Saturday, July 17, 2021

Saturday Morning at the Library

 

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, Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

If you haven't read this book, you can find it in the children's section of your public library or favorite bookstore.


You can also have the story read to you by actor, Steve Buscemi


18 comments:

  1. Harold is so cute and clever!
    I want a crayon like that!!!
    And yes, I liked it, thank you for sharing this!!

    (I was to watch my little Brother and looked away juuuust a minute. He got a crayon and painted the white furniture. I got a "journey on the butt" for that).

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    1. I'd like a crayon like Harold's, too. Aww, poor you! For future reference, toothpaste will remove crayon from wood surfaces. 😉

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  2. This is a fun story. Have a great weekend, Valerie

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  3. This is a fantastic story. Very very very clever!

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    1. We all should have a crayon our favorite color

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  5. wow how do you find this stuff. Love that the book is being read by Steve B....I can't watch it right now but i'm going to bookmark it to see later. Never ever have I heard of this;)

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    1. This book was first published in 1955, the year I was born. I didn't know this book as a child. Discovered it when my girlies were little and I read it to them and fell in love with this book

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    2. I was born in 50 ..all i remember is Howdy Doody, ..Clarabell the clown, Heckle and Jeckel cartoons that's about it when i was really young.... I must have watched TV more than I was read to, lol

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    3. The Brother is a year older than you so I have very vague memories of Howdy Doody. I remember Heckle and Jeckle.

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  6. Haven't heard of this one.Glad you discovered it.
    Kudos on your dad for taking you to the library.
    Take special care.

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    1. Yup, I learned a love of reading from my dad. So library and books are a happy memory of him

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  7. I didn't know these books 'til the kids came along, but we _loved_ them! Steve Buscemi? I'll hafta to check out the video :)

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    1. I’m used to seeing Buscemi in roles like the character he played in “Con Air” so it was a surprise to see him reading a children’s story. Loved it!

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  8. Don't know this one, many thanks for sharing it.

    All the best Jan

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  9. I don't know this one, but it looks cute!

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