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The Complete Book of Aunts 2 reviews
Rupert Christiansen
Twelve, 2007
Eccentrics Galore
While I have to agree with the reviewer above, the rest of the book is absolutely charming in its fond celebration of aunties, both factual and fictitious. For everyone who has an aunt straight out of a storybook, buy two copies. One for yourself and one for her. This is a rare compendium, as there's not too many books on the subject!
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Aunt Dimity: Vampire Hunter (Aunt Dimity Mystery) 17 reviews
Nancy Atherton
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2009
Aunt Dimity series is the BEST!
Do you believe in vampires? Well, Lori's twins think they saw one up on the hill and now she's frantic to find out if it's true! She and her friend Kit investigate the history of some strange neighbors who just might be hiding someone up in their attic. As they get to know more about the past, they meet numerous people that all were involved in a mysterious event that occulted more that forty ...
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Island of the Aunts 64 reviews
Eva Ibbotson
Puffin, 2001
Absolutely unique
My normally quiet, self-contained ten-year-old niece called me one night to tell me that I absolutely had to read this book to my students because it was the best thing she had ever read in her entire life. Curious (because she is a very particular reader), I got it from the library the next day - and couldn't put it down. I've since read several of Ibbotson's other novels, but none of them ...
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Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One (Picture Puffins) 7 reviews
Kate Duke
Puffin, 1994
Even adult writers will enjoy this book!
Several years ago I got this book from our public library to read to our two small children and two others we were babysitting at the time. I don't know whether the children or I enjoyed it more, but later when I went back to borrow the library's copy again, I was disappointed to find it no longer available. A month or so later, the children and I were invited to visit another home-based daycare ...
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Aunt Minnie's Atlas and Imaging-Specific Diagnosis2 reviews
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008
Excellent Book for all radiology residents
This book is an excellent collection of cases that can be classified as "Aunt Minnies", i.e. cases that have a specific diagnosis and you probably won't know what they are, unless you've seen them before. Therefore this book is invaluable for all radiology residents and especially for the oral boards. If there is one book you need to reveiw for the boards, this is it. The book has a concise ...
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Aunt Dimity's Death (Aunt Dimity Mystery)55 reviews
Nancy Atherton
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1993
Light Mystery
The Dimity mystery novels began with this volume. I have thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment and escape Aunt Dimity provides. I have read several of these books since reading the first one. I am ready for the next as soon as I finish one. I just hope Nancy Atherton can keep it up!
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Aunt Dimity's Christmas28 reviews
Nancy Atherton
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000
Awesome!
What an engaging character "Kit" was! I was as beguiled as Lori. The story really surprises the reader with its turn of plot. It starts out to give you the impression it'll be a kind of cozy perfect, fairytale story and ends up being something more touching and meaningful. I was compelled to finish this book in one day. I love the interwoven history, handsome men, the crusty but good-in-the-end ...
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Aunt Dimity's Good Deed (An Aunt Dimity Mystery)12 reviews
Nancy Atherton
Penguin Books, 1998
Fun, Fun, Fun!!!
What a great series! More fun than one could expect from a book. And, love the recipes in each book!
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Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon (Aunt Dimity Mystery)
Nancy Atherton
Viking Adult, 2009
Lori?s peaceful English village is being overrun by a rowdy and mischievous Renaissance fair Lori Shepherd loves living in the small English village of Finch, but as her eighth summer in the town approaches she finds herself wishing for something exciting to spice up her all-too-familiar routine. When King Wilfred?s Faire opens nearby, Lori gets her wish and more. The age of chivalry lives again at the Renaissance fair. Wizards, wenches, ...
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My Great-Aunt Arizona9 reviews
Gloria Houston
HarperTrophy, 1997
Amazing Book, Great for Teachers
I use this book in both my reading and writing workshops for fifth graders. It's an excellent book that could be useful to 3rd-6th grade students. It's a great example of characterization.
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Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil (Penguin Mysteries)15 reviews
Nancy Atherton
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001
Delicious read!
The characters capture you from the first encounter. Atherton has real skill at creating characters we immediately care about and plots that are not only compelling, but emotional, and historical. I LOVE these Aunt Dimity books! And I should add, I read most of them in a day or two.
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Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky7 reviews
Faith Ringgold
Dragonfly Books, 1995
A Magical Trip on the Underground Railroad.....
"One day, my brother Be Be and I were flying among the stars, way way up, so far up the mountains looked like pieces of rock candy and the oceans like tiny cups of tea. We came across an old ramshackled train in the sky." So begins Cassie Louise Lightfoot's tale of meeting "conductor" Harriet Tubman and riding the underground railroad to Canada. Based on Harriet Tubman's account of a dream she ...
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Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday15 reviews
Nancy Atherton
Viking Adult, 2003
Great Weekend Mystery
This book is a good mystery. The plot is always complex, but not confusing, and very well written. These stories are perfectly situated in England. The titles of these Aunt Dimity series are a bit misleading. By the title I thought it would be about a little lady who travels and gets involved in little mysteries, like Agatha Christie's Poirot and also her Miss Marple, etc. The stories are about a ...
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Aunt Dimity and the Next of Kin (Aunt Dimity)15 reviews
Nancy Atherton
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
Love the book, hate the cover-art on the paperback...
The Aunt Dimity series is the first mystery series I've read. I really like the "family-friendly" nature of the book, the setting in England and endearing/interesting cast of characters.
What attracted me to the series initially was the "cozy" cover-art, I hope they re-release this paperback with the original cover-art. It's not the same without Reginald and Hamish!
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Aunt Dimity Goes West (Aunt Dimity)13 reviews
Nancy Atherton
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008
Great Cozy Mystery
This is a perfect addition to the Aunt Dimity series. Like always the reader is left with a great feeling
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Aunt Dimity Digs In18 reviews
Nancy Atherton
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999
Aunt Dimity Digs In.
My husband and I really enjoy the escapades of the characters in the Aunt Dimity books. Love them. I am 71 my husband is 83. Lydia Angell
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What Aunts Do Best/What Uncles Do Best2 reviews
Laura Numeroff
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2004
Perfect for favorite aunts and uncles
I bought this book not for my child but for my child to give her favorite aunt and uncle to show how much she loves them. It is cute to see how men and women may do the same things to entertain their nieces/nephews but in different ways. It is also nice to have two books in one, just flip the book over for the other book.
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Crazy Aunt Purl's Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair: The True-Life Misadventures of a 30-Something Who ...41 reviews
Laurie Perry
HCI, 2007
Crazy Lady
Cute, funny, and A silky smooth ride.
In the beginning, Charlie, her beloved husband, gave a single reason (his "creativity") and said he was leaving the marriage. And then, he did.
So a thirty-something young professional finds herself alone, dumped, and devastated in Los Angelos. She goes crazy. After a while she learns to knit. She makes knitting into a hobby. And that's it.
Of course the ...
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Aunt Millie's Garden: 12 Flowering Blocks from Piece O'Cake Designs2 reviews
C&T Publishing, 2008
Aunt Millie's Garden
Piece O'Cake is brilliant. This is so much better than another book because it focuses on the patterns without all of the instructional rehash. There is plenty of piecing and applique instruction included for the quilter who has had any experience at all. Frankly, a beginner probably shouldn't be trying these patterns as it could be quite overwhelming. Thank you for another wonderful design, ...
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Aunts Aren't Gentlemen
P.G. Wodehouse
Overlook Hardcover, 2009
A tome of well-mannered high comedy, from the "unrivaled master of the comedy of manners" ( Entertainment Weekly ) In Aunts Aren't Gentlemen Bertie Wooster withdraws to the village of Maiden Eggesford on doctor's orders to "sleep the sleep of the just and lead the quiet Martini-less life." Only the presence of the irrepressible Aunt Dahlia shatters the rustic peace. A classic-the last book written by Woodhouse featuring Bertie and Jeeves. ...
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