Best Movie Adaptations of Children'... Oct 14, 2009
One of the rare instances where a newer version of a movie outshines the original, The Secret Garden honors Frances Hodgson Burnett s original story with superb acting and picture perfect scenery. Director Agnieszka Holland does such a great job capturing the essence of the novel and conveying its somewhat mature themes that she must have been a fan as a child. (Suite101.com)
Loved the books? see the flicks! Oct 10, 2009
Modified from Frances Hodgson Burnett s much-loved novel, this story has an emotional depth lacking in most contemporary kid movies ... Modified from Frances Hodgson Burnett s much-loved novel, this story has an emotional depth lackin 00000C63 g in most contemporary kid movies. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Scene & Herd: A writing experiment pays off Oct 1, 2009
Gillian will give a two-part series on classic British children s literature written by Frances Hodgson Burnett at 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 20 and 27. Burnett was one of many gifted 19th century women who, after a difficult childhood, find fame and fortune writing. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
What friends are for Sep 13, 2009
Sophie is an avid reader, so Ellie decides to try to reach her with her own favorite childhood book, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, a classic story of loss and redemption. It s a nice touch. (Boston Globe)
Yard and Garden: Secret Garden contains a 'bit of magic' Jul 18, 2009
But unlike Frances Hodgson Burnett s Secret Garden, mine is enclosed by a wall of plants. A wall that could best be characterized as an informal, irregular, somewhat opaque hedge that shuts the world out of my backyard and just as assuredly contains within, a little bit of magic. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Teen wins first place in State Reading Fair May 23, 2009
Bass, an avid reader, said she chose "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett for her display because she had recently finished the book and liked the story about a little girl who survives a tragedy and finds happiness again through the discovery of the garden. "It's just a classic. I love it," she said. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Restoring our secret gardens Apr 28, 2009
I recently reread what is surely one of the quintessential books about spring: "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett. First published in 1911, it tells the story of a girl named Mary ("a plain little piece of goods") who, after the death of her parents, is sent back from India to live with her uncle on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors. (Boston Globe)
Erica Daniels: Indian River Festival opens Thursday Apr 16, 2009
The musical is based on the 1909 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett with the story set in the early 20th century. Mary Lennox, a young English girl born and raised in India, is orphaned when she is 11 years old because of a cholera outbreak. (Florida Today)
Kennedy event makes books come to life Apr 1, 2009
Matthew Shiff, a second-grade student, read "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett with his class. He came to school dressed as a character from India from the book. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Child Characters of Classic Literat... Mar 15, 2009
The Secret Garden of Frances Hodgson Burnett s Orphaned Child Characters. Frances Hodgson Burnett continued the theme of the ill-treated child being orphaned and eventually finding happiness with the character of the neglected Mary Lennox, who having lost her parents is brought to live with her hunchbacked uncle and hidden motherless cousin, Colin, but the relations are united in renewed happiness by the growth of The Secret Garden (1911). (Suite101.com)
At Your Library: March on this month, strong girls Mar 4, 2009
CLEAR Wednesday March 4, 2009. Today's most viewed articles. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
5 Spring Themed Books for Children Feb 22, 2009
This entrancing story for older children, by Frances Hodgson Burnett, is about a ten year old girl named Mary who becomes an orphan and unhappily goes to live with her uncle in England. The maid who cares for Mary tells her tales about a secret garden somewhere on the manor, and Mary spends hours outside looking for it. (Suite101.com)
