tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post8739562996469311948..comments2024-02-27T10:50:27.922+00:00Comments on Books, Mud and Compost. And Horses.: Christmas RecommendationsJane Badgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-67177746857149667472008-12-18T09:06:00.000+00:002008-12-18T09:06:00.000+00:00Juxtabook - I do know what you mean. When I used ...Juxtabook - I do know what you mean. When I used to edit other people's stuff, I sometimes used to get so goggled by wild apostrophising I would have to go back to my textbooks to reassure myself that I did know how to use them!<BR/><BR/>Susan - good point. I am going to do a proper review of her in the New Year (my to be read pile is not good, but my to be reviewed pile is even worse!)Jane Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-22645209373731100882008-12-18T02:44:00.000+00:002008-12-18T02:44:00.000+00:00Don't forget The Perfect Distance by Kim Ablon Whi...Don't forget The Perfect Distance by Kim Ablon Whitney.....another great read still available in hardcover!Susan in Bostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078598375711946460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-50098226622680697772008-12-17T19:01:00.000+00:002008-12-17T19:01:00.000+00:00I can use apostrophes - honestly! Sometimes I thin...I can use apostrophes - honestly! Sometimes I think I marked apostrophe riddled work so long that my mind eeds to put then in anywhere and everywhere now.Juxtabookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102279698993288454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-52830548448159357352008-12-17T08:42:00.000+00:002008-12-17T08:42:00.000+00:00Thanks Juxtabook. It's true - covers don't always...Thanks Juxtabook. It's true - covers don't always tell the whole story, alas.Jane Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-22673361724414013902008-12-14T20:41:00.000+00:002008-12-14T20:41:00.000+00:00Very useful - thank you. Especially the 'what to a...Very useful - thank you. Especially the 'what to avoid' list - I wish more people would do that when making receommendations. With kids books, especially one's aimed at girls I think, it is really hard to judge from a bookshop flick-thru. Even good books can have silly covers, and the silly books don't always announce themselves properly!Juxtabookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102279698993288454noreply@blogger.com