tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post7506776413494573845..comments2024-03-21T02:24:43.249-04:00Comments on The Enchanted Inkpot: Thankful For FantasyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01918754552937294606noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-78332048069510766482012-11-20T15:20:03.688-05:002012-11-20T15:20:03.688-05:00So hard to pick just one! But the first book I'...So hard to pick just one! But the first book I'll put on my shelf is Susan Cooper's THE DARK IS RISING, which brought history and myth and music and magic together in powerful new ways for me. And then next to it, I'll add some more books that helped shape who I am and how I write: THE PERILOUS GARD and ENCHANTRESS FROM THE STARS and WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE and BLACK HEARTS IN BATTERSEA and TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN...Amy Butler Greenfieldhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1253014838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-65593349704170438712012-11-20T09:47:43.593-05:002012-11-20T09:47:43.593-05:00I forgot Tove Jansson! I used to looooove those bo...I forgot Tove Jansson! I used to looooove those books. TY for the reminder!Kit Grindstaffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-76928814237367951372012-11-20T09:46:31.378-05:002012-11-20T09:46:31.378-05:00I'm most thankful for Philip Pullman's HIS...I'm most thankful for Philip Pullman's HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy for setting me firmly on my writing path. Such fabulous world building, and I adored Lyra Bellacqua. Then, I'm thankful to Harry Potter for blasting the kidlit market so wide open (and for the books!), Kate diCamillo's THE MAGICIAN'S ELEPHANT for making me laugh and cry, Stefan Bachmann's recent wonderful/magical THE PECULIAR for the same, Laurie Halse Anderson's work for showing me how gritty one can get...and so many more!Kit Grindstaffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-58076749039258546112012-11-20T09:41:49.555-05:002012-11-20T09:41:49.555-05:00I am sure my answer would change with every day, b...I am sure my answer would change with every day, but today Edward Eager pops out for me, too -- especially SEVEN DAY MAGIC, where the magic comes from what each kid finds in a book. And not always very nice magic, either.katherine catmullnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-80841880805415617662012-11-19T22:24:01.879-05:002012-11-19T22:24:01.879-05:00I'm grateful for many, many books! And can ne...I'm grateful for many, many books! And can never limit myself to just one. But, bending the rules, I'm taking this moment to express my gratitude for a whole shelf's worth of fantasy books: the Oz books, the Narnia books, Lord of the Rings, E. Nesbit, Tom's Midnight Garden (Philippa Pearce), Edward Eager's Half Magic and Knight's Castle, and all the wonderful Moomin books by Tove Jansson. There! I jammed a lot of goodness into that one shelf!Anne Nesbetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-62966944007763195552012-11-19T21:30:09.659-05:002012-11-19T21:30:09.659-05:00There are so many fantasy books I am thankful for,...There are so many fantasy books I am thankful for, but the two that jump out the most for me would have to be The Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter. Those two series where just so brilliantly done and absolutely swept me up in to the world and lives of the characters.Orchidhttp://twitter.com/HauntedOrchidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-79199842596874933372012-11-19T21:17:15.896-05:002012-11-19T21:17:15.896-05:00Some here I haven't read--good suggestions! I ...Some here I haven't read--good suggestions! I guess I'd have to say LOTR, uninspired an answer as that is. My household didn't read that much fantasy, and Tolkien's books were a revelation to me. They weren't the first fantasies I"d read by any means (I was already in high school when I discovered them) but I'd never been sucked into a world like that. I read the trilogy nonstop, barely sleeping, over a couple of days, then ran out and got my hands on The Hobbit. What a legacy that man left us.Ellen Booraemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-62522182660336032142012-11-19T07:34:33.463-05:002012-11-19T07:34:33.463-05:00Great post. I loved reading the answers. It's ...Great post. I loved reading the answers. It's a tough question. This year I'm grateful for The False Prince. I love that book.Natalie Aguirrehttp://www.facebook.com/people/Natalie-Aguirre/100000307408111noreply@blogger.com