' Eletelephony,' by Laura Elizabeth Richards

Kept us going for a long time! All featuring little Max all by Maurice Sendak. It was one of five tiny, kid-size books in a set: The Nutshell Library! Whenever we found one at the Brooklyn Center Library, we'd check it out. 'Chicken Soup with Rice,' by Maurice Sendak One of my favorites was the book version of Disney's 'Dinosaur,' and I can honestly say the book versions were always better! Growing up, we were not able to watch many movies, but my mom always made an effort to get book versions she could read to us. Garth Williams illustrated so many books! And Margaret Wise Brown was the author of 'Goodnight Moon,' too. The book was illustrated by Garth Williams, who also illustrated the 'Little House on the Prairie' series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, which I read sometime later. She used a funny voice when she read it, sort of a silly, inquisitive voice. I can actually still hear my mom reading this book. 'Home for a Bunny,' by Margaret Wise Brown

In that, she worked full time and went to college full time in the evenings, for years, to give me a better life, and I couldn't be more proud of her.Ĭynthia Jorstad, Northland Community & Technical College While I don't have any memories of my mom reading to me, she is absolutely responsible for my love of books and libraries. When we visited Boston with my young daughter, we visited the duck statues and had fun patting their shiny heads while we named them. I still remember the names and count and name any line of ducklings I see. She also helped us memorize the ducklings! Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack. At one point, we lived in Hingham, Massachusetts, close to Boston, so even when we were older, she kept the book available. My mother read 'Make Way for Ducklings' to us many times. She worked as a teacher before beginning to write her own books in 1974.'Make Way for Ducklings,' by Robert McCloskey She is enormously popular for her rhyming stories of the unforgettable HAIRY MACLARY and his friends. Lynley Dodd is an award-winning author/illustrator who lives in New Zealand. Hairy Maclary keeps trying to skedaddle away only to be followed by the pittery pattery duck! Eventually Hairy Maclary realises that he can't shake off Zachary Quack and they curl up together for a doze in the sun! But everywhere he goes he's followed by an irrepressible yellow duckling, Zachary Quack, who wants to footle and frolic and play. Hairy Maclary is looking for some peace and quiet for his afternoon doze. Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack is a hilarious rhyming story by Lynley Dodd.Ī board book editon of this bestelling Hairy Maclary story.

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