Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Rebuilding My Childhood Library

Our house burnt down December 1, 1991.  We lost a lot.  It actually became a "joke" when we couldn't find things in the years to come.  "Oh, it must have burnt!"  One of my most treasured memories is my mom and dad reading to me.  I had such an amazing children's library.  My mom still has a few of my books.  But, many of them burnt.  They have long been gone from my possession.  But, they left an impression on my mind and heart.  I want Morgan to experience the same thrill that I had from learning to read.  I've always loved the library.  But, there is something comforting about owning your own selection of special books.  So, I've been working on rebuilding my childhood library.  I've also included some newer titles that are great reads.  I thought that everyone might get a kick out of walking down memory lane.  I don't yet have all of these titles.  But, I'm 3/4 the way there! I haven't even started in on the early chapter books. We are a ways off from that.


Morgan loves to read books with me.  He loves to act out silly scenes and silly faces.  I like to ask him questions throughout the story to see where his mind can take him.  And, it's fun for me too... to drift back to my childhood.


 AlexanderHi! Fly Guy

The Bremen-Town Musicians (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)Henry's Awful Mistake

The Great Waldo SearchPut Me in the Zoo  (I can read it all by myself' Beginner Books)The Monster at the End of This Book (Sesame Street) (Little Golden Book)OliviaMe and My Flying Machine,A Light in the AtticWhere the Wild Things AreAndy and the Lion (Picture Puffins)   The Story of Little BabajiScuffy the Tugboat and His Adventures Down the RiverThe MittenThe Saggy Baggy Elephant (Little Golden Book)ChrysanthemumTawny Scrawny Lion (Little Golden Book)Dumbo (Little Golden Book)What do you do with a kangaroo?Sylvester and the Magic PebbleActual Size (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards))The Giving TreeThe Story of FerdinandMadeline,  Reissue of 1939 editionMany MoonsThe Story of Jumping MouseMiss Nelson Is Missing!Blueberries for SalEach Peach Pear Plum (An I-Spy-Book)Tough BorisThe Gingerbread BoyAsk Mr. BearCaps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey BusinessBedtime for FrancesOn Market StreetThe Little Red HenMay I Bring A Friend? (May I Bring a Friend Nrf)The Pig in the Pond (Book & CD)Very Hungry CaterpillarThe Grouchy LadybugCars and Trucks and Things That Go (Giant Little Golden Book)Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!Very Hungry CaterpillarRichard Scarry's Best Storybook Ever! (Giant Little Golden Book)The Little Engine That Could: Deluxe EditionThe Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the WashRichard Scarry's What Do People Do All DayThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!The Little HouseDaisy-Head Mayzie (Classic Seuss)How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?My Truck is Stuck!Good Night, GorillaSheep in a JeepAngus and the Cat (Sunburst Book)Angus LostThe Little Duck (Pictureback(R))Ukelele and Her New Doll (#102 Little Golden Books)The Giant Jam Sandwich (Sandpiper Book)Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected DiversionGoodnight MoonAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad DayArt & MaxLeonardo, the Terrible Monster (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards))I Love You Stinky FaceThere's an Alligator under My Bed (There's a.)Harry the Dirty DogThe Real Mother Goose TreasuryThe Classic Tale of the Velveteen Rabbit: Or, How Toys Became Real(Christmas Edition)The Golden Sleepy Book (A Golden Classic)The Berenstain Bears' Big Book of Science and NatureThe Way I FeelThe Napping HouseI Wish That I Had Duck Feet (Beginner Books(R))Tikki Tikki TemboThe Fat Cat:  A Danish FolktaleHorton Hatches the EggThe Complete Adventures of Curious George: 70th Anniversary EditionGeorge and MarthaClifford The Big Red DogCorduroy (40th Anniversary Edition)Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition (Purple Crayon Books)If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (If You Give...)Read and Share Toddler Bible (Read and Share (Tommy Nelson))Cloudy With a Chance of MeatballsIF JESUS CAME TO MY HOUSE by Joan Gale Thomas (1956 Ninth printing Hardcover 8 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches 22 pages Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Inc.)Little Bear Boxed Set: Little Bear, Father Bear Comes Home, and Little Bear's VisitThere's No Such Thing as a DragonDr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book!I Love You Through And ThroughPat the Bunny (Touch and Feel Book)The Crippled LambGuess How Much I Love YouDoggies (Boynton Board Books (Simon & Schuster))Belly Button Book (Boynton on Board)IshThe PencilThe Dot (Irma S and James H Black Honor for Excellence in Children's Literature (Awards))Llama Llama Red PajamaThe Lion & the MouseThe Rag CoatHow to Make an Apple Pie and See the World (Dragonfly Books)