When my friend was clearing out an old storeroom at her workplace, she found a huge number of books tucked away out of sight. Rather than see them thrown out, I kindly offered to adopt them all for BookCrossing.

WAITING FOR ANYA
Despite loving 'War Horse' as a child, I've never read any other books by this author - as this had a cute dog on the cover, I couldn't resist having a look. What a surprise? I really enjoyed it, although the hunt and death of the bear at the beginning nearly made me put it back down again. A perfect story to introduce children to the themes centered around WWII, without dwelling on the gorier details.

WAR HORSE
I have genuinely no idea how many times I read this as a child, but returning to it all these years later, I was pleasantly surprised to realise how much I had forgotten. Yes, it's a sanitized version of the 1st World War and yes, it has a nice, happy, neat ending, but I honestly don't think any of that matters. It's a great story to introduce children to the idea of animal welfare and animal feelings, and it is peppered by great characters that aren't over mawkish. They face the realities of war along with the reader. One to make you cry and smile throughout.

Congratulations! You have found a traveling book.

Thank you for taking the time to visit this site and letting us know what this book has been up to since it was released into the wild. I hope you enjoy reading it, but even if it isn’t your type of thing, then I’m sure there will be someone out there who will love it. This book is now yours, so feel free to keep it. However, I would be grateful if you could leave all the stickers in place and pass it on again once you’ve finished with it – you could give it to a friend, donate it to a charity shop or just leave it lying around somewhere to be picked up again by a total stranger. If you would like to get regular updates on what the book is doing in the future, then why not join Bookcrossing too…it’s fun, friendly and free.

Thanks again and happy reading!