It's true. I read children's books all the time. And why shouldn't I? Children's authors have the skill to write in a way that kids can relate to. Some of the most profound books are children's books. Once you've read and loved a book as a child, you'll never forget it.
When I was in third grade, my teacher read us the Little House on the Prairie books. I keenly remember sitting spellbound when she read that a prairie fire was coming straight for the little house. I could actually see it in my minds eye. I have never forgotten that and I never will.
Lucky for me I now work in the Laura Ingalls Wilder room at the Pomona Public Library. Come in and see the original manuscript of "Little Town on the Prairie." Sometimes I think that our original manuscript is the best kept secret in Pomona. However, in about three weeks we will appear in David Allen's blog, Pomona A-Z. (March 30th to be exact.) We are the letter "L" and David does a great job of sharing our room with the community.
So come on in to the children's room. If you are an adult and want to read a children's book, we'll never tell. If you are a child and want to read a children's book, we'll tell the world!
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Have you read Princess Bubble?
I can't get enough of quality children's books.
I feel it's a real shame that, as a society, we rush our children past gorgeously rich, provocative, engaging, educational and easily digested picture books (and then early readers) for fear of some social stigma. Especially when adult's a happy to watch animated movies and cartoons. I don't ever plan to stop reading them, and I hope to keep reading them to my children for a good long time.
I have not read Princess Bubble and we don't own it. However, I looked it up on Amazon and read several reviews. It looks great to me! Thanks for the heads up. I will be ordering it.
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