A shelf of books on books

• How Australian Literature Grew by E. Moodie Heddle
• Authors and Illustrators of Australian Children's Books by Walter McVitty
• Hold Fast to Dreams by Leslie Rees
• Seven Little Billabongs by Brenda Niall
• A Journey of Discovery by Ivan Southall
• The Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature by Stella Lees and Pam Macintyre
• A History of Australian Children's Literature II by Maurice Saxby
• A History of Australian Children's Literature by Maurice Saxby
• The Proof of the Puddin' by Maurice Saxby
• Drawn from the Heart by Ron Brooks
• The Literature of Australia by Nicholas Jose
• Koalas, Kangaroos and Kookaburras: 200 Australian Children's Books and Illustrations 1857-1988 by Robert Holden
• Dromkeen: A Home for Australian Children's Literature

One of my favourite genres - books about books. Books about Aussie children's books are even better, and this shelf is full of them. If I've ever written anything knowledgable and erudite about a book then I probably found the information in one if these. I am not very clever without them!

Do you have any favourite books on books?

More of my bookshelves here.

 

A shelf of living science

 

• The Mystery of the Periodic Table by Benjamin D. Wiker
• Always Inventing: A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell by Tom L. Matthews
• Bomb by Steve Sheinken
• Ordinary Genius: Albert Einstein by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson
• The Chemical History of a Candle by Michael Faraday
• A Little History of Science by William Bynum
• A Briefer History of Time by Stephen Hawking with Leonard Mlodinow
• Dr. George Washington Carver by Shirley Graham and George D. Lipscomb
• Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity by Robert Cwiklik
• Uncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks
• The Mould in Dr Florey's Coat by Eric Lax
• Michael Faraday: Father of Electronics by Charles Ludwig
• Isaac Newton: Inventor, Scientist and Teacher by John Hudson Tiner
• George Washington Carver: Man's Slave becomes God's Scientist by David Collins
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
• Longitude: The true story of a Lone Genius who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of his Time by Dava Sobel
• A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionised the Cosmos by Dava Sobel
• A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock by Evelyn Fox Keller
• The Monk in the Garden: The Lost and Found Genius of Gregor Mendel, Father of Genetics by Robin Marantz Henig
• The Boy Scientist: From Gallileo to Einstein and with Do-It-Yourself Experiments Included by John Lewellen

This shelf may not be a pretty as the previous two, but it contains some particularly interesting books. I've been doing a bit of planning for Jemimah's secondary school science, so our shelves of living science books are getting a bit of attention right now.

Have any of you gone textbook-free through to Year 12? I'm going to try.

 

A shelf of Children's classics

• The 23rd Psalm illustrated by Michael Hague
• The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, illustrated by Michael Hague
• Alphabears by Kathleen Hague, illustrated by Michael Hague
• The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham, illustrated by Michael Hague
• Michael Hague's Favourite Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales
• A Siamese Fairy Tale by W. Somerset Maugham illustrated by Fleur Brofos Asmussen
• The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling illustrated by Nicola Bayley
• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll illustrated by S. Michelle Wiggins
• Bonjour, Babar by Jean de Brunhoff
• Stuart Little by E. B. White illustrated by Garth Williams
• A Treasury of Kate Greenaway Stories
• The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi and Roberto Innocenti
• The Wombles by Elisabeth Beresford illustrated by Nick Price
• The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien illustrated by Michael Hague
• Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie illustrated by Scott Gustafson
• Charlotte's Web by E. B. White, illustrated by Garth Williams
• Paddington Treasury by Michael Bond

There are some very beautiful illustrated editions of those-books-children-must-read. Here are some of them. I have a soft spot for Michael Hague's illustrations, as you can see!

I'm enjoying these posts. I hope you are too.  Is your favourite children's classic pictured here?  Tell me about it!  Let me know in the comments if you'd like to hear more about one of the books pictured.

Yes, I'm still loving our new library.  We went to purchase more bookshelves for the opposite wall from IKEA last week, but did you know there is a nation-wide shortage of Expidit bookcases?  We'll have to wait for a month for more to arrive.  The things we need to endure.  Sigh.

A shelf of Australian treasures

• Mr & Mrs Bear and Friends by May Gibbs
• Stout Fellows: Chum, Angelina Wallaby, Um-Pig and Flip by Dorothy Wall
• The Enchanted Forest by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite and Gregory Outhwaite
• Budgeree Bill: An Australian Story for Little Australians by W J O'Neill
• Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner
• Magic Australia by Nuri Mass
• Scott's in Gumnut Land by May Gibbs
• The Muddle-Header Wombat by Ruth Park
• The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay
• Snugglepot and Cuddlepie by May Gibbs
• Blinky Bill by Dorothy Wall
• The Gumnut Land Adventures by May Gibbs
• The Flyaway Highway by Norman Lindsay
• A Tiny Story of Blinky Bill by Dorothy Wall
• The Complete Adventures of Blinky Bill by Dorothy Wall
• The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay
• Nittybub and Nittersing by May Gibbs

It's been one of those super busy weeks where we've sort of had to condense five days of school into three, and every extra minute has been taken up with important stuff that can't be put off.  I do have a couple of posts in the planning, but they're not going to get done this week at least.

In the mean time, and because nobody leaves me nice messages if I don't post, and I'm getting sad and lonely and downright miserable, here's a shelf from our library (I love typing that!) for you to have a browse through.  Don't you love stickying at people's bookshelves?  I do, but you already know that.

Below the photo is a list of books from left to right.  You'll notice a couple of copies of Magic Pudding, and two of Blinky Bill.  That's the way it is sometimes.

It turns out that I've had a bit to say about many of these books, and in that case I've linked to the post.  Some of these are actual reviews; others are just a bit of chat.  Some have photos of the insides of the book too, and if you're anything like me, you'll love looking at the delightful illustrations.

Let me know in the comments if you'd like to see more shelves like this. Or if you'd like to hear about any of the books here.

I'll be back next week with something a bit more erudite.  Have a nice weekend!