Archive | November 2022

A Christmas Tail by Tornadia Storm

Nov4

A Cat Lovers Treat

A Christmas Tail by Tornadia Storm is a delightful tale for young children and cat lovers everywhere.

We follow eleven cats as they celebrate Christmas inside – for the first time for many of them. The owners of two cats are rather surprised when more turn up on their doorstep but they hand out hospitality and care.

A Christmas Tail has all the elements for Christmas – snow, Santa, skating etc. Each page offers up a new delight for the reader.

All the book is beautifully illustrated as different cat personalities are captured by words and pictures. Each page offers up a new opportunity for discussions with our children.

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Windy B – The Christmas Lights by John Barnett

Nov2

Never Stop Dreaming

Windy B – The Christmas Lights by John Barnett is a most delightful book for young children that is guaranteed to make you smile.

The book shows the importance of never letting go of our dreams. There may be set backs along the way but pick yourself up and try again.

Hard work and community co-operation are the order of the day. When we work together, great things can happen.

We see the importance of family. Family help each other to achieve their goals.

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The Land Girls Of Goodwill House by Fenella J Miller

Nov2

Keep Calm, Carry On & Drink Tea

The Land Girls Of Goodwill House by Fenella J Miller is a marvelous historical novel that I thoroughly enjoyed. It is part of the Goodwill House series and can be read as a stand-alone. For maximum enjoyment and character progression, I recommend reading the books in order.

I loved meeting up with old friends as once more the doors of Goodwill House are thrown open. This time it is to accommodate land girls who enter as strangers but soon become friends. Lady Harcourt hands out hospitality and care with love.

The action is set in 1940 at the height of the Blitz. Goodwill House is in the Kent countryside, near an airfield and on the flight path to London. The German bombers create an atmosphere of terror at times, and are seen as an inconvenience at others, disturbing well needed sleep. Fenella J Miller has perfectly captured the fear and also the stoicism as Britons keep calm and carry on. The humble cup of tea revives many a wilting soul.

Morality is skewed in times of war. Love and liaisons are grabbed today as tomorrow is not guaranteed.

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