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Hmmm. I should have remembered that while I adore reading picture books as an adult, I rarely enjoy children's chapter books. I did get a few picture book recommendations out of the early chapters! Of those chapter books covered by the author, I can only remember reading Charlotte's Web as a child, and I'm not sure I ever read the other exemplars provided. 1/?

What does The Juniper Tree mean? I couldn't begin to say. Is it a story for children? Not mine. Obviously the answer in this and all such cases is know the kids, THEY ARE PEOPLE, NOT A CATEGORY.“ 👏🏻 [Emphasis added]

“As we will find out, the mother in Cat in the Hat is so loopy she leaves her children in the care of a fish. Hers will be the house where all the kids go to smoke weed in high school.“

Pfft, judgy. 🙃 🫢

“I also bring up Portnoy 's Complaint to highlight the fact that books for very young children occupy a rare literary preserve where mom and dad don't fuck you up.“ 👀
Audiobook read by the author is a chill, good time.

1. English well, French with enthusiasm, German with great difficulty, and Italian just for cussing. 2. Wild Things. 3. One, beige. Hummus on crackers with pepitas. 4. Can‘t get used to using them, so none. @howjessreads @4thhouseontheleft #friyayinto

Loved learning that Theo Geisel was given these 222 words with which he could write his iconic Cat in the Hat book.

🗣🗣🗣

A gift from a litten. #wildbooks.

#30JuneBooks. @howjessreads

Have had this one for a while. So far so good. Some parts are hilarious and on point, others are a bit dry and fall into the pitfall of simply listing information about the about the author‘s life. But still enjoying this far (about 1/3)

#31bookpics

⭐️ This really should have been a #dnf but I powered through. I was expecting a kind of love letter to children's lit and instead I got one mans rambling opinion about the books he read as a child. Nothing in here at all about the joy of reading children's lit as an adult.

I WAS a children‘s librarian. Now I‘m a boring gov docs librarian. But I still review and I still meddle. So I love all of it. The handmade dream catcher is hanging in the bedroom. Josh has tried to steal my socks twice at least. Plus zentacle pens and books. My cup runith over. And I am so thankful for everything.

See #makerswaps and trips to new your being new awesome people into your life. 😁💜😁🤓💚🤓

“That right there may have been Dr. Seuss‘s greatest talent of all: he not only made kids want to read; he kept them reading.” #quotes

Handy discusses his adventures in rediscovering children‘s books by reading to his own kids. He also explores the author backgrounds and what cultural phenomena existed during their day, leading to the success (or not) of their works. #childrenbooks #childrenlit #booksforchildren

Thanks @LiterRohde for your #inspirationalgiveaway! I‘d love to own “Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children‘s Literature as an Adult.”

I work in a Children‘s library & the most rewarding part of the job is inspiring a love of literature in kids. The best way to do that is to be passionate about the books they read - & I AM. Some of the most beautiful, lyrical, playful, heartbreaking & influential books I‘ve ever read have been children‘s books.

Tonight‘s bedtime audiobook. ♥️ I have high hopes for this one.

#emojimadness

As usual, I am #🤹🏻‍♂️ way too many books at once.

I enjoyed the format of an author per chapter. While I would not have picked all of the authors he chose, I did learn new info regarding the authors and/or their stories. Thanks to my boss for recommending this one to me!
p.s. picture is completely unrelated to review except it snowed today which reminded me of Narnia. Look! I made the picture relate! Go me! 😂 🦁 👸🏼🚪❄️

When Lewis showed him the manuscript for The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Tolkien was appalled at its inconsistencies. Not only had Lewis tossed together creatures from different mythological traditions, he even dragged Santa Claus into the story; as many critics have pointed out, a secularist Christmas figure has no logical business butting into a Christian allegory....

Small Business Saturday encourages me to spend stupid amounts of money on books...

Looking forward to this one!

It's National Read a Book Day! This is what I'm reading today. What are YOU reading?

In honor of Read a Book Day --September 6 -- my dad got me this one! Totally perfect choice and one that was not on my radar.

Ignore the uninspired cover: this is a nice tribute to enduring classics of children's literature. You won't find anything too unexpected in the books and authors he highlights, and I already knew a lot of the authors' lives and anecdotes that he shared, but this was still an enjoyable listen to paint to this afternoon.

I'm at home alone this afternoon so I decided I could justify relaxing on the couch for a while with this book. As an elementary school librarian it's ringing all my bells and whistles.