tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86685746164804337802024-03-21T14:41:16.349-07:00Turning the PagesPeople often ask me to name my favorite book. I can't possibly choose just one! Here's what I can do; tell you about my favorite books from different times in my life. Let's start turning the pages...
Mrs. Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131916837453292059noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668574616480433780.post-20694904372007921832017-08-17T20:52:00.000-07:002017-08-17T20:52:05.812-07:00Nancy Drew : Age 11<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mrs. Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131916837453292059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668574616480433780.post-15028271798112928202017-01-02T11:50:00.000-08:002017-01-02T11:50:00.774-08:00Lassie Come-Home : Age 9<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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bookcase in the main room. On the lowest shelf she kept a collection of
children's books left behind when my dad's brothers and sisters grew up and
left home. When we visited grandma, I would choose a book to read while the
adults visited. As I got older and started reading the chapter books, Grandma
told me to pick out some to take home. One of my favorites was <i>Lassie Come-Home</i>. I had watched a tv
show about a dog named Lassie, but this book was the real deal, the story that
inspired the show. And the book was so much better than the show! This was the
first book I ever read that made me cry. Lassie's courage and determination as
she traveled from Scotland to England, and the mixture of cruel and kind people
she met along the way, introduced me to stories with conflict. And there was a
map of Lassie's journey on the inside cover, which I absolutely love! If you only know Lassie from television
reruns, you don't know the real Lassie.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mrs. Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131916837453292059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668574616480433780.post-88193229181516901462015-08-19T13:08:00.002-07:002015-08-19T13:08:22.893-07:00365 Bedtime Stories : Age 4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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grew up in a family of readers. We had a bookcase or magazine rack in every
room of our house. From the day I was born, I was surrounded by books,
magazines, newspapers...and four people who would snuggle up on the couch and
read to me. I remember watching as my older brother ran his finger across the
page while he read to me, and soon I realized that letters made words and words
made sentences and before long I was reading the stories along with my brother.
When I was four years old, one of my favorite books (even then I couldn't pick
just one favorite) was <i>365 Bedtime
Stories</i>. All the stories took place on What-A-Jolly Street, and inside the
cover was a map showing the characters' houses, the school and the store. Each
story was one page long, with one story for every day of the year. January 1
was titled <i>Baby New Year</i>, December 31
was <i>Good-by! Good-by!</i>, and in between
we read all about the children who lived on the street with a monkey and a
parrot and rabbits...everything a four year old could want! Books have always
been precious to me, and I still have my copy of <i>365 Bedtime Stories</i>. I shared it with my children, just like my
brother shared it with me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mrs. Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131916837453292059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668574616480433780.post-1431290234995083022015-07-14T16:14:00.001-07:002015-07-14T16:38:53.858-07:00Let's start turning the pages...<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">People often ask me to name my favorite book. This is an impossible question to answer! I have read so many wonderful books. I can't choose just one favorite! My favorite book at age 5 was very different than my favorite at age 50, but both books hold treasured places on my bookshelf and in my heart. Here's what I can do; tell you about my favorite books from different times in my life. Let's start turning the pages...</span>Mrs. Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04131916837453292059noreply@blogger.com