Ahhh, nostalgia

We love our books here at the library and I am going to venture to guess that those of us working in the Children's department have special memories of books and libraries from our own childhoods. I asked my colleagues to tell me about one of their favorite books when they were a child and why it was special to them.

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
By Jon Scieszka

"It's silly and a little bit gross and has the word 'stupid' right there in the title"
-Jennifer's Pick

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Burt Dow Deep-Water Man
By Robert McCloskey

"The thing that most fascinated me was the pink color inside the whale's tummy. I wanted to get swallowed by a whale just so I could check it out for myself."

--Ginny's Pick

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Edith & Mr. Bear A Lonely Doll Story
By Dare Wright

"The doll and the bear were kind of frightening, but also fascinating. I had never seen a book like this before. It was so real!"

--Sandy's Pick


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Where the Wild Things Are
By Maurice Sendak

" I guess I liked the boy's costume and how his bedroom became a forest. I think I also liked that, although they were monsters, they were nice (they sort of reminded me of the giant muppets)."

--Sarah's Pick

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Bread and Jam For Frances
By Russell Hoban

This was definitely my favorite in the Frances series. I
have always loved the songs Frances invents, especially when she is singing to her poached egg. I also remember being envious of Frances' packed lunch that included a vase of violets."

--Carson's Pick

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