Writer. Contributing Editor at The Discarded Image. Digital Content Strategist. Here's where I publicly explore the books I'm reading, the projects I'm working on, and other current interests. Earliest book memories
Silence is golden—except in the case of blogs. I have been silent here as of late because I am hard at work on volume 3 of our History Lives series, due to the publisher sooner than I want to admit. I am eyeball-deep in word crafting and getting sick of my own voice, but rather than abandon blogging temporarily, I thought I would stick to asking questions for my next few posts and let you do more of the talking. You are, after all, the most selective and thoughtful blog readers!
So, first question: which books most captured your imagination as a kid? I mean picture books, the stuff you read before Judy Blume or The Hardy Boys.
The very first book I remember had something to do with a baby elephant named Ella and her potty chair…which perhaps is best forgotten! Then there was the The Tawny Scrawny Lion, The Poky Little Puppy, and all the other Little Golden Books.
Does anyone remember the Sweet Pickles books that came out in the ‘70s? Me Too Iguana, Elephant Eats the Profits, etc. I had forgotten about these until I found my nieces and nephew enjoying them on the porch last time we visited. My sister-in-law Angie found a stash of them on eBay. Bethie and I spent more time exploring the map of the town on the inside covers than we did reading the stories.
I also had a series called Value Tales about inventors, writers, scientists—people who made a difference because they had character. The Value of Believing in Yourself (The Story of Louis Pasteur), The Value of Humor (The Story of Will Rogers), The Value of Understanding (The Story of Margaret Mead), and so on. I will never forget the illustrations of the anti-germ soldiers marching from Pasteur’s hypodermic into the boy with rabies!
Still remember your childhood favorites?
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