2014 was the second year that Chrissi and I rolled out our Kid-Lit challenge. Again, it was a really fun thing to do which we both thoroughly enjoyed. Please see below for the links to my reviews and check out Chrissi’s blog HERE for her fabulous reviews.
JANUARY – Aesop’s Fables by Aesop
FEBRUARY – Through The Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There – Lewis Carroll
MARCH – Little Women – Louisa May Alcott
APRIL – The Magician’s Nephew – C.S. Lewis
MAY – Peter Pan – J.M. Barrie
JUNE – The Wind In The Willows – Kenneth Grahame
JULY – The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz – L. Frank Baum
AUGUST – The Swiss Family Robinson – Johann Wyss
SEPTEMBER – Swallows And Amazons – Arthur Ransome
OCTOBER – Anne of Green Gables – L.M. Montgomery
NOVEMBER – White Fang – Jack London
DECEMBER – The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett
So, in the style of the “Talking About…” reviews we normally do, we thought we’d answer a quick few questions about our second year of blogging in Kid-Lit.
1) What was your favourite Kid-Lit book of 2014 and why?BETH: I am totally torn between three… Little Women, Anne of Green Gables and The Secret Garden. I was delighted to find that I loved all three as an adult as much (if not more) than I loved them as a child. Little Women is an undeniable classic, Anne is just one of those characters you completely fall in love with and I love the style of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s storytelling.CHRISSI: Little Women. When Little Women is an option out of books, I’m always going to mention it. Oh yes!2) What was your least favourite Kid-Lit book of 2014 and why?BETH: I think it would have to be The Swiss Family Robinson I’m afraid. I was bitterly disappointed with this book and expected so much more from it. Some passages sent me into complete boredom and it felt slightly too “preachy” for my liking.CHRISSI: I’m the same as Beth for this answer. Unfortunately I found The Swiss Family Robinson DIRE! Such a shame.3) What was the Kid-Lit book that surprised you the most?BETH: Perhaps The Magician’s Nephew. This was one of my old favourites from childhood (along with the rest of the Narnia series) and there were whole parts of the story that I had forgotten so it was exciting to re-read and remember them all over again.CHRISSI: Anne of Green Gables. I hadn’t read it prior to this challenge and I was surprised at how charming it was.4) Have you been inspired to read any other books from a Kid-Lit author of 2013?BETH: Once again, the writing of Frances Hodgson Burnett has made me long to read another of her books – perhaps we can put her on the list for 2016 Chrissi? Otherwise, I think I’m definitely going to read The Making Of A Marchioness this year.CHRISSI: Oh yes. Let’s read more of Frances Hodgson Burnett! <3"><3"><3
