Think, Act and Do

Academia Adventures, from Medieval to Edwardian Fairy Tales via Baroque or Graphic Novels. Lost in the words of English/Italian writers,games,hiking&tea rooms.

[Think, Act and Do @likenancydrew]

I #volunteer to go on an #adventure with #fairies! #ibelieveinbookfairies https://t.co/ZuFJaSw5oO

[SELCIE @_SELCIE_]

These girls don’t look too fussed about going on an #adventure with #fairies!

[Children's History Society @histchild]

ICYMI Science, nature, and children's books! New blog from @_SELCIE_ by @SarahDunnigan1
https://t.co/x7CJ1SAgXY

[Think, Act and Do @likenancydrew]

#SpringintoSpring with #books on #flowers producing #honey with the @_SELCIE_ team @EdinCulture https://t.co/E0tYJsFLJx

[SELCIE @_SELCIE_]

The sun is out and it really feels like #Spring here in #Edinburgh. With that in mind, I was so happy to see a book all about flowers and the subsequent #honey!

[Think, Act and Do @likenancydrew]

Spring is very much in the air! 💐 https://t.co/xVAohw6PVu

[SELCIE @_SELCIE_]

To mark the official beginning of #spring a lovely #nature-themed book from the archive by Mary Howitt, poet and #Andersen translator - a present from 'Gertrude' in 1899 @EdinCulture @histchild #GrowingUpWithBooks2018

[The University of Edinburgh Conferences & Events @uoeconferences]

@_SELCIE_, based in English Literature @EdinburghUni, is working with @EdinCulture Museum of Childhood on an exhibition, 'Growing Up With Books', opening on June 1! Find out more from @edincult @histchild #IdeasBecomeLegend #MakeItEdinburgh

[SELCIE @_SELCIE_]

New SELCIE blogpost! Science, Nature, and Children's Books: Finding Jane Marcet in the Archive @EdinCulture @histchild

[SELCIE @_SELCIE_]

Colourful annuals make a vibrant addition to the shelves of the Museum of Childhood's book store. Our exhibition #GrowingUpWithBooks which opens on 1st June will feature several children's periodicals. Which is your favourite?

@EdinCulture #histchild #magazines

[Shirley Hughes @ShirleyHughes_]

Sunshine at Bedtime

'Streets full of blossom,
Like pink and white snow...'

From Out and About

[SELCIE @_SELCIE_]

On this wintry, snowy morning, SELCIE has a new blogpost! The Art of Labeling https://t.co/hzWD61zQMj

[#FairyTaleTuesday @FairyTale_Tues]

CLOVER and other three-leaved plants were once considered #Spring gifts from the FAIRIES to protect us and bring luck.
#FolkloreThursday #springfever #fairies
Art: Cicely Mary Barker circa 1930

[Think, Act and Do @likenancydrew]

There is piles of #snow outside so it’s time to cuddle up, grab a #book and choose a #fairytale or a #folktale! How lovely that #FolkloreThursday and #WorldBookDay2018 are one and the same this year!
#ibelieveinbookfairies
What are you all reading? https://t.co/Wkth6bgTot

[SELCIE @_SELCIE_]

The #Christmas #fairy must have heard my #wish and brought all this #snow! I hope that its presence means you can find some time and a corner to enjoy #WorldBookDay2018! As for me, this #FolkloreThursday, I don’t know which one I would choose from these #fairytales and #folklore.

[Think, Act and Do @likenancydrew]

I hope that you all can carve out some time today to get out of the #cold and go on an #adventure with a #book.
#OhThePlacesYou’llGo
#HappyWorldBookDay2018 https://t.co/M85P6GgFLy

[National Library of Scotland @natlibscot]

Happy #WorldBookDay2018 everyone! The weather outside is frightful, so curl up with a wee book (or five), a cup of something hot, some biscuits (if possible) and have a nice wee read.

#WorldBookDayUK #Worldbookday

[Think, Act and Do @likenancydrew]

@vivstan211240 It’s not much to ask...

[Think, Act and Do @likenancydrew]

#Christmas is only a #wish away if one encounters the right #fairy
🧚‍♀️
#ibelieveinbookfairies https://t.co/dAEoc2cQF4

[SELCIE @_SELCIE_]

It cannot just be me that wants it still to be #Christmas? I think this #fairy would highly #approve and so grant my #wish!

[SELCIE @_SELCIE_]

Read our fantastic new blog post by Morgan Boharski on some of the #handmade #books that will feature in our #GrowingUpWithBooks exhibition! @histchild @EdinCulture https://t.co/24lsE8nTVt

[Think, Act and Do @likenancydrew]

@ChurchyardSam Lovely snap!

[Claire Leach @Claire_L_Leach]

I finished this drawing yesterday, inspired by a pretty wood local to me in #Hampshire.

[SELCIE @_SELCIE_]

This week we also re-visited the oldest #book we have found, from the sixteenth century!

[Shirley Hughes @ShirleyHughes_]

Morag sings a lot while she paints. She sings along with the music on her tapes. When she's finished she washes her brushes and makes tea and then we talk.

Stories By Firelight

[SELCIE @_SELCIE_]

Check out our great new blog post about chapbooks by @likenancydrew! @EdinCulture @histchild https://t.co/PnxWM9jTgz