Giddy as a schoolgirl…
Some months back I mentioned this in a whisper, but I haven’t said anything about it since, because I almost couldn’t believe it was really happening.
But today I found an image of the book cover. Which means, I think, that it’s true.
So…. LOOK!
It’s a book. One of my most favorite books of all time. By one of the most important children’s authors of all time.
And if you look below the title, “Five Children and It” and then below the name, “E. Nesbit” you will see that it says, in small but dignified print, “With an Introduction by Laurel Snyder.”
!!!
It’s true! For some reason I will never fully comprehend, I have been granted a wish. I have been given the opportunity to “introduce” my favorite Nesbit book to the world.
Again.
If you haven’t read it, or if you have a child who hasn’t read it… I must implore you… READ THIS BOOK!
Nesbit is the person who invented the entire genre of backyard magic. Without her, there would be no Harry Potter, no Spiderwick Chronicles, no Percy Jackson.
I never say this. But… SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
May 8th, 2009 at 6:47 am
Congratulations! That’s so exciting!!
May 8th, 2009 at 6:55 am
That is ABSOLUTE GENIUS. I must go and get a copy as soon as it comes out, esp. since my current copy of FIVE CHILDREN is a great unwieldy paperback thing with photos of the BBC adaptation, and the Psammead SHOULD NOT HAVE EYES. (Or at least, not in its head.)
Congratulations! I can’t wait to read your intro!
May 8th, 2009 at 7:00 am
w00t! Go, Laurel! And may I also say, it’s a very handsome cover.
May 8th, 2009 at 7:01 am
This is me, squeeing with you! That book is so wonderful. And so are you!
May 8th, 2009 at 7:05 am
WTG, Laurel! How cool is that?? Sending a Whoo-Hoo your way!!
Mary
May 8th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Very exciting! I can’t wait to read it. Congratulations!
May 8th, 2009 at 9:52 am
Rock. On.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:58 am
AMAZING news! My son is only 1, but I will be sure to add the book to his very long reading list for when he’s older…
May 8th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
!!!!!
I cannot express my excitement for you. I am fanning myself with a hanky as I type. You. totally. rock.
May 8th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Squeee. That’s awesome. I’ll pick up a copy when it comes out. My ancient paperback is falling apart!
May 10th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
That is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo exciting. SQUEE.
May 12th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Oh my gosh, how cool is that!
May 13th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
One of the parenting triumphs I haul out and treasure every now and then: my kid read Nesbit when she was little. I just hope kid #2 is as receptive….
May 14th, 2009 at 10:36 am
OH, I just read the read of the entry and NOW I see you wrote the intro. Fabulous! I can’t wait to read it.
May 18th, 2009 at 8:54 am
I can’t wait — for this and for Every Which Wall!
xo
M