THE BIG BOOK. That's what we call it. We have literally thousands of books in our home, But when we say "the big book," there's only one th

This is what my wife & I could remember that we've read to the kids in the last 12 or so years. We take turns picking which book to read.

if not apparent from my posts, I'm rather fond of the absurd. I was pleased as punch when I found out as an adult that Silverstein also wro

I don't remember which teacher it was that read it to me, but I know somewhere between 2nd & 4th grade I was read Sacajawea at school.

have three characters from books for youth or from my youth that I have loved since I first read them. First is Digory Kirke from The Magi

So as a kid, I primarily identified with the outsider kids in books. Not necessarily socially backward, but seldom were these characters

I knew that my great aunt had been an author. This would have remained undiscovered upon my bookshelf were it not for our nightly readaloud

I have always & do still love fantasy. When you're looking at lists of books, they really love to lump Fantasy & Sci-fi together.

Levar Burton talked to kids about books for kids, but I never felt talked down to. And that was something I was very sensitive to as a kid.

Being an animal lover from a very young age, I would have adored all of James Herriot's books. But... I didn't really grow up in an animal

Is there a book written after the movie that you've particularly enjoyed? Ladyhawke for me. Reading enhances the movie & vice versa

The ending was also bittersweet & the separation of friends, mentors, and a good many other things that I don't want to get into without spo

Will Stanton had not been anything remarkable before that. But he was suddenly called upon to take upon him the mantle of an ancient herit

The book, Me Too Iguana, is part of the Sweet Pickles series that my sister had Iguana becomes the ultimate copycat & wants to have somethin

I do remember tracing the characters outlines on the cover. I remembered the characters. I remembered the solution to the puzzle. I remem

When anyone finds a book they love, we're delighted to share it with each other. Our house gradually gets smaller and smaller as we add bo

I remember sitting at the end of the hall in our basement next to my oldest brother’s room reading, and reading, and reading on the floor by

No one else draws like Dr. Seuss. Others may emulate, but it's like copying Van Gogh or the unique vibrato of Louis Armstrong’s trumpet.

How about you? What animal books did you connect with as a kid? Have any affected how you treat animals?

I don't own Dr. Seuss' brilliant gem I adored more than any other book when I was 7-8 years old. My elementary school library that year pro