In the Hat

Where’s your favorite place to obtain them?

Anonymous asked: Where are you from?

New England! (go Pats!)

rogersplaidpants asked: Have you ever read The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews? I feel like you'd really like it.

Julie Andrews! Holy bananas. It’s on my to-read list now!

bzahhh asked: Were you ever into Animorphs as a kid? Boxcar Children? Goosebumps?? What's your favorite genre?

I don’t remember Animorphs, but I totally read every Boxcar Children and Goosebumps book I could get my hands on. My favorite genre, though, is fantasy. I just like when an author can create an entire new world for her characters.

Anonymous asked: What about the Sammy Keyes series? Juvenile fiction, but definitely worth checking out. Strong female heroine in a book for younger kids is always awesome.

Hmm, I haven’t heard of these either, but I will confess mysteries aren’t usually my favorite. Except Nate the Great. I loved Nate the Great.

readingtakesmeaway asked: Jillian Jiggs?

Nope…

Anonymous asked: If you could erase one book from the world forever, what book would it be? And it can't be a Twilight book.

Listen to me when I tell you this, my friend. By no means have I read anywhere near all the books in the world. But I still feel like I can safely say that the Twilight books are the WORST books that have ever been widely read. I have read a lot of other books that I didn’t like, but Twilight is not just a terrible story, it is TERRIBLY written. Teenagers write better fan fiction than that shit.

If there’s something you think is worse than Twilight, please tell me about it, because I have really gone through my memory of books, and nothing even comes close to how horrible those books are.

rogersplaidpants asked: Thoughts on Ella Enchanted?

Oh dear, I’ve never read this one either. I’m not entirely sure what it’s about. My expertise is a lie!

combatbootsandnothingelse asked: Have you heard of Mr. Boffin or The Three-Legged Cat? Those were my favourite books as a child.

Aw, I haven’t! There are a lot of children’s books I’ve never heard of, I’m sad to say.

booasaur replied to your post: do you have any picture book recommendations i can read to children and why you chose them? thank you :)

No King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub? :(

Oh no! I’ve never heard of that one!

rogersplaidpants asked: This isn't a question about books, but you should check out the website bookseer.

Oh man, this looks fun! Thanks for the info!

readingtakesmeaway replied to your link: Please. Ask me about books. Nothing makes me happier.

top 10 books?

I feel like every time someone asks me this, the list changes a little bit, but let’s see what I come up with now! These are not necessarily in order of how much I love them. That would be almost impossible.

1. A Wrinkle in Time
2. Little Women
3. The Amber Spyglass
4. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
5. The Cider House Rules
6. The Giver
7. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
8. The Graveyard Book
9. The Hero and the Crown
10. I Shall Wear Midnight