From the Bookshelf of Should have read classics

The Borrowers
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December 1, 2011
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December 31, 2011
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Looking back over this year at children's classics that have been nominated but not featured yet and thou…more

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What Members Thought

Laura
FRom BBC Radio 4 Extra:
Adaptation of the children's classic following the adventures of the tiny Clock family. Stars Clare Corbett.


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Stephanie
Sep 17, 2024 rated it really liked it
My mama read this to me when I was little, and re-reading it as an adult has been a treat. The description of the home of the little family under the floorboards is delightful, and the writing is wonderfully humorous. The story is almost sad, though, so I'll read on in the hopes that the borrowers fared well! ...more
Lisa
Dec 09, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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I wish that I would have read this when I was a child, but somehow missed this one. A fun, little book that keeps moving and gets one to imagine a whole new world under the floorboards. Nice to think that this is where all my misplaced items go, must be a huge nest of socks somewhere in my house!
Michele Abrams Lehn
Jan 30, 2012 rated it it was ok
Quick, easy read. Just not as fun as I remember it.
Maria
Not much say other than sweet story.
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May 12, 2009 rated it liked it
Monika Ingram
May 23, 2009 rated it it was amazing
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Oct 31, 2009 rated it really liked it
Michele
Mar 20, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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Rhiannon
Jul 25, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Nov 06, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Mo
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Dec 01, 2011 marked it as to-read
Shannon
Dec 02, 2011 rated it really liked it
Caleb
Dec 04, 2011 rated it really liked it
Sam
Dec 06, 2011 is currently reading it
Laura
Dec 13, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Dec 18, 2011 rated it really liked it
Epee
Dec 20, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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Janie
Mar 01, 2012 marked it as to-read
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Jun 02, 2013 rated it liked it
Nikki Dear
Jun 30, 2016 marked it as to-read
Vanice
Dec 03, 2016 rated it it was amazing
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Nov 02, 2020 rated it liked it
Dublin37
May 20, 2023 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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