tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773951083886676220.post2409009463815160132..comments2023-06-30T07:43:26.002-07:00Comments on Blythe Woolston: The Magic Boat: Lula E. Wright (1927, Ginn and Co.)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10147284664183496856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773951083886676220.post-46202760155880026862010-06-17T06:32:05.526-07:002010-06-17T06:32:05.526-07:00The first book that transported me- age 6-into a n...The first book that transported me- age 6-into a new world and kept me there was IF YOU LIVED WITH THE SIOUX INDIANS by Ann McGovern. It's still in print, although the word "Indians" has been dropped from the title in some editions.<br />I had a Scholastic Book Club edition that someone left in our book-magnet of a house and I couldn't stop reading it. I bought a copy online a few years ago, in the design that I had: an orange landscape paperback, quite small, very cheaply printed. While now the text seems somewhat dry, the concept is perfect for kids with itchy feet and wandering eyes.Mark W. McVeighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469441432673825250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773951083886676220.post-20272788475409574222009-12-01T07:15:43.356-08:002009-12-01T07:15:43.356-08:00I remember the Bobsy Twin books. I wasn't craz...I remember the Bobsy Twin books. I wasn't crazy about them, but the illustrations were great -- very similar to those of The Magic Boat. The first book to capture my heart entirely was Carol Brink's 'Baby Island'. I'm not sure what the allure was, but the combination of adventures, girls wtih no parents to butt in, and babies hooked me. (And Baby Island was first published in the thirties.)<br /><br />For what it's worth, I love the thought of a book with NO prom dresses -- and dead chickens!Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.com