tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195277115340782565.post7628693956783286962..comments2023-06-23T19:30:28.701+10:00Comments on Universal Heart Book Club: Jane Goodall's year of magical reading Walter Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10780247928442366936noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195277115340782565.post-36677414167713388422013-02-18T17:42:34.019+11:002013-02-18T17:42:34.019+11:00just had my memory jogged by a retweet of this pos...just had my memory jogged by a retweet of this post - i read it some time ago, bookmarked it and meant to come back and say how much i enjoyed it, so. thank you. <br /><br />i spent 15 years as a specialist children's bookseller and, much as i loved my time reading nothing but children's books (and really, i did) when i left the profession, i rediscovered the joys of adult fiction. it was wonderful, though i had to retrain my brain to expect longer more involved stories, but, like you jane, it made me "read like a child" again. <br /><br />a fantastic children's novel i can highly recommend anything writen by William Steig, but especially dear to my heart is Abel's Island. magical reading on <i>every</i> level. lucyhttp://www.nourish-me.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195277115340782565.post-87775317014894336602013-01-16T12:49:52.608+11:002013-01-16T12:49:52.608+11:00I enjoyed this thoughtful, lovely article so much ...I enjoyed this thoughtful, lovely article so much and it also helped me to remember intense, utterly pleasurable hours in my younger reading life. Reading was my saviour as a child - and is still my passion as well as being, along with writing, my profession. Jane's challenge to us to return to "magical reading" is irresistible. Let's all report back on new discoveries and re-reading of older ones!Stephanie Dowrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217351699603371102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195277115340782565.post-7710571167480228462013-01-13T08:13:39.132+11:002013-01-13T08:13:39.132+11:00Loved the reminder of the treasure trove of idea...Loved the reminder of the treasure trove of ideas and magic in children's books. And the picture of Jane and smiling dogAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09228214193765874959noreply@blogger.com