Fiction
Paddington V
Michael Bond in the Paddington series of five 'Paddington At Large' is the last one that I have read. This is one where Paddington has a day out with a friend, goes on television, makes a snack, helps out a neighbor the only way that he knows how, and makes Christmas special once again. All the illustrations in this volume as well as the other four volumes were drawn by Peggy Fortnum as pencil sketches of Mr. Paddington Brown of Number 32 Windsor Gardens, London.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Paddington III
Michael Bond has written further adventures of Paddington and in this third installment entitled 'Paddington Helps Out' this bear who has quite the knack of getting in trouble but not really meaning to will learn what is wrong and figure out how to make it right unless it works out on its own. Paddington helps out by doing laundry, caring for the sick, helping a friend at work along with a few other adventures. From my adult perspective on this edition one learns that one can learn from the younger.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Paddington II
Michael Bond has written a second children's book entitled 'More About Paddington'. In this edition to the series Paddington will learn about how to decorate, spot trouble while learning new skills and what Christmas is all about. Reading this novel from an adult perspective one would think more about just how to be a better person to all no matter how one is treated just how Paddington does with his neighbor at various times and whomever he meets out in the community on his daily jaunts out. To me Paddington Bear is a bear for all seasons of growing.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Paddington
Michael Bond wrote a series of children's novels and the first one is entitled 'A Bear Called Paddington'. This is the story that introduces a bear from Darkest Peru to the city of London and the Brown family. Paddington is found sitting on a bench at the train station when he is spotted by the Brown family of Mr. and Mrs., Judy and Harry and Mrs. Bird. One aspect of this bear known as Paddington is that he has a love of marmalade sandwiches. In this first book Paddington has many adventures from exploring his new home to going shopping and even making new friends. I have read this book as a child and I even like this one more as an adult.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
The Sword
'The Sword' is book one of a series of Oddny Einarsdottir. It is a historical fiction novel written by Lilypearl Colman. The story is all about how Oddny a woman of substance is kidnapped and adapts her life as a slave in Scandavian countries of Norway and Finland. Oddny does what she is told to do and at times she finds out more of the people who have kidnapped her and for what reason. The author offers pronunciation keys for characters names and places and even some illustrations of the equipment that Oddny uses in her captivity.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
"Feedback Frontier"
In the dynamic city of Horizonville, where imagination exceeded all rational limitations and creative articulation flourished, there carried on with a youthful essayist named Alex. Enthusiastically for narrating and a yearn for new encounters, Alex set out on an excursion through the Input Boondocks — a local area of essayists, specialists, and makers who looked to push the limits of their art by investigating inventive skylines through valuable criticism and joint effort.
By Natalie A. Smith2 years ago in Critique
“Wordsmith's Odyssey”
In the clamoring city of Veritas where stories were basically as bountiful as the stars in the night sky, there carried on with a youthful scribe named Oliver. From a young age, Oliver was charmed by the force of words, winding around stories that moved perusers to far off domains and mixed feelings profound inside their souls. Notwithstanding, Oliver knew that to genuinely refine his specialty, he wanted the priceless endowment of inventive input.
By Natalie A. Smith2 years ago in Critique
"Artistic Endeavors"
In the dynamic city of Creativa, where each corner reverberated with the murmurs of imaginative motivation, there carried on with a youthful painter named Sophia. With a heart overflowing with enthusiasm and a brain loaded up with dreams, Sophia left on a mission for flawlessness in her creative undertakings.
By Natalie A. Smith2 years ago in Critique
“Echoes of insight”
Settled in a curious town lined by moving slopes and murmuring streams, there carried on with a youthful essayist named Emily. She had forever been enamored by the force of words, winding around stories that moved perusers to far away grounds and contacted the profundities of their souls. In any case, Emily knew that to genuinely sharpen her art, she wanted the direction and criticism of individual essayists.
By Natalie A. Smith2 years ago in Critique
"The Styx Saga,"
Some time ago, in a domain where inventiveness streamed like waterways and creative mind exceeded all logical limitations, there existed a spot called Styx. It was a land where hopeful makers and specialists set out on an excursion to create their works of art, looking for criticism and direction en route.
By Natalie A. Smith2 years ago in Critique
"The Typewriter's Legacy,"
Some time ago, in a comfortable loft settled on an old Victorian house, there lived a failed to remember remnant of a past period — a typewriter. It sat upon a dusty work area, its keys covered in recollections of when words were made with ink and paper. The typewriter had seen many years of stories unfurl, yet it held one story near its heart — the tale of its own inheritance.
By Natalie A. Smith2 years ago in Critique
