#fedbkgrp twitter chat: journeys

Once a fortnight on Sundays between 8 and 9pm, there’s a very friendly chat about children’s books on Twitter, using the hashtag #fedbkgrp. The theme for this week’s chat was “journeys”.

We discussed why journeying was such a popular theme in children’s books as well as brainstorming a great number of titles of exceptional books featuring journeys, including:

The Arrival by Shaun Tan

Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett

The Divorce Express by Paula Danziger

Children on the Oregon Trail by A Rutgers van der Loeff

I am David by Anne Holm

Solace of the Road by Siobhan Dowd

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlof

The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren

Now Is the Time For Running by Michael Williams

The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo

Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce

The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier

Have Fun, Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke

Gareth Hind’s adaptation of the Odyssey

Bracelet of Bones by Kevin Crossley-Holland

Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver

Around the world in 80 days, Twenty thousand leagues under the sea, Journey to centre of earth and Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Unhooking the Moon by Gregory Hughes

The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray

Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Traveling Man by James Rumford

The Whispering Road by Livi Michael

North: The Amazing Story of Arctic Migration by Nick Dowson and Patrick Benson

The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr

Our next Twitter #fedbkgrp is on Sunday 7th of October. Anyone with an interest in children’s books is welcome to join in, whether or not you are a member of the FCBG. The topic for the next chat is “books set in schools”.

Some members of the FCBG who you can find on twitter are @fcbgnews, @fcbgadam, @librarymice and @playbythebook.