A Stitch in Time - Penelope Lively

Advantages: A brightly illustrated book, great for pre-school children.
Disadvantages: None

...Goose Award’. She has illustrated a large number of books for a variety of authors as well as writing and illustrating a number of children’s books of her own: ~ Moonlight ~ Rhymes around the day ~ Peek-a-boo ~ When an elephant comes to school ~ Hat off baby! ~ Making friends ☺☺☺ About the author ☺☺☺ Penelope Lively was born in Egypt. Educated in England from the age of 12, she attended Oxford Uni. She has written a range of fiction and non-fiction books and also branched out in to the field of children’s books. Penelope Lively has won a number of Literary awards: ~ Booker Prize for Moon Tiger ~ Carnegie Medal ~ Whitbread Award She does have an official website, www.penelopelively.net which I have to say is very dull and could do with a revamp, perhaps to include simple games etc... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: captivating, imaginative, great for reading aloud, magical, children's book of the last 6 moths for me
Disadvantages: none at all

...Beatrix Potter and Maurice Sendak's 'Where the Wild Things Are' and you will have an idea. My daughter is now nearly four (3 and 10 months) and she loved it. I was watching her face as she was listening to me reading the story yesterday and, despite knowing quite well what was happening and what was coming next, she was noticeably excited by the tale, her face lighting up in the crucial moments. We took it back to the library now but it's a book I would definitely contemplate buying if I was in a habit of buying books or if I had a spare Amazon voucher as it has a fantastic re-read potential. Penelope Lively is an acomplished children's and adult author and a winner of many prizes including the Booker. 'The Cat, the Crow and the Banyan Tree' is a remarkable children's book, a true proof that small children's books benefit from... Read review

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Advantages: easy to read
Disadvantages: very similar to her other works

...One of Penelope Lively's best books. Ann Linton is happily married with children. When it becomes clear her father is seriously ill and likely to die soon she has to regularly make the journey to the nursing home at Lichfield to see him. She lives in his house and begins the task of sorting through all her father's papers and belongings. In the process she discovers some things about her father and their family which she never knew before. Meanwhile, at the nursing home, Ann meets David Fielding, a man who befriended her father on fishing trips. As time progresses so does their secret relationship. However they are both married and have children which in the end matters more than this. Through her brief relationship with David and her changing relationship with her father Ann comes to a new understanding about herself... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful