For The Kid You Once Were (and that's hiding in you somewhere)

The holiday season always makes me nostalgic for the childhood book loves--probably because I'm lurking in the kids' section trying to find THE book to give the kinder in my life. But I'm not the only one thinking about all of that. Two great books have come out recently that cover some of that same ground.



Shelf Discovery By Lizzie Skurnick
http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9780061756351 Shurnick talks about various young adult novels over the years in themed essays such as memorable narrators, teens on the verge, etc. She writes with a flair for the funny, so this a really entertaining read in it's own right that will bring back to mind lots of forgotten favorites.




Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children's Book
By Anita Silvey
http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9781596433953
Silvey asked one question of over one hundred movers, shakers and shapers of society:"What children's book changed the way you see the world?" The result is a delightful book full of treasured memories of books that transformed these people, at least in part, into who they are today. This is truly a fabulous book that people will be talking about for years.

This all brings several books to my mind. For instance, Winnie the Pooh, who turned 80 this year!
Winnie-The-Pooh
By A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard
http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9780525477686

I brought him into my adult life with Benjamin Hoff's delightful
Tao of Pooh.
http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9780140067477

Another that's gotten a lot of renewed attention these days is Maurice Sendek's unforgettable glimpse into an angry young boys imagination
Where the Wild Things Are
http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9780060254926

If you'd like a bit more grownup perspective on the book,
try Making Mischief: A Maurice Sendak Appreciation By Gregory Maguire (author of Wicked)
http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9780061689161





And last, but by means least, are some of my own personal favorites:

Little Bear 50th Anniversary Edition
By Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak
http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9780064440042



The Giving Tree 40th Anniversary Edition
By Shel Silverstein
http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9780060586751

The Velveteen Rabbit
By William Nicholson, Margery Williams
http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9780385077255


Happy Holidays Everyone!!!

Jackie