Favorite Books from Childhood, Part 2: Early Elementary (K-3)
What fun yesterday was when I posted this on Facebook! Below is the second part of my “Favorite Books from Childhood” bookshelf, a real bookshelf I’m in the process of setting up, in case you missed the first post. I am SO enjoying rereading the books listed below! Little Black is still heartbreaking, and it was a shock to realize how un-P.C. the Bobbsey Twins books were. Haven’t gotten to Ellen Tebbetts yet, or Billy and Blaze. What books did [...]
Favorite Books from Childhood, Part 1: Birth-Kindergarten
I am a writer, but before that, and all my life, I’ve been a reader. And over the past few frozen weeks, I’ve taken great pleasure in an unusual project: I’m assembling (and rereading!) all my favorite books from my childhood through high school, birth to age 18, on a single honored shelf. (If they fit.) No Kindles! They’re not all great literature, though many are classics. I’m going to share them by stages, and would love to hear your [...]