Questions 1 & 2

1. I was intrigued by what Anke was saying about this book and her excitement persuaded me to join. My own copy arrived today, from Amazon. It was unpacked from the box by 8.40am. I'd finished reading it at 10am! Brilliant little book and now I understand fully why Anke wanted to do an AB project based on the Paper House. I'm really excited now and looking forward to starting! It will be interesting to try new things for this, distressing a book ;>



2. Having bought a few used books from our local library, I was unsure which one to use. However, once I read the Paper House this morning, one drew me. There was only one choice from what I had. "Castaway" tells the story of 2 people who, in real life, chose to be castaways on a small island off the northern tip of Australia. The experience wasn't exactly a success, from what I could gather after skipping through the book. With a few small illustrations, including maps of the island inside the cover, and good quality paper, I think "Castaway" is an ideal book for this project.