Originally Posted by
AmeliaJane
I came across a series of children's books, new to me and very charming, by Eric Sanvoisin called "Inkdrinker." It is about a little boy who becomes a vampire, but he sucks ink out of books instead of blood out of people. It's translated from the French, so the voice is a little different. I have one niece in particular in mind to share it with. Gave another pair of nieces the classic Madeleine for Christmas. It still works--their dad is giving me dirty looks when I come over because he's had to read it so many times--but I hadn't thought through how odd a convent school and, for instance, a doctor who visits you at home would seem to modern children.