tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post1855558346042626037..comments2023-07-19T21:13:33.670+10:00Comments on Rose Red: Books! I've read some books!Rose Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08510204661811765499noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-6580183753308904022011-10-29T11:25:50.484+11:002011-10-29T11:25:50.484+11:00Roald Dahl is an absolute favourite in our househo...Roald Dahl is an absolute favourite in our household too - his adult short stories are amazing (and often macabre) too!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137577463781242181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-35337912657451667332011-10-28T23:26:13.492+11:002011-10-28T23:26:13.492+11:00Yes, Roald Dahl ( "His mother couldn't sp...Yes, Roald Dahl ( "His mother couldn't spell Ronald", I saw that on a funny TV show once!!!) is great and children really love his books. He knows what they like. Try Danny the Champion of the World, The Witches, The BFG, Esio Trot and The Vicar of Nibbleswicke!!!2pawhttp://cindy2paw.typepad.com/2paw/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-51318303822285361562011-10-28T20:49:31.269+11:002011-10-28T20:49:31.269+11:00Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one of my fav...Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one of my favorite movies as a child, I have very fond memories of it. Now my little one has quite a few of Dahl's books and he loves them. I used to read them to him but now he reads them himself, they are so timeless aren't they as is Johnny Depp ;D<br />I'm sure Connor will love them as much as you do.1funkyknitwithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864854387571685119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-79667459031131463442011-10-28T15:28:23.307+11:002011-10-28T15:28:23.307+11:00you cant go wrong with the dahl really can you? i ...you cant go wrong with the dahl really can you? i hope connor grows up with a love for books, and that the printed versions arent obsolete before he gets there!DrKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205003764249146849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-52286157333317825102011-10-28T12:43:55.258+11:002011-10-28T12:43:55.258+11:00Audio books are fabulous!Audio books are fabulous! Faeryfayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369030667241716061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-74343578464564987232011-10-28T12:26:10.555+11:002011-10-28T12:26:10.555+11:00so nice to see a post from you. i remember loving...so nice to see a post from you. i remember loving those Ronald Dahl books.michelehttp://hannabirke.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-4468372469801986922011-10-28T09:27:00.189+11:002011-10-28T09:27:00.189+11:00Fantastic choice in literature there!Fantastic choice in literature there!Gidgetknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725340224137694608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-30842180125316826762011-10-28T07:55:22.120+11:002011-10-28T07:55:22.120+11:00If you want to read any of his obscure books or se...If you want to read any of his obscure books or see any of the movies or borrow a biography or something, just let me know. I'm kind of a <a href="http://www.roalddahlfans.com" rel="nofollow">mega Dahl fan</a>.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02278844369320771025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-51278903978711444922011-10-28T03:38:10.383+11:002011-10-28T03:38:10.383+11:00Good for you reading. Love to do it myself, and j...Good for you reading. Love to do it myself, and just remember (that is if you can)losing your memory comes with being a Mom. It is all part of Motherhood and I think it starts as soon as you get pregnant.<br />MeredithMereknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596140300034854370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-1776535104427692882011-10-28T00:57:29.928+11:002011-10-28T00:57:29.928+11:00I have a long commute, so audio books from the lib...I have a long commute, so audio books from the library are an absolute lifesaver.Celiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00104183523270069201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-74771881134441201912011-10-28T00:26:00.088+11:002011-10-28T00:26:00.088+11:00I always think about Gene Wilder first from the Wi...I always think about Gene Wilder first from the Willie Wonka 70s movie, and THEN I remember the Johnny Depp version. I love both of them.delhttp://www.cozysplace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-31348916022478115122011-10-27T23:31:22.440+11:002011-10-27T23:31:22.440+11:00Yay for audio books and the characters - BFG is st...Yay for audio books and the characters - BFG is still my favourite!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-6871895684695600182011-10-27T22:40:16.872+11:002011-10-27T22:40:16.872+11:00I like his autobiographical books best (they begin...I like his autobiographical books best (they begin with Boy, I think). My son just read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and I told him I'd try to track down the movie, but I was thinking of Gene Wilder--that's the one I want to find for him. The libraries all have his books out right now--October had a Roald Dahl day, I think?amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02429539000041713324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-39653312015169395242011-10-27T21:43:17.725+11:002011-10-27T21:43:17.725+11:00I, too, have been "reading" audio books ...I, too, have been "reading" audio books from the local library interchanging adult books with children's books. the latest was "Little Lord Fauntleroy". Good to have while I'm pottering, knitting or sewing.<br /><br />Dahl's "The BFG" was always very popular in my Year 4 classroom.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760744006915967397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-10801626632178020022011-10-27T20:47:59.732+11:002011-10-27T20:47:59.732+11:00Matilda was a fun movie, too. But Connor will have...Matilda was a fun movie, too. But Connor will have to be a little bit older...MadMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550335108031470562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-39000926862788571582011-10-27T20:40:36.727+11:002011-10-27T20:40:36.727+11:00My daughter has been reading the RD books too. He...My daughter has been reading the RD books too. Her favourites are the Twits and the Witches. I love it when my children cant stop reading novels.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893692345113831018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-39552177039713481402011-10-27T19:01:31.613+11:002011-10-27T19:01:31.613+11:00I wonder if we have the same RD set? I have an ora...I wonder if we have the same RD set? I have an orange case that has them - must get them onto my ipod!<br /><br />I love the twits. Every time I see a man with food trapped in his beard I think of Mr Twit! <br /><br />James and the Giant Peach is a big favourite of mine but you can't go past Charlie and Mr Fox, can you?Bellshttp://bellsknits.comnoreply@blogger.com