E is for Esther

Here is E, for Esther Greenwood from Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar.

D is for the Dark Lord...

...Trapped in the body of a teenage boy and sent to our world, having to endure indignities such as school, homework and detention. He befriends his complete opposite: a sweet, innocent boy named Christopher who tries to help him regain his terrifying form and return home. I’m a couple of decades out of the target reading age for this book but it didn’t stop me enjoying it. I think what I loved best is how much the two main characters seem to truly care about each other (deep deep down) and rely on each other. Like Harry Potter, this book appears at first glance to be about magic and fantasy when actually it’s about friendship.

Dark Lord: the Teenage Years by Jamie Thomson

C is for Cat

The Cat that Walked by Himself, by Rudyard Kipling, tells the story of the cat and how he struck a bargain with the first woman, in order to keep his independence. A really beautiful story, and one of the best things about this project is how it has got me reading more - either re-visiting old favourites, or opening up new stories.

B is for Bilbo

Here is poor Bilbo, running away from Smaug's dragon fire.

A is for Anne

Unicorn here, a little late with my literary alphabet entry, but here is A. A is for Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery!

Greetings

Hello campers, Unicorn here. La di da...

Last week Pirate and I went to see Tintin, and very good it was too. After we left the cinema I excitedly realised the film featured both a pirate AND a unicorn! What are the odds! I told Pirate with a triumphant flourish, but she wasn't listening, she was busy assembling pixels for her next shot at world domination.

Oh oh! And I've decided what I'm going to make Pirate for Christmas. Ssshhhh! What do you give a girl who already has all the cutlasses, patches and parrots she needs? I think I know the answer, but it'll have to wait.
In the meantime, here is a piece of nautical based coolness:

The Sea Monster, by Hugo And His Friends