Very good, Keep going! "You are being taught everything, but, you are not being taught to be yourself. This is the ugliest form of society possible, because it makes everbody miserable. - OSHO, 1931-1990"
Love the photos. Adore your quotes. They’re the kind of Thinks we need to hear more of.
Dr. Seuss books, Alexander and the very bad day, Good Night Moon, The Velveteen Rabbit and more were faves, loved by my kids. And they were very new to me: fell for them on the spot. I used to subscribe to a quarterly Magazine called Chinaberry— it was loaded with beautiful descriptions/summaries of books for kids. I went crazy with Chinaberry.
I never heard of The Little Car Who Wanted a Garage by Catherine Wooley. Thanks for the heads up. Growing up my faves were the
the Ladybird Tales series— probably the only books my parents could get their hands on. Plus all the Anansi stories for the children of the Caribbean. Mostly at school. And in that limited selection I had one fave that I’ve no idea how it ended in my hands: The Five Chinese Brothers written by Claire Huchet Bishop and illustrated by Kurt Wiese.
It’s listed as controversial now. But I loved that story. I still have it.
I love children’s stories. Thanks for posting this. Blessings.
Lovely post, Kathryn. I'm familiar with most of the books you mention (although not The Little Car ... book. You stirred up many happy memories of mainly my children's early years and then my grandchildren. They were particularly fond of The Very Hungry Caterpillar as this was one of the books that got read repeatedly. As a child, I had a wonderful Illustrated Heidi book and two books that I was given for merit in my primary school, which I was so proud of. One was Cinderella - a giant book, and the other was Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. I still have them tucked away upstairs and don't think I'll ever part with them. Born into a family who didn't have much, these books were my pride and joy. Thanks for sharing this delightful post x
Happy childhood memories never leaves us. It comforts and soothes. Isn't tha beautiful?
Very good, Keep going! "You are being taught everything, but, you are not being taught to be yourself. This is the ugliest form of society possible, because it makes everbody miserable. - OSHO, 1931-1990"
Love the photos. Adore your quotes. They’re the kind of Thinks we need to hear more of.
Dr. Seuss books, Alexander and the very bad day, Good Night Moon, The Velveteen Rabbit and more were faves, loved by my kids. And they were very new to me: fell for them on the spot. I used to subscribe to a quarterly Magazine called Chinaberry— it was loaded with beautiful descriptions/summaries of books for kids. I went crazy with Chinaberry.
I never heard of The Little Car Who Wanted a Garage by Catherine Wooley. Thanks for the heads up. Growing up my faves were the
the Ladybird Tales series— probably the only books my parents could get their hands on. Plus all the Anansi stories for the children of the Caribbean. Mostly at school. And in that limited selection I had one fave that I’ve no idea how it ended in my hands: The Five Chinese Brothers written by Claire Huchet Bishop and illustrated by Kurt Wiese.
It’s listed as controversial now. But I loved that story. I still have it.
I love children’s stories. Thanks for posting this. Blessings.
Lovely post, Kathryn. I'm familiar with most of the books you mention (although not The Little Car ... book. You stirred up many happy memories of mainly my children's early years and then my grandchildren. They were particularly fond of The Very Hungry Caterpillar as this was one of the books that got read repeatedly. As a child, I had a wonderful Illustrated Heidi book and two books that I was given for merit in my primary school, which I was so proud of. One was Cinderella - a giant book, and the other was Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. I still have them tucked away upstairs and don't think I'll ever part with them. Born into a family who didn't have much, these books were my pride and joy. Thanks for sharing this delightful post x