tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975909435202379066.post7795134036037627563..comments2023-08-21T12:34:56.778+01:00Comments on 'The Little Wooden Horse': Before Jacqueline Wilson...Pollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03399800633974908962noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975909435202379066.post-20029538542380786642012-11-27T10:13:26.871+00:002012-11-27T10:13:26.871+00:00Three children are evacuated and the eldest has to...Three children are evacuated and the eldest has to grow up very quickly (think the youngest is around 5). I need to re-read, the details are hazy, but I remember it doesn't sugar-coat the experience. Agree re. grief - I guess the girls in Ballet Shoes don't miss what they never knew.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943103583685618295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975909435202379066.post-70643988015620275502012-11-27T09:59:23.218+00:002012-11-27T09:59:23.218+00:00Now you're the second person to mention 'W...Now you're the second person to mention 'When the siren wailed' to me and I don't know that I've ever read that one before! Must seek it out- evacuation I'm assuming? Yes- lots of orphans in Streatfeild- although 'Ballet shoes for Anna' the only one where I think we really feel their grief.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399800633974908962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4975909435202379066.post-73694126778733428022012-11-26T20:57:18.157+00:002012-11-26T20:57:18.157+00:00Fantastic post. What a brilliant idea to compare t...Fantastic post. What a brilliant idea to compare the two, and very enlightening too! I'm also thinking about 'When the Siren Wailed', which deals so movingly with children removed from their parents, or even Ballet Shoes which of course contains three orphans. Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943103583685618295noreply@blogger.com