Welcome back to Throwback Thursday Maggie and Lauren’sd, Brainchild. This week we are going to tackle the kind of reading culture you grew up with. Should be fun.
This week it’s Maggie’s turn to pick and this week’s prompt is: Reading Culture and Books.
Who were the readers in your family?
We all were avid readers encouraged by Mum and Dad. It was only my next brother who was not a reader. It turned out he is dyslexic… Not known in those days. He is an avid reader now!
Were there some people who did not like to read or could not read?
Yes as I said above my next brother. School was no good for him and how ever hard my parents tried they could not get him reading. The army sorted him out and he did well.
Did your family subscribe to the newspaper?
I don’t remember….no I don’t think we did… My Dad did take the Catholic Herald.
If you did get the paper, was your Sunday newspaper considered special? What part did you enjoy?
I really don’t remember, but when I got older I always loved the quizzes and crosswords.
Did your home have books strewn around? Hardbacks or paperbacks?
There were books in every room mostly hard back but paper backs too. Always tidy though never seen around. Dad loved books he always told us never throw books away always pass them on ….we all do to this day.
Did you frequent the library at school?
Yes we all did .
How about the local community library? Did you have a library card?
I loved the Library, it was quite a long bus ride away. We all had library cards. I used to help out at the children’s on Saturdays and during the summer holidays..I loved having somewhere to go and a job to do everyday. I always felt very grown up!
What was the first book you remember reading?
A beautiful illustrated book of The Brothers Grims Fairytales.
Did you have a collection of books (Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Happy Hollisters, etc?)
Enid Blyton’s Famous Five also her Noddy Books, and Rupert the Bear.
Originally by Rupert Bear ; Mary Tourtel (1920–1935) then
Alfred Bestall (1935–1974)
Freddie Chaplain (1965–1978)
James Henderson (1978–1990)
Ian Robinson (1990–2002)
Did you read comic books? If so, what titles?
Yes, Dandy, Beano, Bunty, and Jackie.
Did you end up a bookworm, a casual reader, or someone who read only when required?
I am a casual reader but if a book takes my mind I wl read it cover to cover in one go!!
Is there a book from your childhood you would like to read again? If so, what book?
What Katy Did.
What book or books have been extremely meaningful or influential in your life?
A Thousand Splendid Suns is a 2007 novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini.
And
The Devil’s Arithmetic a historical fiction time slip novel written by American author Jane Yolen and published in 1988. The book is about Hannah Stern, a Jewish girl who lives in New Rochelle, New York and is sent back in time to experience the Holocaust.
BONUS QUESTION: What book(s) do you frequently gift to others? Why?
A Thousand Splendid Suns.
willowdot21 
You sound like me, Willow. When a book truly engages me, I do not want to put it down! I also have an affinity for beautifully illustrated books. They are such a treasure to hold.
Yes I have always loved illustrated books, I think, Maggie that is why I like to illustrate my posts 💜💜
That’s understandable!
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Ooh, I like this!!!
Well do join in I bet it would be an interesting post 💜
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A lifetime of reading 😊
Yes indeed 💜