When I was 5 years old, I was forced to take dancing lessons while the Brother was forced to take accordion lessons. I hated dancing class. The Knights of Columbus Hall where the classes were given had no heat or it wasn't turned on. I hated wearing the pink beginner tights. I liked clacking around in the tap shoes, but Ma wouldn't let me practice inside the house on the wood floors. I spent most of my time in class being miserable and crying. Eventually, I was taken out of class.
While the Brother still had to endure accordion lessons, Dad took me to the library. He would leave me upstairs in the children's library where I could look at the books and choose to take some books home with my own library card. As I got older, I would go downstairs to the adult library and wander among the stacks enjoying the scent of the books before going to find Dad in the reference area consulting the law books and catching up on his work.
So for the next several weeks, a list of my favorite books, some I have read as a child, others as an adult and some I have read more than once.
This week, Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
You can have the story read to you here. If you haven't read this book, you can find it at your public library or favorite bookstore.
Now HERE'S a book I can get behind, Sam I am! ;)
ReplyDeleteHe's a classic
DeleteI can still recite parts of this. The kids loved it -and most of Seuss' work we read to them.
ReplyDeleteThis was the very first book I could read by myself.
DeleteGood one this week! Those Dr. Seuss books are the best even when one is well over 50! Happy rainy weekend!
ReplyDeleteA good weekend to stay in and read
DeleteI have never read any of Dr Seuss's books. I think he was more popular in the states than over here. Happy July 4th! Valerie
ReplyDeleteSince most of his work rhymed, I bet it was hard to translate into German
DeleteBelieve it or not, I have never read any Dr. Seuss, however I have seen a few excerpts. I wonder what it's about, since people often reference it on St. Patrick's Day.
ReplyDeleteMost likely popular on St. Patrick's Day because of the reference to Green eggs and ham. The book is about being willing to try new things to eat even if you don't don't think you will like them. Trying something you don't think you like sometimes surprises you when you find out you do.
Deletewow flashback to that ...i think i was 10 or so when that first came out...maybe later..
ReplyDeleteA blast from the past!
DeleteWhat a wonderful post and I adore the pic of Ink and books:)
ReplyDeleteInk liked to be where the action was
DeleteA great book! Big Hugs!
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