In the last two days, I have read/reread:
- From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler
- Then Again, Maybe I Won’t
- A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 1: A Bad Beginning
- The Phantom Tollbooth
I have also spent several lovely hours wandering through the stacks of three different children’s libraries. The nostalgia is permeating everything. I’d forgotten what it’s like to haul home a stack of 15 new delicious-looking books and devour 2 or more of them before the day is over.
I have spent most of my adult life searching for that blinkered bliss that accompanies childhood reading. I almost never find it. If this continues, I’m in for a really good winter vacation.
This is my JOB. Are you kidding me?
Thank you all so much for your book suggestions! I will post a full 45-book reading list for my Child Studies course for your enjoyment once it is finalized.
“Well, I would like to make another trip…but I really don’t know when I’ll have the time. There’s just so much to do right here.”
-The Phantom Tollbooth
Image by Jules Feiffer