tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post5593454892214116028..comments2024-03-19T18:50:41.090+11:00Comments on Literacy, families and learning: 2009 Children's Book Council Australia Awards AnnouncedTrevor Cairneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743409298855125040noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-50022078280561946262009-08-24T08:54:06.223+10:002009-08-24T08:54:06.223+10:00Thanks Patrick, you can tell me the bird story whe...Thanks Patrick, you can tell me the bird story when next I see you at college. Cheers, TrevorTrevor Cairneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743409298855125040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-490949108497502172009-08-24T00:23:50.937+10:002009-08-24T00:23:50.937+10:00Hi Trevor,
I love your posts about children's...Hi Trevor,<br /><br />I love your posts about children's books and literature! Thanks for writing them. :-)<br /><br />Speaking of which, I've always had in the back of my mind that I'd like to write a children's book someday. I think it's at least in part because I fell in love C.S. Lewis' <i>The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe</i>, and so would love to share my delight with a new generation of kids one day, God willing. It was the first book I ever read in its entirety in English after arriving from Europe and having to learn English for the first time when I was 4 or 5 y/o. It felt like a bit of an accomplishment! Not to mention the story is of course wonderful.<br /><br />Also: "This delightful book is the story of a little boy who finds a bird with an injured wing. He takes the bird home and with his parents help, and some rest, time and a dash of hope will the bird will fly again?"<br /><br />Maybe I'll have to tell you more in person, but this exact story actually happened to me. I found a pigeon with a broken wing when I was a kid, and, after begging my mom for permission, was allowed to take it home and nurture it back to health. OK, to be fair, it was mainly my mom who nurtured the pigeon back to health, not me -- which (like all good mothers) she probably knew was bound to happen in the end!<br /><br />Anyway, thanks again for the post, Trevor. It's always encouraging to read what you write. :-)<br /><br />patrickPatrick Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16095377877712197984noreply@blogger.com