Journal Entry 1 by kangaroo from Barnet, Greater London United Kingdom on Friday, April 02, 2004

This, as the name suggests, is connected with the Children's Fiction Virtual Book Box. I couldn't bear the thought of not knowing a) where the bookbox had got to, and c) what people had chosen to take out and to put in. Just call me Miss Nosy Parker.

So.

After some thought, I think that the easiest way of doing this is that when people ask you for a book from the book box, you make a journal entry in this book saying that you have sent it to them. That way we can see which books have been in, and the current list of books is not revealed to anybody save those reading the PMs.

Feel free to put in more information, eg why did you choose a particular book, but this isn't compulsory so don't worry too much about it.

Any questions - PM Kangaroo.

List of participants:

1. Adrienne10
2. Chelseagirl
3. kat-louise
4. loopy1
5. Camis
6. CatieB
7. tiggsybabes - skipped, maybe later?
8. wistfuldragon
9. Moondreamer (& daughters)
10. Elestr <-- here!
11. purple-pixie
12. weebly-boy
13. Back to Kangaroo

[edit - 24th Sept - Ruthwater is in too, after weebly-boy & before kangaroo] 

Journal Entry 2 by kangaroo from Barnet, Greater London United Kingdom on Wednesday, June 09, 2004

I am sending

The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy
Caldicott Place by Noel Streatfield
Making Friends by Margaret Mahy

to Adrienne10. I think she will be pleased with them! 

Journal Entry 3 by kangaroo from Barnet, Greater London United Kingdom on Wednesday, June 09, 2004

I'm also sending

Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm - Norman Hunter
Pongwiffy and the Pantomime - Kaye Umansky
My Naughty Little Sister Storybook - Dorothy Edwards

to chelseagirl and her son & daughter, kat-louise.
 

Journal Entry 4 by chelseagirl from Faringdon, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, June 09, 2004

Hmm, I think I understand this now ...... I (and kat-louise) took out the three books that Kangaroo mentioned, I also took out Enders Game by Orson Scott somebody or other (!).

 

Journal Entry 5 by adrienne10 from Seattle, Washington USA on Thursday, June 10, 2004

I am sending

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

to chelseagirl. 

Journal Entry 6 by loopy1 from Herne Bay, Kent United Kingdom on Friday, June 18, 2004

My turn to claim and pass on, I think!
I'm claiming please:
Watership Down - Richard Adams for eldest son who asked for it as soon as he saw it.
Goodnight Mister Tom - Michelle Magorian for middle son and also for me, because I love the book
Charlotte's Web - E. B. White requested by middle son as soon as he saw it.
Thanks, it's now moving again! 

Journal Entry 7 by kangaroo from Barnet, Greater London United Kingdom on Friday, June 18, 2004

As Loopy said, I am sending those three books to her - all sterling choices!

I'm so glad everybody's enjoying themselves so far :D 

Journal Entry 8 by camis from Tharston, Norfolk United Kingdom on Wednesday, June 23, 2004

My daughter (CaitieB) and I have claimed our books! I have PM'd Tiggsybabes, but she has asked to be skiiped as the books are too old for her daughter. So am PMing WistfulDragon who is next on the list 

Journal Entry 9 by WistfulDragon from Streatham, Greater London United Kingdom on Wednesday, June 23, 2004

I have asked Adrienne10 for The Giving Tree. I will pass the box on tonight, once I've had the chance to check the author of the book I am offering! (I am assuming we register the book just before sending, that way we avoid forgetting to keep hold of it!)
Is there anything in the rules against adding more books than you take out? I'm assuming that there won't be a problem as it won't increase the next person's postage *g*, but let me know if there is.

In case anyone is wondering about the big time gap - my pm to the next person went on walkabout in ths system somewhere, and I didn't check for a month! Come to think of it maybe I'd better pm Adrienne10 about the book I asked her for again, as that hasn't arrived either, so maybe the e-mail didn't (if you see what I mean!)

Ooh this is fun! I am sending five books to Moondreamer and family, being:
The Beast Master - Andre Norton
The Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage - Enid Blyton
Second Form at St Clare's - Enid Blyton
3-in-1 animal stories (The Children at Green Meadows, Six Cousins at Mistletoe Farm, More Adventures on Willow Farm) - Enid Blyton
Cart & Cwidder - Diana Wynne Jones

Some of these are fragile, being decades old and having had at least four readers - me and my sister, and two of the Dragonets. But they are still in a good enough state to be enjoyed one more time. 

Journal Entry 10 by Moondreamer from Sandhurst, Berkshire United Kingdom on Monday, August 02, 2004

Apologies for delay on this; something odd happened to first notification. With the second, for some reason I couldn't understand what to do...! May we call it end of term fever, please? Anyway, it now seems perfectly obvious, so very shortly we shall make our substitutions.

Thanks for organising, katie kangaroo!

 

Journal Entry 11 by Moondreamer from Sandhurst, Berkshire United Kingdom on Monday, August 09, 2004

This is at last moving onwards - forwarded to Elestr (Rissy's new screen-name). We (daughters and I) have taken out no less than 7, so I have said to Elestr that if she doessn't like our replacements, we'll either find her some others or put some of those we took out back in.

Older daughter (who journals under my screen-name as JJJ) is an Enid Blyton fan, so has asked for 'The Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage', 'Second Form at St.Clare's' and 'The Children at Green Meadows' etc.

Younger daughter, who is considering journalling (under my screen-name) as Howling Dragon, has chosen:
Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
A Castle of Bone by Penelope Farmer
The Beast Master by Andre Norton
The titles intrigued her - the only author we've heard of is Andre Norton. I must say, the titles intrigued me too!

Dianna Wynne Jones has been recommended to me, so I'd like Cart and Cwidder please (just to check out before passing on to the children, you understand!)

Thanks, everyone.

A brief update 17th February - Elestr e-mailed me a while ago that there was nothing in the 'box' that was suitable; it's only recently occurred to me to check whether she'd still sent it on - she hadn't, so I forwarded it to purple-pixie last night. 

Journal Entry 12 by purple-pixie from Nuneaton, Warwickshire United Kingdom on Thursday, March 03, 2005

Nothing for me or my son this time, so I've passed the "box" on to weebly-boy. 

Journal Entry 13 by weebly-boy from Northampton, Northamptonshire United Kingdom on Thursday, March 03, 2005

I have claimed

11. Horrible Histories - The Vicious Vikings by Terry Deary (caitieb)
12. The Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum (caitieb)

with my Mum's help! 

Journal Entry 14 by kangaroo from Barnet, Greater London United Kingdom on Thursday, March 10, 2005

Not bad, under a year to go round everybody.

I have asked Moondreamer for The Prisoner of Zenda and The Last Polar Bears, Camis for Juggling Lessons, Wistfuldragon for Mrs Pepperpot in the Magic Wood, and Weebly for The Dragon Who Couldn't Breathe Fire.

I feel a bit greedy, but I have sent out 10 books as part of this to 5 people, so it evens out really!


Thank you so much for playing, everybody, and I really hope you all found books that you enjoyed through it.