http://joys.net/3183/how-the-heather-looks-a-joyous-journey-to-the-british-sources-of-childrens-books/ Bringing Joys and Happiness Fri, 13 Mar 2020 09:48:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 http://joys.net/3183/how-the-heather-looks-a-joyous-journey-to-the-british-sources-of-childrens-books/#comment-15377 Anonymous Sat, 18 May 2013 07:58:57 +0000 http://joys.net/3183/how-the-heather-looks-a-joyous-journey-to-the-british-sources-of-childrens-books/#comment-15377 A Wonderful Vacation If you love children’s books and/or are an Anglophile at heart, you will love this book. The Bodger family is on a quest around England to find Pooh’s Enchanted Place, Toad Hall and other places from classic British children’s books. In addition to enjoying their literary discoveries, I enjoyed Joan Bodger’s descriptions of the special challenges of traveling with young children. Food, laundry, and places for their children to play are as important as locating Beatrix Potter’s farm. While reading this book I felt as if I were on a vacation with some very good friends. I loved this book.

]]> http://joys.net/3183/how-the-heather-looks-a-joyous-journey-to-the-british-sources-of-childrens-books/#comment-15376 Camille "at the BookMoot!" Sat, 18 May 2013 07:28:48 +0000 http://joys.net/3183/how-the-heather-looks-a-joyous-journey-to-the-british-sources-of-childrens-books/#comment-15376 A delightful account of travel in England This is a delightful book. (I read the earlier edition, and I am glad that it is back in print). I recommend it to anyone who is interested in England, children’s literature or the pleasures and problems of traveling with young children. I have visited many of the places described and find that the book brings back many happy memories.

]]> http://joys.net/3183/how-the-heather-looks-a-joyous-journey-to-the-british-sources-of-childrens-books/#comment-15375 J. Rizzo Sat, 18 May 2013 07:26:25 +0000 http://joys.net/3183/how-the-heather-looks-a-joyous-journey-to-the-british-sources-of-childrens-books/#comment-15375 A gem for those who truly believe children’s books matter This book is a rare gem for anyone who truly believes that children’s books matter. Joan Bodger writes engagingly about her family’s journey to Britain to discover the places and landscapes that inspired the writers of their favorite children’s books, including Kenneth Grahame, A. A. Milne, Beatrix Potter, Rudyard Kipling and others. Pooling the family’s talents (the author’s passion for stories, her husband’s research skills and her children’s imaginations) they set off on a summer-long adventure scouring the back roads and villages of England to find prototypes for Toad Hall, the Hundred Acre Wood, King Arthur’s Camelot and more. This is a book that opens up remarkable possibilities for travelling with children and for honoring the world of childhood. A far cry from Disneyland…

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