My dear pal Amy Lou- recently posted some of her favorite childhood books on her blog
http://www.ifthebirdsknew.blogspot.com
She chose one of my favorites as well-- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble.
This inspired me to check my shelves and share some of my childhood favorite books
When I was in the fourth grade I read this book 100 Dresses, by Eleanor Estes. This book changed my life and made me realize I could paint things that I may never actually own...especially dresses
I also was obsessed with- Christina Katerina and the Box-- a great book about a girl who is bored one summer until her mother gets a huge appliance delivery. She takes the empty box and with a little imagination makes it into a million things
Of course every summer in the early years was dedicated to my love for JUDY BLUME. From "Are You There God it's me Margaret" to "Sheila the Great-" and of course "Deanie" and "Blubber" and "Forever".
In the box of books my mother recently sent out- I found this one-
funny how my mom always wrote my name on everything- (even when I left for college)
anyway- thought I'd share...I really always wanted to get freckles. So much in fact that a redhaired guy I sat behind in school told me he would leave me his in a will.
Dude we need to actually converse I LOVE YOU...i am getting our girl both books cuz they rule....i wanna make you something...do you want a mushroom stash, a mushroom man a new scarf some kind of strange thing to wear WHAT! loads of love...i wanna get into paper mache jewels? i know...and some of those lacey necklace things but way to much time...between bread, kid and man. LOVE YOU. xoxoxo me
Posted by: amy lou | January 09, 2007 at 12:05 PM