Litsy

The Stray | Dick King-Smith

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Dick King-Smith, most famous for his book Babe the Gallant Pig, was an absurdly prolific writer. I've collected a lot of his books over the years, but somehow haven't read them all, despite most of them being only around 100pgs long. With such an enormous catalog of books, not all of them are winners, but this one was a soft pick for me. Henny is 75yrs old and bored of her life in the old folks' home. One day she runs away, spending all her ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) money on a train ticket to the seashore. There she collides with a large and happy family who more or less adopt her. The story is pretty adorable and sweet, with Henny being the exact kind of person you'd want for a grandma. I know this sounds a bit nitpicky, but my biggest problem with this book is that the mom plays the lottery every week and then in the end they win! I'm not sure I completely agree with teaching MG readers that ⬇ 13mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) gambling is the way to wealth 😂 But still a fun little story with happy endings and kind characters.

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PuddleJumper My favourite was The Mouse Butcher as a kid. He wrote so many! 13mo

TheAromaofBooks @PuddleJumper - It's crazy to me how many he wrote!! My favorites still are The Queen's Nose and Harry's Mad. But so many of them are just such good fun. I don't think I have The Mouse Butcher, so I'll have to find that one! 13mo

BarbaraJean I LOVED Dick King-Smith when I was a kid! The Queen‘s Nose and Harry‘s Mad were my favorites, too. Also Saddlebottom! I have always resented the renaming of “The Sheep-pig” as “Babe”—because of the movie. I really hated the movie. 13mo

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hannah-leeloo

Bella Donna: Coven Road | Ruth Symes

This little beauty followed @TheWolfbehindTheEyes from the shop. Me being a qualified vet and animal lover has taken her in, medicated her and she's fed and happy. I've called her Bella Donna as she is completely magical. Had to introduce her here. #catsoflitsy #animalrescue #stray

sprainedbrain 😻 2y

MerlinTheSlightlyAwkward What a happy day 😍🌻 2y

AmyG She is so beautiful! ❤️ (and lucky to have a good home) (edited) 2y

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Mimi28 Aaaaaawwwww!!! 😻😻😻 2y

RaeLovesToRead She's lovely! Give her a cuddle from me! 😊🥰 2y

Bigfoot So beautiful 😍 2y

JessClark78 🐱🧡 2y

aperfectmjk Funny how animals pick us. We rarely pick them. ❤️ 2y

hannah-leeloo That's how it should be @aperfectmjk ❤️ 2y

KathyWheeler She‘s lovely! 2y

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ErinGoBragh1011

Annabel Lee: Poem | Edgar Allan Poe

Miss. Annabel Lee has been taking up a lot of time. Trying to get her acclamated to her new home and new siblings, I haven't really had much time to read. She is doing well though and I couldn't have asked for a better cat. #booksandcats #rescue #stray

Bklover She‘s beautiful! 6y

ErinGoBragh1011 @Bklover aw thanks! I lucked out 6y

CouronneDhiver Such a pretty girl. 🖤🖤🖤 6y

CouronneDhiver #BlackCatsOfLitsy 6y

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mhillis

Stray | Bernard Farai Matambo

This month‘s read for #poetrychallenge2018 was Stray by Bernard Farai Matambo. The introduction was helpful and I ended up reading many of the poems a second time. The main theme is migration. The author is from Zimbabwe but now teaches at Oberlin College in the US. #netgalley #arc #stray