to these gals' blogs for more books!! AND the Book Room is lurking around on one of these blogs. Have you found it yet?







And the grand prize!! It ends today at midnight, so if you haven't entered yet, GO DO IT!!! :) 

As you can see on the progress bar at Rebekah's blog, we are currently at 84 people entered!!! You know what that means, right?? Yep, we're going to have a 2nd place winner!!!! Yippee! Do you think we can get another 16 people entered before midnight? Then we can get a 3rd place winner too. And I'm sure you all want that, right? *winks*  

There is a survey that we're having to get some feedback from you all. Thoughts on the party? What did you like? What did you not like? Anything you think we should add? Questions like that. And as a thank you for participating in the party as well as for taking the survey, you will get a free short story. So go take that survey. You know you want to ;) And we would absolutely love to hear from you!!! ^_^ 

You can find the survey at Rebekah's blog or you can just go here: Five Fall Favourites Feedback
It's all a matter of which link you prefer to click. Very hard decision, you all ;) 

How many books have you added to your TBR list? 
Have you taken the survey? 
You're coming back tomorrow, right? ;) 

36 comments:

  1. I love the book Grandma's Attic! I would love to read Five Little Peppers and How They Grew. I've heard of that before. Thanks for sharing your favorites!
    Love,
    Ashley
    creatingpreciousmoments.blogspot.com
    ashleysyarnworks.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. You're welcome, Ashley! Thanks for reading my posts :)

      If you aren't able to find physical copies of Five Little Peppers in your library, you can try Project Gutenberg. Here's a link: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/

      It's the place I used to read them, since we didn't have ALL the books :)

      Delete
  2. Ah, yes. I knew our tastes were similar. :) We both picked "Grandma's Attic"! And I love "The Five Little Peppers"! Have you read any of the other "Pepper" books? There are quite a few of them.
    I know, it's so hard to believe that the party is almost over. :(

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hehe *high five* ;) Yes, I have read the other Pepper books. There was this one year where I was in total "Pepper craze" and read every single one of them. And loved them all! :D

      Delete
  3. I've read multiple ones of these books, but I'm going to look up the other ones! Thanks for sharing!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. You're welcome, Carissa! Hope you find some good books!! :D

      Delete
  4. A lot of these are books I read over and over when I was younger! I actually thought of Mr. Poppers penguins when I saw the genre for the day, and then you had it on your list! :)

    The weather here is beautiful!! (Although a little on the chilly side this morning. It was 60 degrees F. when I went outside earlier! Louisiana is finally getting the 'it's fall' memo! :D) Well, I'm headed off to work. Sad it's the last day of the 'official party', but the reading never stops!!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Haha, that's amazing, Livi! ;)

      Yes, may reading NEVER go extinct! *shudders* ;)

      Delete
  5. This party has been great! I've found so many new books to read! :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. I will indeed be coming back tomorrow, God-willing! ;)
    Oh I loved the Boxcar Children!! So good. :)
    I'm off to visit more blogs and take the survey!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Oh goodie, Raechel!

      Yes, isn't Boxcar Children just amazing? I don't read them as much as I used to, but they're still good ;)

      Hehe yes, go take that survey! :D

      Delete
  7. I remember all those children books and most of the middle-grades fondly. :)
    I'll definitely be coming back tomorrow, I can't believe it's almost over!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. We must have had pretty similar tastes back then, Sarah! That's so cool you've read most of the books I listed ;)

      I know - where has time gone?!! I've got bittersweet feelings over the end of the party :)

      Delete
  8. Wow, I think this is a record! I've read most of the books you mentioned! I've read 4/5 of the middle grade books; "Mr. Popper's Penguins" was quite funny. ;) I've only read the first Adventures in the Northwoods book, but I'll probably get around to reading the other ones sometime. We own them, after all. :P
    Who dosn't love the "If you give a..." books? We first had "If You Give a Pig a Pancake" and I loved reading that! :) Of course, my favorite children's' books are the Bernstein bears books. We've got a lot of those. :)

    CutePolarBear

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hurray! :D Yes, isn't Mr. Popper's Penguins hilarious? Have you seen the movie? Oh yes, go read Adventures of the Northwoods! :D

      Oh my goodness, how did I forget Bernstein Bears?!? YES, those books are really good, I can't believe I didn't list them here :P

      Delete
    2. No, we haven't seen the movie. We are not movie-watchers. We are book-readers. :D
      I know, they really are. My mom quotes them all the time. "The Blue Car's tires all went flat." Do you know which book that's from?

      CutePolarBear

      Delete
    3. Oh, haha, ok!

      Ummm....no...can't say I know which book that comes from :P

      Delete
  9. Boxcar Children -- yay!! :D
    Awww, Charlotte's Web. I have a beautiful collectors edition Barnes & Noble copy that my aunt gave me, but...I've never made it through the book. I cried enough during the movie. I'm entirely too emotional when it comes to animals... ;)
    My Dad and I used to read Guess How Much I Love You too!!! :D I still have to book and I'll never give it up. <3

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. *gasp* You never finished Charlotte's Web? Faith, how could you? xD But yeah, I get the feeling though ;)

      You both read Guess How Much I Love You too?! That is SO AMAZING!!! :D

      Delete
  10. Wow, I've read (and adored) all your picture books! And Mr. Popper's Penguins is awesome ... and so is The Boxcar Children (it's on my list) and In Grandma's Attic! :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hehe, yeah, all these books are pretty awesome! ;)

      Delete
  11. I've read a lot the books you have shared today too! Such a good books!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. That's so great to hear, Holly! Haha, these children books seem to be quite popular, huh? ;)

      Delete
  12. I used to read some Boxcar Children when I was younger.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Wasn't it amazing? Did you enjoy reading them? :)

      Delete
  13. I've read most of the books on you list. Loved reading Mr Popper's Penguins and the Boxcar Children when I was younger.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. So cool, Christian! Haha yes, glad to hear you enjoyed Mr. Popper's Penguins and Boxcar Children! They're both super good :)

      Delete
  14. Oh, yes! The Boxcar Children and Grandma's Attic, and If you give A Mouse a Cookie, and Guess How Much I Love You, and...can you tell I am a kid at heart?? :) To answer your questions...
    1. Ummmm...too many too count. :P
    2.I have taken the survey, but I haven't submitted it yet because I can't choose which story to pick for my free prize. The struggle is real. ;D Can you recommend any of them??
    3. And of course I am coming back tomorrow if I find the time! :) There's always time for books, right??? :P Did you see we hit 100 people (and over!?) who entered for the grand prize giveaway? Woohoo! :D

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Nooooo I couldn't tell at all, Abigail xD

      Oh, glad to know you added so many books to your TBR list. Got a lot of books ahead of ya, dontcha? ;)

      Thank you so much for taking the survey! Oh, haha, totally understand your situation ;) Out of all the stories being given away, I've only read one, which is "Fitting In". A really good read! So I would definitely recommend that one :) "Fitting In" IS part of the Grand Prize though, so you might want to wait and see if you win first or else you might end up with two copies of the same book ;)

      Hurray! I'll see you tomorrow then! :) OF COURSE. You just gotta make time for books! :D AND YES. I did see we hit over 100 people!!!! I also may or may not have squealed so loudly my sister asked me what was wrong ;P BUT IT'S SO EXCITING!!!!!!!!! :D

      Delete
  15. I have Grandma's attic. They are really good!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yes, Grandma's attic is SOOOO good! Glad you were able to join the party, Toria! ^_^

      Delete
  16. The Boxcar Children books are so fun! :D My dad used to read those books to my siblings and I in the evenings when we were all younger. :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hehe, same here! Well, actually, it was my mom that read the first few books to my sister and I. My other siblings either didn't 'exist' or were too young to listen then ;)

      Delete
  17. You REALLY want to know how many books I added to my TBR list? I'd tell you if I could count that high! :) This was so much fun! (But I don't know which book to pick for taking the survey!)

    I loved the Boxcar Children, Grandma's Attic, and the Adventures of the Northwoods. (I think you turned me onto those.) Reading the rest of the post brought back childhood flashbacks—If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, Goodnight Moon, and Guess How Much I Love You. All delightful stories! Thanks for being part of this book party!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Well, I'm glad to hear you added SO many books to your TBR! :D Oh dear, yes, that has been a problem. I trust you were able to pick a book by now? Which one did you choose? :)

      Oh yeahhhh....I think I did ;) So happy to hear you enjoyed them! :D

      Delete

Hi! Thanks for stopping by! :)
I LOVE comments, so please do leave one! I will try and reply as soon as possible :D If you comment under Anonymous, please leave a name (it can be made up or real, your choice ;)
Oh, and as you all probably know, my family and I are under pseudonyms (you didn’t really think I had a brother named Spiderman or Ironman, did ya? We’re weird, but not 'that' weird! :P) If you do know our real names, please don’t say it in the comment box. Public safety stuff ;) Thanks!

Finally, brothers (and sisters!), whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things
~ Philippians 4: 8