tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post6654438881868621129..comments2024-03-25T10:40:44.493+11:00Comments on Momo celebrating time to read: Nicholas at the library by Hazel Hutchins illustrated by Ruth OhiMomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-69433491031935090292012-01-11T01:45:50.342+11:002012-01-11T01:45:50.342+11:00I remember you! When I realized you were blogging...I remember you! When I realized you were blogging from Australia a little switch went "click" in my memory and I thought "is it possible?" It is possible! Lovely to connect with you again. I've put a link to your blog on my facebook account and I know others have already enjoyed dropping by. Cheers!Hazel Hutchinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968234406731452000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-77510604677007368542012-01-09T20:12:04.109+11:002012-01-09T20:12:04.109+11:00Hazel I should also say a BIG thank you for commen...Hazel I should also say a BIG thank you for commenting on my blog I get such a thrill when I hear from a real author!Momohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-12990580707770906632012-01-09T20:08:04.817+11:002012-01-09T20:08:04.817+11:00Thanks for this comment Hazel. I did meet you in ...Thanks for this comment Hazel. I did meet you in 1994 I lived in Sundre Alberta on teacher exchange for a year. Not sure where you signed my book but you did!!Momohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519100335449886261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-48205896039225902612012-01-09T07:02:27.777+11:002012-01-09T07:02:27.777+11:00Thank you for including Nicholas at the Library in...Thank you for including Nicholas at the Library in your blog. It is lovely to see it used in such an interesting manner, many years after publication, and on the other side of the globe.<br /><br />I still wander the stacks at my local library. The books I find there standing side by side – the new, the nearly new and the old but not discarded – enrich my world, and my writing, in so many ways.<br /><br />Best regards<br />Hazel Hutchins<br />Canmore, Alberta, CanadaHazel Hutchinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968234406731452000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-45382255994667595252012-01-09T06:58:34.890+11:002012-01-09T06:58:34.890+11:00Thank you for including "Nicholas at the Libr...Thank you for including "Nicholas at the Library" in your blog. It is so lovely to see it used in such an interesting manner, many years after publication, and on the other side of the globe.<br /><br /><br />I still enjoy wandering the stacks at my local libary. The unexpected discoveries in the books I find there standing side by side - the new, the gently aged and the old but not discarded - enrich my world, and my writing, in so many ways.<br /><br /><br />Best regards<br />Hazel Hutchins<br />Canmore, Alberta, CanadaHazel Hutchinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968234406731452000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821390212670284004.post-42276261131981163422012-01-09T06:50:32.936+11:002012-01-09T06:50:32.936+11:00I smiled broadly as I read this post.
When I wa...I smiled broadly as I read this post. <br /><br />When I was a teenager, I discovered so many wonderful books by wandering through the library stacks, pulling books out at random and taking them home to see what magic they held. It was the early 1960's and the books in the local library were mostly aged hardcovers without adornment or paper dust jackets. The covers were a solid, plan colour with only the title and author printed on the spine. No reviews. No hint of what it might hold. <br /><br />But ohhhh … how quickly one knew when one stumbled upon a gem. Many of them had been sitting there for years and years, forgotten but not discarded. One of the main reasons I became a writer, I think, is because of the way in which I was allowed to discover so much great literature simply by wandering the stacks. (The other main reason is the love of literature my parents passed on to me. Hurrah for people who love to read!)<br /><br />I still wander the stacks at my local library. I pick up books at random... fiction and non fiction, science, literature, biology, physics, thriller, mysteries. The unexpected discoveries enrich my world, and my writing, in so many ways.<br /><br />Thank you for including Nicholas at the Library in your blog. It is so lovely to see it used in such an interesting manner, many years after publication, and on the other side of the globe.<br /><br />Best regards<br />Hazel Hutchins<br />Canmore, Alberta, CanadaHazel Hutchinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968234406731452000noreply@blogger.com