Here's what I read over the weekend:
The Story of the Treasure Seekers by E Nesbit
The Secret Seven by Enid Blyton
Five on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton
Jill Enjoys her Ponies by Ruby Ferguson
I loved these when I was little. I think those librarians who banned Enid Blyton because they said she wasn't a good writer were really making political decisions based on her attitudes to class and her sexism. She was of her day though, and to prevent children from reading them is to deprive them of a lot of fun (and to underestimate their intelligence and ability to recognise outmoded attitudes).
Ruby Ferguson's books are still jolly funny!
Day 335; Book 327
Inspiring Hooman Adopts a Sweet Senior Cat and Gives Her a Furrever Home
for Her Final Months
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Hoomans who adopt senior cats are superior. It is so lovely and
heartwarming to see a cat get a second chance for love. And for a hooman to
be able to op...
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