Comments on: Week Three of My #SummerofVintageKidLit – Canadian Summer! https://annarosejohnson.com/week-three-of-my-summerofvintagekidlit-canadian-summer/ Vintage & Timeless Stories Thu, 18 Jul 2019 23:34:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 By: Anna Rose Johnson https://annarosejohnson.com/week-three-of-my-summerofvintagekidlit-canadian-summer/#comment-243 Thu, 18 Jul 2019 23:34:52 +0000 https://annarosejohnson.com/?p=207735#comment-243 In reply to Sheila.

I am surprised that her books are not more popular, as I find her writing to be absolutely beautiful, and her characters are so compelling. I vividly recall reading “Friendly Gables” (the sequel to Canadian Summer) the Christmas I was eight years old, and I was just so delighted with the story. I reread it every few years.

I hope you will enjoy discovering her books! I’ve only read the Mitchells trilogy, but I’d love to read more.

]]> By: Sheila https://annarosejohnson.com/week-three-of-my-summerofvintagekidlit-canadian-summer/#comment-242 Thu, 18 Jul 2019 23:07:25 +0000 https://annarosejohnson.com/?p=207735#comment-242 My library has eight books by Hilda van Stockum and they are all Reference Only. I guess I will be spending a lot of time at the library sometime! The copy of Canadian Summer I am reading now was accessed via Inter-Library Loan from the University of Victoria, BC. I am mostly intrigued that an author I have never heard of has her books in special collections. Also surprised having taken a university-level children’s literature course to have never come across her before.

]]> By: Anna Rose Johnson https://annarosejohnson.com/week-three-of-my-summerofvintagekidlit-canadian-summer/#comment-229 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 23:48:32 +0000 https://annarosejohnson.com/?p=207735#comment-229 UPDATE 7/10

Loved revisiting this one, it’s an absolute gem…I first read it two years ago, and what stood out most in my mind from that read was a stunning description of a scenic vista on the Mitchells’ picnic. It is still one of my favorite scenes in the book! The writing reminds me of Elizabeth Enright mixed with L.M. Montgomery and Noel Streatfeild… A+!

I also appreciate the shifting POVs…I always like it in middle grade books when there are scenes from the parents’ perspective. It just adds an extra layer of characterization and dimension.

]]> By: Anna Rose Johnson https://annarosejohnson.com/week-three-of-my-summerofvintagekidlit-canadian-summer/#comment-224 Sat, 06 Jul 2019 21:55:15 +0000 https://annarosejohnson.com/?p=207735#comment-224 In reply to Julie Aamoth.

I hope you’ll be able to obtain a copy, Julie! It’s such a fun one, reminiscent of the Melendys 🙂

]]> By: Julie Aamoth https://annarosejohnson.com/week-three-of-my-summerofvintagekidlit-canadian-summer/#comment-223 Sat, 06 Jul 2019 20:38:17 +0000 https://annarosejohnson.com/?p=207735#comment-223 Have had trouble finding this. County library system doesn’t have it, don’t see it on Open Library, ebooks only has in audio version. Fortunately it seems like one can get a used copy inexpensively via Amazon, but that will take awhile. Look forward to reading it eventually, however.

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