tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post7051016827306368739..comments2024-03-12T09:44:18.874-07:00Comments on Howling Frog Books: Cromartie v. the God Shiva...Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-5465436230513997102016-01-17T11:07:37.884-08:002016-01-17T11:07:37.884-08:00Yeah, her kids' books are the ones that are mo...Yeah, her kids' books are the ones that are most reliable to me. But I love her ballet books also -- A Candle for St. Jude and Thursday's Children and Listen to the Nightingale. She's such a wonderfully evocative writer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-62809295066008166922016-01-16T11:23:13.788-08:002016-01-16T11:23:13.788-08:00I guess it depends on what you mean by weird! :) ...I guess it depends on what you mean by weird! :) The books I've read were stories about dolls. I always wanted a doll's house like the one Miss Happiness and Miss Flower had.<br />Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-27846554838389937402016-01-16T09:14:08.578-08:002016-01-16T09:14:08.578-08:00My daughter read some of Godden's books for ch...My daughter read some of Godden's books for children and thought they were "weird" so I've always been hesitant to try her writings. I'm glad that I read your post as it balances my feelings towards her. I just picked up The Battle of the Villa Fiorita from the library so I might just give it a try!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com