Comments on: Top 100 Children’s Novels #8: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

By: Anne with an “e” | Moira Birch Swiatkowski

Anne with an “e” | Moira Birch Swiatkowski — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:49:38 +0000

[...] Grandma, Auntie or Mom that she’s got to get this book in front of a kid who needs it. School Library Journal has a great post about this great book that includes many beautiful covers over the years. Check it [...]

By: Treasures By Brenda

Treasures By Brenda — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:09:49 +0000

What a wonderful selection of Anne of Green Gables covers you have featured. If I had to pick one for a gift, I might have a hard time though I love the vintage books and I love some of the latest fresh-looking books, like the 100th Anniversary Edition and the one with the afterward from Margaret Atwood.

By: Karen Maurer

Karen Maurer — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:28:28 +0000

We visited the house used as a model for Green Gables a few years ago. Lovely experience! A woman from Australia spent six weeks on Prince Edward Island, had saved money for years to make this pilgrimage. The Japanese love Anne.

As a child, I only read “Rainbow Valley” – over and over again. About 15 years ago, I read everything by Montgomery that I could find and I began to view my decisions by asking myself “WWAD?” What would Anne do? Not a bad way to guide one’s life.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:25:06 +0000

My grandparents took me to PEI as a high school graduation trip, and it was just as wonderful as I thought it would be. The Anne village, with all the characters walking around and talking with you, the various houses in which LMM lived, the Anne musical–it’s marvelous. And really, the island would be incredible even without all the Anne stuff. It’s a gorgeous place.

By: DaNae

DaNae — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 01:13:48 +0000

Kari, that is a most romantic gesture.

By: Sondy

Sondy — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:26:07 +0000

Truthfully, my favorite children’s L. M. Montgomery books are the Emily books, and my favorite of hers written for adults (one of my all-time favorite books) is The Blue Castle. But this time I voted for Anne of Green Gables, because, one, it was my first LMM book, and two, it DESERVES to be #1 in this poll! I totally agree with DaNae about that.

And I don’t actually think it’s a girly book. I read it to my sons when they were smaller. Plenty of action. They definitely enjoyed it.

By: Kari

Kari — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:17:07 +0000

My husband and I went to PEI for our honeymoon, knew I married the right man when he agreed to accompany me to Anne of Green Gables: The Musical! It was as cheesy and as wonderful as it sounds…

By: RM1(SS) (ret)

RM1(SS) (ret) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:29:39 +0000

Aaaaaaaagh!! I knew it had been a while since I checked your blog, but I somehow completely missed the new polls. 8( I doubt that any of the ratings were close enough that my single vote would really have counted, but…. Looking forward to seeing the complete lists!

By: Louise

Louise — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:43:30 +0000

I agree – Anne should be #1! She was one of my best friends when I was a child, and still is, if I’m honest. Plus she’s responsible for some of my closest friendships today; through Anne of Green Gables fanfiction I’ve met two of my dearest friends – true “kindred spirits!”

Anne is immortal.

By: Liz B

Liz B — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:30:22 +0000

The copyright issues with the first ANNE books are quite legendary, yet I had a bit of a hard time finding an online resource to spell it out. Her journals show that the resulting lawsuits took a lot out of Montgomery; and given some of today’s concerns of why copyright/royalties etc matter, it’s worth a look. Try this link, pages 11 & 12: https://dspace.nitle.org/bitstream/handle/10090/22870/s10enam2011ward.pdf?sequence=1 There is also the more recent battle between the heirs & the maker of the miniseries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_Green_Gables_(1985_film)#Lawsuit which relied on the 1919 dispute.