I have been reading a lot of very interesting books lately and some seem to naturally lead on to others, also lots of lovely picture books for inspiration and dreaming.
First some more serious books.
I read this non-fiction book by Lisa See ',On Gold Mountain' , Lisa is a descendant of Chinese immigrants and she writes about their journey to America and how the family grew and changed. Very fascinating.
Then I found another book by Julie Otsuka 'When the Emporor was Divine'. This is a very moving story based on fact about what happened to Japanese people living in America during the war.
Very sad and moving....
My sister and I share a great love of reading, but we have very different tastes. Sometimes we want to share our books and give them to each other as a present. I received one of the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan. A children's novel based on the Greek myths. I picked it up several times but never really got into it. This must have been a year ago, but last week I started it again and couldn't put it down, now I have gone and borrowed another one from the library. I gave my sister books by Marina Lewycka and I think she was not to keen, but when we talked the other day, she had started reading 'We are all made of Glue' and was really enjoying it.
Now the look and dream and make books:
Go Slow England by Alastair Sawday. Beautiful places to go, to eat and just to dream about, an inspiration for a slower way of life.
Homespun Style by Selina Lake- Just makes me want to head to the sewing machine and paintbrush!
And dinosaurs..... I have been busy knitting dinosaurs over the last few months, some in vivid colours ( I will post a picture when the latest one is completed)
So take a look at 'Knitted Dinosaurs' by Tina Barrett
Hungry humans need my attention, then dinosaur making tonight. There are advantages to having a very wet summer (especially if you are a slug or a snail, but thats another story!)
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