The friday five does it again…
1. What were your favorite childhood stories?
My favourite book was one by Philippe Fix called “Serafin og hans makeløse mesterverk” in Norwegian. It’s still one of my favourite books, in fact. A little later C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia were read and reread and reread and… – I used to read them at least once a year until recently, lately the frequency has dropped a little, mainly because I know them practically by heart.
2. What books from your childhood would you like to share with [your] children?
Well, the above, obviously.
3. Have you re-read any of those childhood stories and been surprised by anything?
I’m sure I have a good example for this one, but I can’t quite think of it – I’ll get back to you…
4. How old were you when you first learned to read?
Six – the year before I started school – my grandmother taught me to read with the help of one of those kids’ blackboards.
5. Do you remember the first ‘grown-up’ book you read? How old were you?
No. I was reading ‘grown-up’ books from a reasonably early age. At home I could basically pick anything from my parents’ shelves, and though we were not allowed to take any out at the library before the age of 12 (or was it 14), we were free to roam the grown-up section and read in situ as long as we didn’t disturb anyone.