Day 29 of a book from my shelves with random thoughts - my last Henry for a while as we are at the end of the tall shelf & heading back to roughly alphabetical order next time!! I've mentioned before that we used to go to the library every week when I was growing up (Wagnall's Memorial, which looks like a castle). The children's library wasn't huge & even then I was a fast reader, so I checked out & reread favorites regularly & Cinnabar was ⬇️
Day 27 of a book from my shelves with random thoughts - this wasn't one of my favorites growing up as I remember finding the book-within-a-book to be a bit confusing. However, I did soak in a lot of info about harness racing that still pops into my brain at random times (like being aggravated when a picture shows a trotter & a pacer in the same race haha). It's been a very long time since I read this one - another book overdue for a revisit!
Day 25 of a book from my shelves with random thoughts - fellow Littens will understand that my favorite vacation souvenir is a book! I love buying books when I am on a trip, as the book becomes connected with those happy memories every time I read it. This one was purchased on a family trip to Vermont back in 1997, and while it isn't my favorite of Henry's books, it's still a fun little story about a girl & her mule. As with Misty's Twilight, ⬇️
pickI have a very soft spot for Marguerite Henry, who was one of my very favorite authors when I was a little girl. In retrospect, I've realized that a huge part of this was due to the amazing illustrations of Wesley Dennis, who illustrated almost all of her books. This story is about a young boy who lives in Vienna and loves the Lipizza stallions. He overcomes the odds to become a rider at the school. A charming story with fabulous illustrations.⬇️
so-soI chose this book for #childhoodfavorite because I remember being enchanted with it when I read it in elementary school. As an adult- not so much although it has its moments. I will send it to my nephew who is now close to the age I was when I first read it and find out his opinion. #booked2018
These books helped me love reading as a kid! I was obsessed! Saw this at Costco today, was so tempted to buy them. #mistyofchincoteague #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #margueritehenry
As I got older, many of the books that I loved growing up made their way to the discard ⬇ 4y
As an aside, isn't it funny that they used to print special library editions, but don't any more? Instead of jacket covers, they were hardcovers with the jacket illustration actually printed on the front like this one. No library editions any more, which makes me a little sad!! 4y