I was talking to hubby today about things we read when we were kids, and it dawned on me that many folks here wouldn't know these authors.
Which got me to wondering, how did the country you grew up in influence the kind of books that were available to you?
For me, growing up in Portugal meant reading a few portuguese authors, like Alice Vieira (who remains my favorite to this day), Ilse Losa and the duo Ana Maria Magalhães & Isabel Alçada. But I also read all of Countess of Ségur's work (Sofie's Misfortunes, anyone?) and of course all of Enid Blyton I could get my hands on.
There were also a few scattered works, like Edmondo de Amicis' Heart rolleyes and a few of the classics like Jules Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days.
So, you international folks out there, what did you read when you were a kid?
Which got me to wondering, how did the country you grew up in influence the kind of books that were available to you?
For me, growing up in Portugal meant reading a few portuguese authors, like Alice Vieira (who remains my favorite to this day), Ilse Losa and the duo Ana Maria Magalhães & Isabel Alçada. But I also read all of Countess of Ségur's work (Sofie's Misfortunes, anyone?) and of course all of Enid Blyton I could get my hands on.
There were also a few scattered works, like Edmondo de Amicis' Heart rolleyes and a few of the classics like Jules Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days.
So, you international folks out there, what did you read when you were a kid?
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