Can You Imagine?
I’ve been inspired by some wonderfully imaginative books lately. Most recently, I just finished reading Anne of Green Gables for the very first time. I’m not sure how I escaped girlhood without entering the magical mind of Anne Shirley! But I’m thrilled to have finally made her acquaintance, and am going to try and read the rest of L.M. Montgomery’s series before my August visit to Prince Edward Island. (I’ll just happen to be up there this summer during the 100th anniversary celebration of the book’s publication.)
Another young adult book that passed me by in childhood was recently recommended by a co-worker. I absolutely loved the play-on-words journey of Milo in The Phantom Tollbooth, a fantasy travel tale like nothing I’ve ever read before. I’ve passed along my copy for others to enjoy, but look forward to reading it again before summer’s end.
And the other night I read a unique “visual novel” – Mr. Fooster Traveling on a Whim is a short work of creative genius! It won’t hit bookshelves till early June, but you can see and hear portions of it online now. This book also introduced me to the work of illustrator Craig Frazier and his imaginative animations. (Click on any of the circles to view his short moving stories.)
I never read Anne of Green Gables either, but I LOVED the Phantom Tollbooth. I read it again a few years ago and still thought it was great. Thanks for reminding me about this book – I’ll have to get it for Lucas when he’s old enough!
Og Kelly …. so glad you discovered Anne! I devoured all of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s books when I was young and love them all to this day. They made a really good movie adaptation of the books which you should try to see. There was also a CBC TV series called ‘Road to Avonlea’ which was also very good – some of the services like Netflix might have them available.
The trip to PEI is still on … hope you pass through Ontario one the way. I am tentatively planning a trip to NYC in September for a week – I hope! More details to follow. And I just got back from a week in Southern Italy which was wonderful!
Hi – If you love Anne, we invite you to come see our musical in PEI…Anne & Gilbert, The Musical
Big international hit these days…so tickets can be tough to get in PEI…Although, there are still tickets in August.
You can find out more about the play, based on Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island at http://www.AnneAndGilbert.com
Have a great time on the Island!
Ooh, if you liked Anne, please read the Emily series too (Emily of New Moon, etc)… one of my favorites, and for some reason stuck with me more than Anne.