Monday, January 11, 2010

The Railway Children by E. Nesbit


This book is one of my personal favorites. I would rate it 9 out of 10.
The children's (Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis) father goes off on "business" and they and their mother move out to the country near a railway station, where they make friends with the porter Perks, a hound in a red jersey, and a Elderly Gentleman who is extremely kind. Just talking about this book reminds me that I need to read it again. My favorite character is Perks the porter, he has a delightful accent and is very funny.
-Carolyn

2 comments:

elizabethmarie said...

Aww this is a great idea to have a blog for book reviews! :) Awesome.

And this sounds like a good book, Carolyn... I want to read it now! =)

Liz

Amy Dashwood said...

I enjoyed this book too--I'd say it's written for ages 10-14, but the older you get the more you appreciate it!