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sigh Die Kleine Hexe and Jim Knopf .... those are indeed fabulous. Thanks for bringing them up Areanor I've got a few of Die Kleine Hexe for Yo, and Jim Knopf we have the video. I just need to get her into German more

It's tough.. it really is. Our 'common' language at home has always been English. When we were living in Egypt I did speak a lot more German (Swiss German) with her than now here. There there was much more a 'multi-lingual' environment and when coming here she had some catching up to do on the English - so much so that now we have a huge backlog in German and... I must admit, because I'm lazy too. Being the only one here and not having any German speaking friends around... it's hard. I know I must try harder

And thanks for the links Sharkey: I'll check 'em out :mrgreen:
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I put the CDRom game based on Astrid Lindgrens Ronja Räubertochter for Yo in your package....

And still in Leukerbad, where most of my children books stand now, is a German copy of Momo and the Neverending Story. just in case....

(BTW in my mother's appartment also is a Video and DVD lector... and a few German cassettes and DVDs like the Urmel... should I leave you a key, after all????)

Oh... and speaking of Preussler: Krabat.. that is faboulous!

Ronja Räubertochter is available on DVD now...I want to get it but I'm a bit embarrassed.

I've not been much of a fantasy reader, but Chronicles of Narnia are next on my reading list. However, this thread has reminded me of something. Leoba, when I left England we talked about you putting a list together of good books you thought I should read. Any chance you could still do that for me? :mrgreen:

And when Fala gets around to joining this site I'll ask her to take a peek in here and add her two cents. She is a wealth of info when it comes to fantasy books.
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Rodia, I'll see if our public library has that book - it has quite a good Polish selection, apparently, because of the high Polish demographic in the municipality. Then I'll tackle my mother in law.

Alandriel Pratchett's The Colour of Magic is the first but also IMO, the weakest and least entertaining of the Diskworld books. I read many out of sequence and enjoyed them enormously and when I finally read the first, was very disappointed with it.

Try, instead, The Truth (a spoof on the media) or Interesting Times, or Wyrd Sisters, Thief of Time, Small Gods...very funny!

I read him for the humour and his marvellous parodying of history and culture, rather than for the fantasy.

Imp, in that case I recommend and give full titles:

Kroniki Jakuba Wedrowycza by Andrzej Pilipiuk
Noteka 2015 by Konrad T. Lewandowski

They're short stories...I could list dozens of other books but your poor mother in law!!!

Rholarowyn wrote:

Leoba, when I left England we talked about you putting a list together of good books you thought I should read. Any chance you could still do that for me? :mrgreen:

Thought you 'should' read or thought you might like? :mrgreen: If, as I recall, we're talking historical fiction I might be able to help. Was there anything else... in an archery history line? I can't recall!

What Imp said, Alandriel..
Wyrd sisters was the one I would recommed, too..
The german title is "MacBest"
Though I still try to figure Sean Bean as Lord Felmet... :mrgreen:

Have you ever heard of "Petterson and Findus" by Sven Nordqvist?
very nice for kiddies...

areanor wrote:

Have you ever heard of "Petterson and Findus" by Sven Nordqvist?

Take a look and fall in love! :mrgreen:

Findus and Petterson

Aww!

Aww! again (notice the cows in the background!)

Hilarious story and drawings, amazing, funny details, the cutest cat in the world... Heck, I still enjoy them! :mrgreen:

LOL, Sharkey, I would have guessed YOU would know them...

I fell in love especially with the "Muckla" - I wonder if they are called "Muckla" up in your country, too....

Another thing...
ah, what the heck, I'll open a new thread..... :mrgreen:

Did you know I was looking for this thread here for nearly ten minutes in talk, until I realised there were new fora?

Alandriel, this isn't strictly fantasy, but I was recalling your continual search for good children's books and a little light bulb suddenly flicked on in my head. :idea:

Has Yasmeen read any of the Mrs Pepperpot books by Alf Proysen?

And Joyce Lankester Brisley's Milly-Molly-Mandy books?
If there are any fans of the latter, I found this site. :mrgreen: They're really rather dated but I loved them as a child.

The Story of Holly and Ivy by Rumur Godden is another I adored (I remember reading it cover to cover in an evening when I was 6 and it was my book from school). I know I've mentioned it before and failed to 'sell' it to you, but do check out the Amazon reviews.

There's also Tottie: the story of a doll's house, Also by Rumur Godden. (Amazon link). I suppose, with hindsight it was a little sinister. But i re-read it countless times as an 7-9 yo and was thrilled, but never scared.

Since we're so into Swedes here, I recommend a book by the Swedish Winner of the 1909 Nobel Prize for Literature, Selma Lagerlöf. Her Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige (1906) [The Wonderful Adventures of Nils] is a fantastic book. It's suitable for both children and adults, and in addition to being a great story, it's also a good way of learning Swedish geography.

It's (mostly) about Nils Holgersson, who gets shrinked - that sounded horrible, but it's what happened! - and travels through Sweden with a pack of geese. Amazing tale.

areanor wrote:

LOL, Sharkey, I would have guessed YOU would know them...

I fell in love especially with the "Muckla" - I wonder if they are called "Muckla" up in your country, too....

Probably not. What's Muckla?

Leoba wrote:

Has Yasmeen read any of the Mrs Pepperpot books by Alf Proysen?

:cheers

Sees Findus and dies

I grew up with tapes and books of Findus!!!!!!!!!!!1 i miss those books!!!!!!!!! *whails* i tried finding themm everywhere but they don't sell it anymore!!!

*sigh* classics. what about the little polar bear??

I love The Little Polar Bear!!!

:mrgreen:

satch wrote:

Robert Heinlein - Stranger in a strange land (which on second glance isn't actually fantasy. I don't actually know who's it is... Steve, is this yours? Lol)

Yes, and you've no idea how much you owe on the late return fees, young "lady".

I'm not much into Fantasy - more Sci-Fi.

In fact Tolkien is about it. I tried Stephen Donaldson, didn't like it. I tried GG Kay (Tigana), which Estel *loves*, and kinda liked it. McCaffrey, the only Dragonslayer book I have and like is the last one, All The Weyrs Of Pern which has a very Sci-Fi feel to it.

EDIT - there are only three bits of fantasy other than Tolkien that I find highly entertaining:

1 Election pledges by Republicans, Democrats, Labour, Conservatives and Liberals.

2 The timetable for the 114 bus in London and for any Virgin train.

3 "We'll be right back after these commercials."

TheLidlessEyes wrote:

satch wrote:

Robert Heinlein - Stranger in a strange land (which on second glance isn't actually fantasy. I don't actually know who's it is... Steve, is this yours? Lol)

Yes, and you've no idea how much you owe on the late return fees, young "lady".

Pssssh, Pan borrowed it first .

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love The Little Polar Bear!!!

Now that could be taken a number of ways

Lidless, the Pern books are sci-fi. Ends up with a lot of scientific messing about and reasoning. But the harper books (Harper of Pern etc) are actually quite readable.

for heavens sake Din it is a childrens book. take your pervy thoughts elsewhere

Lars, the Polar bear?
Yes, good one. Also made into a series and film.

Jae. If I only knew you could read them in German I would send the Findus books to you. They're soooo popular over here. I can't believe they don't sell them in Holland anymore.

Alandriel. Laura's Star? Though it's a german book by Klaus Baumgart, maybe it's already translated?

Sharkey. Have you seen the Findus movies? The Muckla are these tiny creatures that carry the king's letter to Findus away. Or the ones that hijack his rocket. I think only Findus can see them..

But if you like to look here, they're everywhere on the CD-rom cover or here, the one hiding in the coffee cup......

Leoba, yes it was the historical fiction realm we were talking about and no it doesn't have to be archery related. Just good reading. :mrgreen: