I ordered my copy of Thomasina when you mentioned it in March but have been waiting to read it. I think I will also read All Creatures Great and Small again and have a look through my books to see what other animal themed books that I have. Thank you for the recommendations I really enjoy watching your videos. Kind regards. Tina
That’s lovely, Tina! I hope Thomasina turns out to be a good book! (I guess it’s a bit dangerous to invite people to read along with you when you don’t know much about the book 🤓) I am enjoying it so far. Also enjoying James Herriot. He has such a wonderful memoir style and makes me laugh!
Hi Celeste! I like James Herriot so much, I suppose that I have read all his books in Russian translation many times. Since I was a child, I’ve liked Gerald Durrell and Bernhard Grzimek. Now one of my favorite author is Frans de Waal, a wonderful primatologist and ethnologist. Oh, I just wanted to check myself, how to spell his name and found out that he passed away in March 2024, such a bad news.
Hi Daria, I've read some Durrell but not the others. I'll be sure to look them up! I think sometimes on BookTube we tend to get caught up in the British and American authors and forget how many other authors there are. Thanks for these suggestions!
I’ve just ordered “ Thomasina” as a birthday gift for myself. Today is my birthday. 75 times around the sun. It truly doesn’t seem possible but thankful for the days. I was shocked at the prices for vintage copies of this book so settled for a good used copy and it will do fine. I always was and still am a dog person but in my later years I’ve developed a real love for cats. I have two I found. I found Moose in a WalMart parking lot. He’s what is called a Turkish Van cat. He has gray ears and a solid gray tail… the rest of his body is white. He’s a big demanding boy cat weighing in at 15 lbs. I adore him as he is very affectionate. He has gorgeous celadon green eyes. Then there is my tiny Rosebud weighing just 6 lbs. She was a feral kitten when I found her with a broken leg. Her back leg could not move saved so she is a tripod now. However, she runs like the wind, jumps everywhere and is my constant little guardian. I seem to always find animals or they me. I learned from my parents to love and care for animals. My favorite book my Irish Catholic grandmother read to me was about St. Francis of Assisi so I’ve been steeped in the world of animals and their care for many years. Last night I found two young cats dumped in a Wendy’s parking lot. I just happened to have cat food in the car so fed them and now trying to arrange to get them trapped and out of there. Sorry I do go on but I love this new theme concerning reading about animals. Quick question: how much time do you allocate to your reading ? And do you read quickly?
Happy birthday, Barbara! I hope you have had a wonderful day, and that the coming year brings peace, many moments of happiness and continued good health ! 😊 I love your animal rescue stories! Your furry friends sound like real characters with distinct personalities. I’m also a dog person. Unfortunately my son has allergies even to the “hypoallergenic “ breeds, so we visit animals instead. I also had an Irish catholic grandmother and remember tales of St. Francis, not to mention The Silver Chalice. Regarding how much reading I manage, it’s probably about an hour and a half per day in addition to listening to an audiobook while I drive. I’m not a quick reader at all; in fact I go over parts I’ve already read several times so that it will sink in! Have a marvelous week! I hope you enjoy Thomasina! I plan to rewatch the Disney movie here on UA-cam as well. It’s such a sweet movie! ❤️
Hi Celeste, thank you, I enjoyed this so much. Guess what? I have The Guest Cat on my table to read next and can hardly wait. I have been reading several Japanese books about cats. I read The Travling Cat Chronicles, which was so sweet, and another one that I can’t remember the name right now, and two more about libraries and cats. Such a cute theme, so I may get to Thomasina along with you. I know I do want to. Also I loved both adaptations of the James Herriot TV stories, and I have all the books and separate picture books that I used to share with my second graders. Now I’m retired but saved all those books. My hubby and mother and I even went to Yorkshire and retraced all the steps of James Herriot back in the 1990s, the best trip of our lives. It sounds like you and your son have lots of fun reading together. Thank you for the wonderful video. They are always top knotch!😊❤💗🌸
Hi, Cassandra! The Guest Cat is eccentric but memorable. If you've read other Japanese books in this genre you'll be prepared for it and probably enjoy it! I love the James Herriot books too and feel very protective of them as they were an important part of my adolescence when I was riding horses and hanging around farms (I still live directly behind a wool and dairy farm with cows, sheep, goats and a donkey!) Thank you for your kind words -- it really means so much to me and glad you enjoy the vlogs!
If nonfiction counts, I just finished The Private Lives of Public Birds: Learning to Listen to the Birds Where We Live. Lovely poetic language to he one appreciate the nearby birds. I have a fairly loud dove in spring residence, hopefully it is soon successful in the hunt for this year's mate.
I just requested Thomasina through my local library's interlibrary loan program so count me in for the group read! I just finished Stormy, Misty's Foal, which is book #3 in the Misty of Chincoteague series by Marguerite Henry. I am absolutely loving these books!
Hi, there! This month I'll be reading Thomasina (The Cat Who Thought She Was a God) by Paul Gallico; and I invite you to read the book or watch the Disney movie along with me (link to the movie is in the description under the video)! For the first half of May I'm focusing on cherished animal stories, and hoping to find some new favorites along the way (I may make this an annual tradition!) Which animal books do YOU list among your favorites? Picture books, vintage classics, new stories, nonfiction. Here's to celebrating all of them. Come to the animal fair! 🐒🐱🐮🐄🐅🐯🦁🦓🐑🦣🐭
Hi Celeste! I actually want to do the Thomasina read along but the problem is at this time of year, with the garden duties somewhat overwhelming, I tend to not have as much time as other times of the year and I have so many I am in the middle of at the moment. But it is a book I have long wanted to read. But I am definitely still on for All-of-a-Kind Family 3 later in the year if you are still up for that? One of the books I'm reading is with my student (I teach adults to read on a volunteer basis) is 'All Creatures Great and Small'. We are moving through it slowly, at my student's pace, but its just wonderful! Lovely video!!! Always excited when one of your videos pops up!!
Sure, All-of-a-kind 3 is on my TBR. How about September? Will that give you enough advance notice? Thoroughly enjoying a reread of ACGAS by James Herriot. Teaching English/literacy is so rewarding. Hope your student is enjoying it.
I Love Thomasina, but I don't own a copy and my library doesn't either or I would buddy read with you in a heartbeat! I have several other Gallico cat stories, but not Thomasina. 😢
Darn! Well, would love to hear about the other cat stories too, if you want to share them as suggestions. 🐈 There’s also the Disney movie for free right here on UA-cam which I love. Thanks for reaching out!
I really enjoyed Guest Cat. Book of Eels was good, but I knew a lot of what was covered in the book already so it wasn't what I wanted. Love Herriot! & Charlotte's Web 🥰 I'm unsure if anything I have planned has animals. One of my buddy reads has a magical creature in the form of a cat, does that count? Oh and the Gladys Tabor book has various farm animals.
@@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366 😂 I’m a bit of a natural world geek. I used to research odd things as a kid just so I would have random facts to whip out around the dinner table 🤣🤣
@@novelideea Same. My father once sat at the breakfast table with The “P” Book of the World Book Encyclopedia and was shocked when I defined the Pleistocene Epoch, the Pleiades, etc. 🤣
Here's the Thomasina movie from Disney! ua-cam.com/video/naQg6PRpRvc/v-deo.html
I ordered my copy of Thomasina when you mentioned it in March but have been waiting to read it. I think I will also read All Creatures Great and Small again and have a look through my books to see what other animal themed books that I have. Thank you for the recommendations I really enjoy watching your videos. Kind regards. Tina
That’s lovely, Tina! I hope Thomasina turns out to be a good book! (I guess it’s a bit dangerous to invite people to read along with you when you don’t know much about the book 🤓) I am enjoying it so far. Also enjoying James Herriot. He has such a wonderful memoir style and makes me laugh!
Iv just found your lovely chanel. I recommend 2 small books by Miss Reed, The white Robin ,and Tiggy which was her cat. Vintage reads.
Oh, my. The White Robin was such a moving book.
I haven’t read any Miss Read books! Thank you so much for the suggestions! ❤️
Hi Celeste! I like James Herriot so much, I suppose that I have read all his books in Russian translation many times. Since I was a child, I’ve liked Gerald Durrell and Bernhard Grzimek. Now one of my favorite author is Frans de Waal, a wonderful primatologist and ethnologist. Oh, I just wanted to check myself, how to spell his name and found out that he passed away in March 2024, such a bad news.
Hi Daria, I've read some Durrell but not the others. I'll be sure to look them up! I think sometimes on BookTube we tend to get caught up in the British and American authors and forget how many other authors there are. Thanks for these suggestions!
The Thomasina Read-Along sounds delightful; I just requested the book from my library.
Wonderful, Michael! I hope it will be a lovely read for everyone. 😊🤞
I’ve just ordered “ Thomasina” as a birthday gift for myself. Today is my birthday. 75 times around the sun. It truly doesn’t seem possible but thankful for the days. I was shocked at the prices for vintage copies of this book so settled for a good used copy and it will do fine. I always was and still am a dog person but in my later years I’ve developed a real love for cats. I have two I found. I found Moose in a WalMart parking lot. He’s what is called a Turkish Van cat. He has gray ears and a solid gray tail… the rest of his body is white. He’s a big demanding boy cat weighing in at 15 lbs. I adore him as he is very affectionate. He has gorgeous celadon green eyes. Then there is my tiny Rosebud weighing just 6 lbs. She was a feral kitten when I found her with a broken leg. Her back leg could not move saved so she is a tripod now. However, she runs like the wind, jumps everywhere and is my constant little guardian. I seem to always find animals or they me. I learned from my parents to love and care for animals. My favorite book my Irish Catholic grandmother read to me was about St. Francis of Assisi so I’ve been steeped in the world of animals and their care for many years. Last night I found two young cats dumped in a Wendy’s parking lot. I just happened to have cat food in the car so fed them and now trying to arrange to get them trapped and out of there. Sorry I do go on but I love this new theme concerning reading about animals. Quick question: how much time do you allocate to your reading ? And do you read quickly?
Happy birthday, Barbara! I hope you have had a wonderful day, and that the coming year brings peace, many moments of happiness and continued good health ! 😊 I love your animal rescue stories! Your furry friends sound like real characters with distinct personalities. I’m also a dog person. Unfortunately my son has allergies even to the “hypoallergenic “ breeds, so we visit animals instead. I also had an Irish catholic grandmother and remember tales of St. Francis, not to mention The Silver Chalice. Regarding how much reading I manage, it’s probably about an hour and a half per day in addition to listening to an audiobook while I drive. I’m not a quick reader at all; in fact I go over parts I’ve already read several times so that it will sink in! Have a marvelous week! I hope you enjoy Thomasina! I plan to rewatch the Disney movie here on UA-cam as well. It’s such a sweet movie! ❤️
Happy Birthday Barbara! I love your pet descriptions
It's wonderful that you're taking care of feral cats!😺💜 I hope you had a lovely birthday!
Happy birthday, Barbara!
Happy Birthday!
Hi Celeste. Thomasina was one of my childhood favorites(both movie and book) and would love to reread/rewatch it this month! Such a great idea.
Wonderful, Susan! Looking forward to hearing what you think of it! 😊
Hi Celeste, thank you, I enjoyed this so much. Guess what? I have The Guest Cat on my table to read next and can hardly wait. I have been reading several Japanese books about cats. I read The Travling Cat Chronicles, which was so sweet, and another one that I can’t remember the name right now, and two more about libraries and cats. Such a cute theme, so I may get to Thomasina along with you. I know I do want to. Also I loved both adaptations of the James Herriot TV stories, and I have all the books and separate picture books that I used to share with my second graders. Now I’m retired but saved all those books. My hubby and mother and I even went to Yorkshire and retraced all the steps of James Herriot back in the 1990s, the best trip of our lives.
It sounds like you and your son have lots of fun reading together. Thank you for the wonderful video. They are always top knotch!😊❤💗🌸
Hi, Cassandra! The Guest Cat is eccentric but memorable. If you've read other Japanese books in this genre you'll be prepared for it and probably enjoy it! I love the James Herriot books too and feel very protective of them as they were an important part of my adolescence when I was riding horses and hanging around farms (I still live directly behind a wool and dairy farm with cows, sheep, goats and a donkey!) Thank you for your kind words -- it really means so much to me and glad you enjoy the vlogs!
If nonfiction counts, I just finished The Private Lives of Public Birds: Learning to Listen to the Birds Where We Live. Lovely poetic language to he one appreciate the nearby birds. I have a fairly loud dove in spring residence, hopefully it is soon successful in the hunt for this year's mate.
That book sounds interesting! I am an avid backyard birder and the sounds are so soothing!
I just requested Thomasina through my local library's interlibrary loan program so count me in for the group read! I just finished Stormy, Misty's Foal, which is book #3 in the Misty of Chincoteague series by Marguerite Henry. I am absolutely loving these books!
Wonderful, Jessica! Glad to hear that you’re joining us! Ohh, Marguerite Henry is a favorite! Stay tuned for my vlog next week! 😊
Hi, there! This month I'll be reading Thomasina (The Cat Who Thought She Was a God) by Paul Gallico; and I invite you to read the book or watch the Disney movie along with me (link to the movie is in the description under the video)! For the first half of May I'm focusing on cherished animal stories, and hoping to find some new favorites along the way (I may make this an annual tradition!) Which animal books do YOU list among your favorites? Picture books, vintage classics, new stories, nonfiction. Here's to celebrating all of them. Come to the animal fair! 🐒🐱🐮🐄🐅🐯🦁🦓🐑🦣🐭
Hi Celeste! I actually want to do the Thomasina read along but the problem is at this time of year, with the garden duties somewhat overwhelming, I tend to not have as much time as other times of the year and I have so many I am in the middle of at the moment. But it is a book I have long wanted to read. But I am definitely still on for All-of-a-Kind Family 3 later in the year if you are still up for that? One of the books I'm reading is with my student (I teach adults to read on a volunteer basis) is 'All Creatures Great and Small'. We are moving through it slowly, at my student's pace, but its just wonderful! Lovely video!!! Always excited when one of your videos pops up!!
Sure, All-of-a-kind 3 is on my TBR. How about September? Will that give you enough advance notice? Thoroughly enjoying a reread of ACGAS by James Herriot. Teaching English/literacy is so rewarding. Hope your student is enjoying it.
@@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366 September sounds great!! I'll add it to my calendar!
I Love Thomasina, but I don't own a copy and my library doesn't either or I would buddy read with you in a heartbeat!
I have several other Gallico cat stories, but not Thomasina. 😢
Darn! Well, would love to hear about the other cat stories too, if you want to share them as suggestions. 🐈 There’s also the Disney movie for free right here on UA-cam which I love. Thanks for reaching out!
@@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366 I have Jennie and The Abandoned and I’m trying to find a nice copy of Silent Miaow.
I really enjoyed Guest Cat.
Book of Eels was good, but I knew a lot of what was covered in the book already so it wasn't what I wanted.
Love Herriot! & Charlotte's Web 🥰
I'm unsure if anything I have planned has animals. One of my buddy reads has a magical creature in the form of a cat, does that count? Oh and the Gladys Tabor book has various farm animals.
Any of that could count! Love that you had prior eel knowledge!
@@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366 😂 I’m a bit of a natural world geek. I used to research odd things as a kid just so I would have random facts to whip out around the dinner table 🤣🤣
@@novelideea Same. My father once sat at the breakfast table with The “P” Book of the World Book Encyclopedia and was shocked when I defined the Pleistocene Epoch, the Pleiades, etc. 🤣
@@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366 💕👏