Thanks to Book Psmith for posting about this delightful book. You just know it's going to be charming by the illustration on the cover.
The story is told, and illustrated, by Raymond Briggs. We learn how his parents met in 1928, were married, struggled to have a child, endured WWII and see Raymond through school.
All too quickly Ethel & Ernest go through the stages of family life. Their son, Raymond, does such a wonderful job of taking us along for the ride. This book will make you smile and then feel sad when it comes to an end. At a mere 103 pages, you can read it while you drink a pot of tea, I highly recommend it. Thanks Book Psmith!
Thanks to Book Psmith for posting about this delightful book. You just know it's going to be charming by the illustration on the cover. 
The story is told, and illustrated, by Raymond Briggs. We learn how his parents met in 1928, were married, struggled to have a child, endured WWII and see Raymond through school. 
All too quickly Ethel & Ernest go through the stages of family life. Their son, Raymond, does such a wonderful job of taking us along for the ride. This book will make you smile and then feel sad when it comes to an end. At a mere 103 pages, you can read it while you drink a pot of tea, I highly recommend it. Thanks Book Psmith!
You're welcome...and I have to thank JoAnn for her review or else I may never have known such a charming book had existed. The cover is great and I keep thinking about that cat and how it became a companion for Ernest after Ethel died. The way it slept on her side of the bed and wrapped itself around Ernest's neck. Makes me smile:)
ReplyDeleteBook Psmith, Absolutely charming. And a big thank you to JoAnn as well!
ReplyDeleteI bought this book many years ago and it is delightful; so much so, that I have not seen it again, simply because I passed it on to a friend who passed it on to a friend and so on. I bet we all have books like that.
ReplyDeleteIt is a very beautiful book, and quite a contrast to When the wind blows which is equally beautiful but absolutely devastating.
ReplyDeleteJennifer Dee, It's one of those books that you want to tell people about isn't it. Which brings me to...
ReplyDeleteVerity, Thank you for telling me about When the Wind Blows, I don't think our library has that one so putting in an inter-library loan request will be the order of the day!
I'm so glad you found this book, Darlene! It was Nan (Letters From a Hill Farm) that recommended it to me after I wrote about my graphic novel 'experiment'.
ReplyDeleteIt is my favorite one so far!
JoAnn, Oh yes, compared to some of the graphic novels that we carry at the library this one is my favourite too! So I'll thank Nan as well.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever seen the book The Snowman (and the film?) by the same author? I just love it--it's my favorite Christmas/winter story! Every time I see this book mentioned I think I must try and find a copy (then promptly forget), I think I'll write it down this time!
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