Comments on: A trip down literary lane

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:10:00 +0000

Okay, here's a video for all of you writer types (or people who use fonts much). This probably isn't the best spot to post this, and I probably should have just emailed you this link, but I really thought others would get a kick out of it as well. Click me

By: Alison Bryant

Alison Bryant — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:33:00 +0000

One more: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. No, not the grocery store!

By: Rosslyn Elliott

Rosslyn Elliott — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:49:00 +0000

Hi again!

I had some more time today to come browse around your blog. I love your topics! Would you mind if I linked to your blog from mine? I like to collect good blog links from writers.

Blog browsing is a good mental break from thinking about my villain. It has to be done, but I’d much rather think about the hero.

By: Travis

Travis — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:58:00 +0000

For me, it was the Chippy Chipmunk's Vacation that started me reading. Too bad that was when I turned 17. Once, I read A Waggle of Witches and got in trouble at home for reading a book about witchcraft...
Oh well, what one does as a kid.

Anyway, my grandmother used to sit us in her lap and quote poems to us until we got antsy and had to get up. Great memories.
Thanks,
and sorry for chiming in so late.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:05:00 +0000

…and now you know how your “flock” feels…

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:55:00 +0000

Oh yeah, I forgot about the Choose Your Own Adventure books. I loved those and the Encyclopedia Brown books too. I also remember reading I and II Samuel as a kid in church while the sermon was going on. I was fascinated by David on the run from Saul. I enjoyed not paying attention to the sermon.

By: Alison

Alison — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:12:00 +0000

Oh, yes…Encyclopedia Brown! Those were great. …And Nancy Drew, and the Choose Your Own Adventure books. The medieval knight one (or “kuh-nighgut” if you know what I’m talking about) was fun.

As for the picture of Tyrone, I found that on Flickr.com, where I get 99% of the photos I post. It’s amazing what you can find!

By: sister

sister — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:42:00 +0000

Loved all the Dr. Seuss books, the same Whiskers book our mom mentioned,some book about a puppy for Christmas (that happens to look like one of our dogs!), Aesop’s Fables, Mother Goose stories, Babar and Madeline books then a little later, Shel Silverstein, Encylopedia Brown and Trixie Belden books.

By: jacque

jacque — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:26:00 +0000

So right — precious memories! I still love “kids” books! When I was young, I read The Bobbsey Twins, The Boxcar Kids(?), Donna Parker. But tell me about the picture of Tyrone, OK — looks like a gorgeous place, not the Tyrone I know!

By: Mother Dear

Mother Dear — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:00:00 +0000

We had few children’s books at home except for some of the Little Golden Books. I loved The Little Engine That Could, Puff ‘N Toot, The Pokey Little Puppy, and Whiskers. The last one was unusual because it was black and white photos of kittens dressed in people clothes. The kittens managed to get into quite a bit of mischief. We went to the public library branch in our part of town, plus using the school libraries a lot. There was another preschool book that I loved, but don’t know the name. It was about a red helicopter. This was when helicopters first came on the scene. My mother helped in setting up our church library and I would look at that book a lot while she worked. Unfortunately, the next winter our church and all it contents burned.